Best tasting eggplant - Page 2

shelleybean · November 27, 2009

Thanks for the info on Florida Market, Worth. I will go ahead with my plan for next year.

pinakbet · July 27, 2010

for me (since i haven't grown other varieties yet aside from my current growlist), japanese eggplant are sweeter than our local varieties.

Direct Sunlight · October 2, 2010

For me Florida Market was a major struggle to get started, don't know why. It took me until late July last year to get the seedlings into the ground, as they died one after another when I planted them. Finally got two to shrivel up a bit then bounce back three weeks later. They began producing in late November, just before frost. This year out of about 10 seed cups started, 2 survived long enough to go in the ground. They've become the biggest eggplants, though they were outproduced by the smaller and better germinating ukranian beauty that I ordered this year. That must be why gardening is a challenge-- what works in one place doesn't necessarily work in another.

**mdvpc** · October 2, 2010

Kamo and Violette Di Firenze are my best this year. Applegreen was good also, but not close to the other two in flavor.

barkeater · March 16, 2011

Rosa Bianca. Nothing else comes close except the round white eggplant I used to grow on my farm in NJ in the 80's and 90's. I bought the plants from local Italian farmer friends and they were just called Sicilian eggplant.

Suze · March 18, 2011

I'm not too much into eggplant, but I really like Kashalot. It's dark purple, bell-shaped, and not bitter even when allowed to get fairly large and stay on the plants for a while. Got seed from Andrey several years ago - it's a good one.

outsiders71 · April 11, 2011

I've grown a couple fat Italian type and then one long slender type. As NCT has said the biggest difference is texture. I found that the Italian types do well if you roast them in the oven. If you try to fry them in the pan they get rubbery. The long slender type that I grew, Pingtung Long, resembled the creamy textured eggplant that I would find in some Chinese restaurants.

I recommend growing one of each type and see which you prefer. Pingtung Long has earned a perennial spot in my garden.

Gardadore · April 20, 2011

I grew several varieties of eggplant last summer and gave extras to a Turkish family nearly. By the end of the summer they declared that the Rosa Bianca was the best tasting eggplant they had ever grown. I love all my eggplants but will be more conscious this summer of comparing flavors. I really like the long ones such as Ping Tung Long and Farmer's Long as well as the white ones like Caspar. When they are picked young and not allowed to get big and bitter they all taste great to me!

swamper · August 4, 2011

Hansel is pumping out small fruit here in CT well ahead of 4 other varieties I have.

**mdvpc** · August 5, 2011

Kamo is the best tasting eggplant I have ever grown, hands down.

montanamato · August 5, 2011

I also loved Kamo...runner's up are Italian White and Round Mauve....

Jeanne

ilex · August 12, 2015

Mitoyo, from Japan. Better than Kamo. It's sweet even raw, or when overripe. Simply a master piece. I remember konatsu as also very good.

ScottinAtlanta · August 12, 2015

Good recommendation, Ilex. I will try Mitoyo next year.

Bladefan · March 11, 2016

Rosa Bianca, Ping Tung, Malaysian Dark Red and Violeta di Firenza were the best for me. Hoping to try Mitoyo and Kamo...

ilex · March 11, 2016

Found another great one ... "Verde de Villareal". Good tasting even at seed saving.

November 27, 2009	#1
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	Thanks for the info on Florida Market, Worth. I will go ahead with my plan for next year. __________________ Michele

October 2, 2010	#4
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Kamo and Violette Di Firenze are my best this year. Applegreen was good also, but not close to the other two in flavor. __________________ Michael

April 20, 2011	#8
Gardadore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Posts: 261	I grew several varieties of eggplant last summer and gave extras to a Turkish family nearly. By the end of the summer they declared that the Rosa Bianca was the best tasting eggplant they had ever grown. I love all my eggplants but will be more conscious this summer of comparing flavors. I really like the long ones such as Ping Tung Long and Farmer's Long as well as the white ones like Caspar. When they are picked young and not allowed to get big and bitter they all taste great to me! Last edited by Gardadore; June 27, 2011 at 02:52 PM.

August 5, 2011	#10
mdvpc Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 4,386	Kamo is the best tasting eggplant I have ever grown, hands down. __________________ Michael

July 27, 2010	#2
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	for me (since i haven't grown other varieties yet aside from my current growlist), japanese eggplant are sweeter than our local varieties.

October 2, 2010	#3
Direct Sunlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: N. Texas, Zone 8A Posts: 79	For me Florida Market was a major struggle to get started, don't know why. It took me until late July last year to get the seedlings into the ground, as they died one after another when I planted them. Finally got two to shrivel up a bit then bounce back three weeks later. They began producing in late November, just before frost. This year out of about 10 seed cups started, 2 survived long enough to go in the ground. They've become the biggest eggplants, though they were outproduced by the smaller and better germinating ukranian beauty that I ordered this year. That must be why gardening is a challenge-- what works in one place doesn't necessarily work in another.

March 16, 2011	#5
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Rosa Bianca. Nothing else comes close except the round white eggplant I used to grow on my farm in NJ in the 80's and 90's. I bought the plants from local Italian farmer friends and they were just called Sicilian eggplant.

March 18, 2011	#6
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	I'm not too much into eggplant, but I really like Kashalot. It's dark purple, bell-shaped, and not bitter even when allowed to get fairly large and stay on the plants for a while. Got seed from Andrey several years ago - it's a good one.

April 11, 2011	#7
outsiders71 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 150	I've grown a couple fat Italian type and then one long slender type. As NCT has said the biggest difference is texture. I found that the Italian types do well if you roast them in the oven. If you try to fry them in the pan they get rubbery. The long slender type that I grew, Pingtung Long, resembled the creamy textured eggplant that I would find in some Chinese restaurants. I recommend growing one of each type and see which you prefer. Pingtung Long has earned a perennial spot in my garden.

August 4, 2011	#9
swamper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: CT Posts: 219	Hansel is pumping out small fruit here in CT well ahead of 4 other varieties I have.

August 5, 2011	#11
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	I also loved Kamo...runner's up are Italian White and Round Mauve.... Jeanne

August 12, 2015	#12
ilex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Spain Posts: 416	Mitoyo, from Japan. Better than Kamo. It's sweet even raw, or when overripe. Simply a master piece. I remember konatsu as also very good.

August 12, 2015	#13
ScottinAtlanta Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 2,593	Good recommendation, Ilex. I will try Mitoyo next year.

March 11, 2016	#14
Bladefan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Clarkrange, TN Posts: 68	Rosa Bianca, Ping Tung, Malaysian Dark Red and Violeta di Firenza were the best for me. Hoping to try Mitoyo and Kamo...