Vegetables · Fresh

Chinese aubergines

Also called Chinese eggplant, long aubergine, Japanese eggplant, nasu

Long, slender, pale-purple aubergines with thin skin and few seeds; they turn silky and sweet quickly in fish-fragrant aubergine, Japanese nasu dengaku and braises.

VeganVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodBaby aubergines

    Thicker skin and more seeds; slightly less creamy.

  • T3 · In a pinchThai aubergines

    Firmer, seedier and more bitter; stays crunchy rather than silky.

Cook with Chinese aubergines