Fried eggplant, or fried aubergine, is featured indishes of many different cuisines.
InSpanish cuisine, this dish takes the form of atapa.[1][2] In the province ofCórdoba it is usually made with honey.[3]
Fried eggplant (Turkish:Patlıcan kızartma[4] orPatlıcan kızartması[5][6]) is found inTurkish cuisine. It is such a common dish during summer months that this season used to be calledpatlıcan kızartma ayları (fried eggplant months)[7] inOttomanIstanbul, where this generalized frying caused huge fires and destroyed entiremahalles due to the abundance of old wooden houses.[8][9] The dish is usually eaten with agarlicyogurt ortomato sauce.
InSouthern Italy, especially inCampania region, eggplants are cut into little pieces and therefore fried.Melanzane a funghetto have two variants, the one with tomatoes and the other without. Another recipe which contains fried eggplants isparmigiana di melanzane, famous in all southern regions of the country.
InArab andIsraeli cuisines, fried eggplant is typically served withtahini. In Israel, it is used to makesabich, a popular sandwich of fried eggplant and hard-boiled egg in apita.[10]
In India, fried eggplant is also known asbrinjal phodi orvangyache kaap in theKonkani language. Made with shallow-fried eggplant slices, this recipe is typically a Konkani andMaharashtrian dish, very similar tobegun bhaja fromBengali cuisine.[11]
Eggplants with honey - The recipe we prepare today has become a classic of tapas.
[Found] in a tapas restaurant in Barcelona.[permanent dead link]
In Córdoba and Malaga, southern Spain, this is a classic.[permanent dead link]
