Mary Allen
Aubergine imatchedwanso biringanya. Ku Austria, amatchedwa Melanzani. Dzina lake limachokera ku French ndipo limatchulidwanso mu Chijeremani, monga "Oberschine". Ndi mtundu wa zomera ndipo ndi wa banja la nightshade. Choncho, zimagwirizana ndi tomato ndi tsabola. Poyamba amachokera ku Asia. Unali kulimidwa kumeneko zaka zoposa 4000 zapitazo. Ku Ulaya, aubergine anaonekera koyamba kum'mwera kwa Spain.
Ma aubergines ndi oblong-oval kapena oblong-pear-woboola pakati. M'masitolo akuluakulu mumatha kugula zofiirira zakuda, pafupifupi aubergines wakuda. Koma palinso mizere yofiirira ndi yoyera kapena yoyera kwathunthu. Ma eggplants ambiri amakhala mainchesi asanu ndi limodzi mpaka asanu ndi atatu m'litali ndi mainchesi asanu ndi limodzi mpaka naini. Amalemera pakati pa 250 ndi 300 magalamu. Ku Asia, ngakhale aubergines amakololedwa amalemera kuposa kilogalamu.
Aubergines nthawi zambiri amamva kuwawa pang'ono. Choncho, choyamba ayenera kuwiritsidwa, kuphikidwa, kapena kukazinga, kenako n’kuuthira zokometsera. Makamaka ku Turkey, Greece, ndi Italy nthawi zambiri anthu amaphika ndi aubergines. Ku Italy, akhala akugwiritsidwa ntchito kuyambira zaka za zana la 15. Koma aubergine ikukulanso kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi.