The Field Guideby Moss & MarrowThe Field Guideby Moss & Marrow
Also called aubergines.
In the Netherlands, aubergines are in season July to September, at their best in August. November is outside the Dutch season for aubergines.
Dutch aubergines grow under glass; the unheated season runs from July to September.
Smooth, tight skin and a green, fresh-looking cap.
Fibre and potassium, with the purple anthocyanin pigment in the skin. Low in most vitamins.
To get the most: Keep the skin on for the anthocyanins. Aubergine soaks up oil like a sponge; salting first reduces that.
On our nutrient density chart, a normal serving of cooked aubergine (150 g) gives about a tenth of a day's vitamin B6 and about a tenth of a day's vitamin B1, counting what your body absorbs.
Content per NEVO, the Dutch food composition database. This describes what the food contains, not what it does for you.
Salt slices to draw out water, then fry, grill or roast whole until collapsed for a smoky purée.
12 producers in The Field Guide sell aubergines, according to their own website or shop list, each checked against our inclusion criteria and listed by province. Another 166 growers passed our bar for this food group; we have not yet recorded what each of them grows, so ask them or search the map.
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