Recipes, common varieties, and what to look for at the market. Serious Eats / Getty Images Despite what the eggplant emoji may suggest, European eggplants centuries ago did actually look like little ...

The definitive guide to preparing this purple vegetable. Cook with the freshest eggplants that are firm and medium-sized with glossy, blemish-free skin. Salting an eggplant gets rid of bitter juices ...

Ah, eggplants. Tricky, beloved, and often misunderstood ancient fruits of the nightshade family, with culinary roots as deep as their flavor. Long and striped, small and white, short and round -- ...