Sicilian eggplant is as pleasing to eat as it is to look at. ( Aaron Harris / For the Toronto Star )My Sicilian eggplant dreams have gone to the squirrels. Taut and shiny, like a violet teardrop being expelled from a dark alien maw, my beautiful eggplant grew and grew. Though our markets aren’t piled with these jewel-toned vegetables as they are in Italy, Sicilian eggplant do grow in Ontario, commanding a premium price for their sweet beauty. Wide, fat Sicilian eggplant are fun to use, he says, because they’re super easy to slice and cube and they’re great for sandwiches or eggplant Parmigiana.

Source: thestar August 31, 2016 09:56 UTC