Don’t be confined to one variety of eggplants any longer - these varieties come in a range of shapes, colours and sizes to suit your growing style. There’s no arguing that without eggplants, the culinary world would be missing a bright star. Cooks around the globe use this versatile veggie in dishes closely tied to both their culture and their cuisine. Without eggplants, the world would be devoid of such signature dishes as ratatouille, moussaka, eggplant parmesan and baba ghanoush, but fear not: The palette of eggplant varieties is constantly expanding, offering cooks the world over plenty of opportunities to create all these delicious dishes and more. Eggplant (Solanum melongena), also known as aubergine, is a member of the nightshade family. A close cousin to the tomato and potato, this warm-season vegetable is at home in gardens across North America. A native of the Indian subcontinent, where its wild relatives can grow up to 8 feet tall, eggplant can grow perennially for years
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