Description
Although technically a fruit, mild-flavoured, soft-fleshed aubergines are commonly used as a vegetable.
The aubergine, Solanum melongena, is a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum.
It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking.
As a nightshade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
