, when Americans take pictures, we're usually asked to say "cheese", in China they say, "eggplant" and in Bulgaria they say, "cabbage", among other things in other countries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayβ¦
Eggplants are a type of / related to Deadly Nightshade (Belladonna), as well as other plants such as tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers. gardeningknowhow.com/edibβ¦
Based on the botanical definition, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and cherries arenβt technically berries while bananas, watermelons, tomatoes and eggplants technically are berries. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berβ¦
China is the world's leading producer and consumer of eggplants. Originally from India, China has produced eggplants since the 5th century BC for various reasons, not just for food en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggβ¦
That scientifically (by the botanical definition) Bananas, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Grapes and Eggplants are berries and Strawberries, Blackberries, Mulberries and Raspberries are not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berβ¦
The scientific definition of a berry includes grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, bananas, chili peppers, persimmons, watermelons, and pumpkins. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berβ¦
Botanically, strawberries are not berries. Neither are raspberries or blackberries. But bananas, eggplants, and pumpkins are. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berβ¦
Red Peppers, Aubergines (eggplant), Tomatoes, and White Potatoes collectively form a family of plants called the βNightshade Familyβ paleoleap.com/nightshadesβ¦
In Israel, bourekas (savory pastries) have specific shapes and toppings to show what's inside, such as: salty cheese-filled bourekas are usually flat triangles with white sesame seeds, eggplant-filled are cylindrical with nigella seeds, and bean sprout-filled are cylindrical without seeds. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%Cβ¦
Tomatoes and potatoes come from the same family and can be grafted onto each other. This same family includes peppers, eggplants, and strangely enough; tobacco en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigβ¦
Analysis of teeth and dishes from a 4,500 year old site showed what might have been a curry, combining eggplant, turmeric, ginger, and mango. columbian.com/news/2013/mβ¦
Today I learned of Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German chemist who is known for the identification of Caffeine as well as the mydriatic (pupil dilation) effects of Belladonna, which is a plant that's a part of the family Solanaceae, in which tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant are a part of. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friβ¦
Small quantities of Nicotine (the drug used in cigarettes) are present in tomatoes, green bell peppers, potatoes, and eggplants. Nicotine is also present in Coco plants. simple.wikipedia.org/wikiβ¦
In 1998, there was a Japanese realty show that was about a comedian named Eggplant who lived in a one-room apartment and had to win $10,000 worth of prizes from magazine contests to win the show. All the food he ate and clothes he wore had to be won also. It was a gigantic hit show in Japan. neatorama.com/2011/02/07/β¦
Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants are all members of the plant genus Solanum, which they share with the poisonous nightshade plants. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solβ¦
Tomatoes, potatoes, paprika, peppers, and eggplant are part of a family called 'nightshade' foods, which contain a toxin called 'solanine' - ingested in large quantities can cause hallucinations, paralysis and death. wisegeek.com/what-is-solaβ¦
'Fruit' is a botanical term and 'vegetable' is a culinary term, so certain vegetation such as tomatoes, green beans, eggplants, and cucumbers could be called either fruits or vegetables. sciencedaily.com/terms/veβ¦
The fruit versus vegetable debate depends on the botanical or culinary definition. Botanically, eggplants, bell peppers and tomatoes are fruits while in culinary terms, they are considered vegetables. livescience.com/33991-difβ¦
Potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, chili peppers, petunias, and tobacco are all closely related, in the family of plants named after extremely poisonous nightshade, also closely related. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solβ¦
If we accept that tomatoes are a fruit not a vegetable then we also have to declassify cucumbers, eggplants, squash, pumpikins, corn, peppers, beans, peas and mushrooms among others - the reason we have the tomato as the meme for this phenomenon comes down to a US tax ruling in the 19th century. theplate.nationalgeographβ¦
Eggplants have the highest nicotine content of any plant and you would have to eat 20 to get the same amount found in a cigarette. cookingdangerously.com/20β¦
, Bananas, Eggplants, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, and Grapes all fall into the botanical definition of a berry, while Strawberries and Raspberries technically do not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berβ¦
Vatican City has only one restaurant and Vatican cuisine is very similar to Italian. A famous dish is "Eggplant with Parmesan of the Swiss Guards" which is a mixture containing eggplant, parmesan and spice en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culβ¦
In botany, fruits are fertilised, over ripened ovaries. Additionally, eggplants, zucchini, string beans, and bell peppers are also fruits. What's more, rice, wheat, and nuts are considered dried fruit. cnx.org/contents/s8Hh0oOcβ¦
Eggplants are called eggplants because some 18th-century European varieties of the fruit were yellow or white and resembled goose or hen's eggs. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggβ¦
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