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What is the original habitat of eggplant
Eggplant, or what is called ajami black, is considered a common type of seasonal vegetable, as it is used in many delicious dishes, and has a delicious and good taste. In the past, the ancient Egyptians believed eggplant is one of the plants that cause epilepsy and madness, and the French knew it in 1760 AD and did not eat it Except in 1795, they used to use it as a garnish. As for the original homeland of the eggplant plant, it was from India, then it spread to America, then to Europe and then to Asia and Africa.
Eggplant is known as an annual herbaceous plant of the Solanum melongena, and its scientific name is Solanum melongena, and it is distinguished by its dark purple, light purple or orange color. The eggplant plant is not eaten raw but rather after cooking because its taste is bitter before cooking. The amount of 102 kilojoules, and carbohydrates the amount of 5.7 grams, and it contains sugar the amount of 2.35 grams, fiber 3.4 grams, protein 1.01 grams, fat 0.19 grams and contains vitamins and minerals and salts such as calcium, iron, potassium, zinc, phosphorus and magnesium.
How to eat eggplant?
Eggplant is eaten either by cooking, frying, or boiling with water or by grilling, and there are many cooks in which eggplant is an essential ingredient, such as maqluba, shakshokh, moussaka, mutabbal eggplant, makdous, eggplant jam and pickled from it.
How to grow eggplant
The eggplant plant is grown in sandy soil and fertilized with good fermented fertilizers, and it needs a lot of water so that it must be watered day after day and the place is exposed to the sun, and the period during which it is planted is planted in early spring, and when the height of its plant reaches 40 cm, it is taken and planted in soil It is well plowed and planted in rows, and each plant is about a meter apart to allow it to stretch well and watered three times a week in this case, and you cut the rotten leaves from it and cut all the branches that sprout again, leaving only one stem with two branches.
The benefits of eggplant
1. It greatly helps diabetes, as there are fibers in it that help control blood sugar levels.
2. Eating eggplant helps reduce cholesterol in cholesterol patients.
3. Eating eggplant helps prevent cancer, as it contains antioxidants. 4. Eggplant is considered a calming nerve because it contains nicotine.
5. It helps in relieving hypertensive patients by reducing pressure because it contains potassium
6. Eggplant is considered a sexual tonic.
