that’s not totally true. you just have to care about the history of the eggplant—the treaty of ghent and the jurassic period and the industrial revolution are kind of irrelevant in this situation. the thing is, we salt sliced eggplant before cooking because of what the vegetable used to ...
For super soft but not-watery eggs, López-Alt recommends salting quite early (as in, 15 minutes before you start to cook!) so that the crystals can dissolve in the mixture for the greatest effect and most even distribution. How do you know when eggplant is done baking? It must be comp...