[edit]Fried eggplant with yoghurt as found in Turkish cuisine.
Fried eggplant (Turkish: Patlıcan kızartma[4]orPatlıcan kızartması[5][6]) is found in Turkish cuisine. It is such a common dish during summer months that this season used to be called patlıcan kızartma ayları (fried eggplant months)[7]inOttomanIstanbul, where this generalized frying caused huge fires and destroyed entire mahalles due to the abundance of old wooden houses.[8][9] The dish is usually eaten with a garlicyogurtortomato sauce.
Patlıcan kızartma being prepared for service within a karışık (mixed) kızartma tray
InSouthern Italy, especially in Campania 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 is parmigiana di melanzane, famous in all southern regions of the country.
InArab and Israeli cuisines, fried eggplant is typically served with tahini. In Israel, it is used to make sabich, a popular sandwich of fried eggplant and hard-boiled egg in a pita.[10]
In India, fried eggplant is also known as brinjal phodiorvangyache kaap in the Konkani language. Made with shallow-fried eggplant slices, this recipe is typically a Konkani and Maharashtrian dish, very similar to begun bhaja from Bengali cuisine.[11]
^"Berenjenas con miel | Verduras y ensaladas". La Cocina de Enloqui (in Spanish). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2019. Eggplants with honey - The recipe we prepare today has become a classic of tapas.
