You place a dollop of it on a cracker to eat it has somewhat of a tiny bumpy texture and the taste is exquisite. However mostly pureed eggplants are called caviar in russia. Please forgive the exalted name of this simple dish. Eggplant caviar is a dish of oriental origin very common in ukraine and west part of russia. It is so named i suppose for several reasons.
Eggplant caviar is a paste ultra smooth or chunky depending on how you prefer it smoky slightly charred and sweet eggplants mashed then mixed with spices herbs olive oil and lemon juice. True the real caviar does come from the sturgeon of the caspian sea. Eggplant caviar also known as poor man s caviar is an appetizer with a russian pedigree that makes a perfect premeal spread for toasted pita bread triangles or smeared onto good quality very fresh rye bread. This method of cooking eggplant can also become a hot side dish or main meal. It s not remotely fancy but one can pretend right.
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Eggplant caviar is ubiquitous in russia which also has lots of other kinds of veggie caviars including mushroom and beet. Southeast asia was also considered as a possible place of the eggplant s origin because of the many varieties found there. Eggplant caviar is ubiquitous in russia which also has lots of other kinds of veggie caviars including mushroom and beet. I really have no idea. Eggplant caviar is a paste ultra smooth or chunky depending on how you prefer it smoky slightly charred and sweet eggplants mashed then mixed with spices herbs olive oil and lemon juice.
Southeast asia was also considered as a possible place of the eggplant s origin because of the many varieties found there. Eggplant caviar often also has tomatoes in it and looks like the pictures meesha v posted. You place a dollop of it on a cracker to eat it has somewhat of a tiny bumpy texture and the taste is exquisite.
