Torreblanca white aubergine

Although it is considered a summer vegetable, the eggplant enters ―and with great dignity― in the middle of October with surprising productive power. If you are one of those who have two or three eggplants in the garden, you will know this very well. Formerly considered an unhealthy fruit (PROPERTY TO PEOPLE > eggplant in italian), there are many varieties with their particularities. Among the Valencian women, The white eggplant is a variety that is characterized by its unusual white color. But it was always so unusual? If we judge that in English it is said eggplant (plant or) perhaps we can think that it was a more widespread variety in another time. He Valencian catalog of traditional varieties of agricultural interest has seeds from this aubergine, coming from Torreblanca (High flat) which is worth consuming if you find it in the market. Thick skin and white flesh, soft and honeyed, it is very good for frying and toasting. XAVIER BENAVENT