Do you need to salt Chinese eggplant? Nope! Because they have fewer seeds, Chinese eggplants are less bitter than globes and do not need to be salted. Salt is used to draw out bitterness ...

Buy Chinese or Japanese eggplants that ... to let it absorb the flavours. Arrange the eggplant on a serving dish. Scatter some sesame seeds and the remaining spring onion on top and garnish ...

This recipe for shrimp and eggplant stir-fry -- courtesy ... Kinnaird says that Chinese eggplants tend to have fewer seeds ...