Summer aubergine seed Black Beauty

Aubergine plants grow up to 130 cm tall and produce attractive purple-coloured, star-shaped flowers in late spring that then become fruits during the summer. Black Beauty is one of the most popular, open pollinated variety that goes back to the year 1800. Its oval-shaped fruits are dark and shiny and grow approximately 12 cm long. Its fruit flesh has a pale yellow colour and is smooth and creamy. Natural location: The subtropical origin of the Aubergine is East India. In the kitchen: With good care you might be able to harvest the first fruits already from mid July. If the Aubergine is ripe, it shines beautifully and appears to be somewhat soft when pressed with the fingers. Aubergines are indispensable in a moussaka and perfectly suited as roasted vegetable or for preparing fantastic curries. Before the preparation, Aubergines should be salted (one spoon of salt for one fruit would be sufficient) and left to steep for about 30 minutes to draw out the bitter compounds and water. That way, the fruit will absorb less oil during roasting.