Mild flavor and tremendous production make this a winner for anyone who wants a steady supply of delicious eggplant. Lovely lime green color. Plants are very productive and feature foliage with a purple tinge as well as fruit with a purple calyx. This is a traditional Thai type of eggplant that is used extensively in many Asian dishes for its distinctive flavor. They are also the perfect size and shape to put on a shishkebab skewer, brush with olive oil, and grill.
Vigorous plants yield a very generous harvest.
These little eggplants are unique in that they grow in clusters of 3 or more slim fruit, and can be harvested when no longer than your little finger. However, you can also let them grow longer at no sacrifice to their mild, sweet taste. Dark purple fruit is produced in abundance, and is delicately stir-fried, grilled, or even pickled. Tall, upright plants yield generous harvests of these very pretty fruit. Its classic Italian shape is an elongated oval to 9 inches long and fruit has a very firm flesh with a slow seed development, prolonging fruit quality.