Garden egg

Solanum aethiopicum, S. anguivi

vegetable

Small white, yellow, orange or red eggplants, bitter, eaten raw with peanut sauce in Ghana or cooked in stews; in Brazil, it is jiló.

Origin

West and Central Africa

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The skin and seeds are eaten; only the green calyx is removed.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

In Nigeria, they are offered to guests as a welcome, with kola nuts.