Ichiban Eggplant and Shishito Peppers

 

Ichiban Eggplant and Shishito Peppers

Gary happened to be in another town and he found some Ichiban Eggplant and some Shishito Peppers. He got 4 eggplant and 9 shishito pepper plants.

I hope the shishitos do well because in summer we both would eat a plate full of them every day if we had them. Shishito peppers are that delicious. Every year I've had shishito peppers I've said I never had a hot one, but last year we had a couple of them. Even those were not overly hot. These peppers are eaten when they are green, but, thankfully, they do not taste like a green bell pepper which I dislike. You have to try the shishito to see what it tastes like because an accurate description eludes me. I usually just blister the peppers in a hot cast iron pan, but there are many different ways you can use these peppers.

As for the Ichiban Eggplant, I have not grown this variety before but I did make a recipe I really liked with this variety of eggplant last year. The recipe is called Donburi or poached Japanese eggplant. The Ichiban eggplant has a more mild flavor compared to the globe eggplant which I have grown before. Now that I have these all planted I see that temperatures are to drop on Sunday and Monday night. Whoa is me; will have to cover all of these.