Ethiopian eggplant

Ethiopian eggplant
Michael Hermann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ethiopian eggplant is grown in parts of West and East Africa and also in the south of Italy.

Of the Ethiopian eggplant, both the fruits and leaves can be eaten. Fruits are eaten raw or cooked. Leaves are used like spinach.

Ethiopian eggplant belongs to the same genus as tomato and eggplant, and its ripe fruits often look like a cross between an eggplant and a tomato.

Names

Scientific
   Solanum aethiopicum
English
   Ethiopian eggplant
   Ethiopian nightshade
   Garden eggs
   Mock tomato
   Nakati
Spanish
   Falso tomate
   Nakati etíope
French
   Aubergine africaine
   Aubergine amère
   Petite bringelle maronne
   Tomate amère
German
   Äthiopische Eierfrucht
Italian
   Melanzana rossa

Taxonomy

Genus
   Solanum
Family
   Solanaceae
Order
   Solanales

Crop categories

Fruits
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Fruit vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops

Pictures

Ethiopian eggplant
Michael Hermann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons