Thai Eggplant Varieties and Their Applications
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Four distinct eggplant varieties are standard in the Thai kitchen — and no other culinary tradition uses eggplant in as many distinct forms. Each variety provides a different texture, a different bitterness level, and a different functional role in the preparations that call for it. Using the wrong variety — or substituting the large purple eggplant standard in Western kitchens — changes the character of the Thai dish in ways that cannot be compensated by technique.
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