Asian Eggplants

Asian eggplants are long, slender, and thin-skinned, with fewer seeds and a creamy, mild flavor that's never bitter when picked young. They cook quickly in stir-fries and on the grill and don't need peeling or salting. Shinkansen and Orient Express are classic long purple Japanese types. Calliope has white-striped lavender fruit. Violet Delite is a bright purple Chinese type, and Summer Emerald is a pale green. All are hybrids, and they set fruit well in both cool spells and summer heat.