Fried eggplant
Fried eggplant is featured in dishes of many different cuisines. Regional varieties. Spain. In Spanish cuisine, this dish takes the form of a "tapa". In the province of Córdoba it is usually made with honey. Turkey. Fried eggplant ( or ) is found in Turkish cuisine. It is such a common dish during summer months that this season used to be called (fried eggplant months) in Ottoman Istanbul, where this generalized frying caused huge fires and destroyed entire "mahalles" due to the abundance of old wooden houses. The dish is usually eaten with a garlic yogurt or tomato sauce. Middle  East. In Arab and Israeli cuisines, fried eggplant is typically served with "tahini". In Israel, it is used to make "sabich", a popular sandwich of fried eggplant and hard-boiled egg in a pita. South Asia. In India, fried eggplant is also known as "brinjal phodi" or "vangyache kaap" in the Konkani language. Made with shallow-fried eggplant slices, this recipe is typically a Konkani and Maharashtrian dish, very similar to "begun bhaja" from Bengali cuisine.