Dominica is often referred to as The Garden of Eden, which comes as no surprise since it seems that just about anything will grow here. No matter where I am on the island, whether it be on the coast or in the mountain rain forest interior, I often see wild foods growing.
I found this plant, a wild form of eggplant, growing along the road just around the corner from the cottage we are staying in. Wild growing pumpkins were sharing the same space. Apparently, these pea-sized eggplants are edible but very bitter tasting. I don’t think I’ll take a crack at cooking them this time around since I think it might take some experience and know-how to work with the bitterness.
Interesting how plants can be related and (at least to people like me) look nothing alike. I think you are supposed to harvest eggplant young and smaller to avoid bitterness, with these guys I hardly think that’s an option!
That’s for sure. Sadly no one eats them here yet you see the plants EVERYWHERE. Free food!
Maybe the birds like them, they look the right size for them!
These look a lot like the little eggplants used in Thai cooking.
Lucy: They are! But for some reason people don’t eat them here.
Hmmm yeah these look good. I’m gonna try cooking them in a sandwich kinda like this one http://www.kaycircle.com/index.php?q=What-do-you-do-with-eggplant
I tried it! It was really good! Omg they’re like tiny little bundles of flavorrrrr