In the U.K. what our American cousins call eggplant is an aubergine; in Italy it is Melanzane (or Melanzana).
I had a tried and tested recipe for Melanzane Parmiagana, but with friends coming for an Italian dinner in April can I find it? No I can’t.
Searched high and low, interrogated the internet and don’t recognise any of the recipes I have stumbled across.
One of our guests follows a low fat diet for gall bladder issues so I will need to grill (broil) or bake the aubergine. I need to compare the fat content of Mozzarella and Tallegio, as I have been told by some Italian colleagues that both cheeses are used interchangeably in the traditional dish.
Fresh tomatoes, tinned tomatoes or Passata?
I think I will conjure up some hybrid of a number of dishes and see how it turns out. Fingers crossed our guests will enjoy it.
