Stupid question that must be asked re: eggplant

[Nelle]

Does this help? It seems to be saying to sort of get rid of the leafy bits?

[CinderToriella]

hhmm i thought getting rid of those parts was a given lol

but yeah i cant think of any other reason why they would say trim it either
i really do love eggplant,sometimes they are bitter so u need to put salt on them and leave them for 10 mins or so then wash off with cold water

[Arimeh]

Does this help? It seems to be saying to sort of get rid of the leafy bits?

Ah. Ok. Not really? LOL... its a zucchini and eggplant gratin so I wouldn't have thought the end bit would be in it anyway? So now I'm super confused.... lol

Maybe I should just make the moroccan style eggplant, pumpkin and chick pea curry instead..

[LimeSlice]

They mean trim off the top - the leaves, green bit

ETA: Generally TRIM = remove any inedible parts, remove greenery or stalks
PEEL = remove skin

GL!! If you need a hand, let me know

[Pandora]

yeh they mean to top part with the stalk and green bits.

[Arimeh]

Ahhh that makes sense LS - thanks. I too would have thought it was a given to cut the top part off - I mean, you do with zucchini and it doesn't say to in the recipe? Strange. People that write these things are just out to confuse me.

Anyway - doesn't matter cos DH has decided he wants the moroccan one instead. So now I have to tackle that one.

[Nicambhar]

hehehehe, "trim it " is just a fancy way of saying cut the top off it....

[LimeSlice]

Either way, yes, you always remove the top lol