Exploring with Eggplant

[netmouse]

I have just recently been learning that I really like eggplant in Indian and Thai food. I am planning to xplore doing some of that kind of cooking, though I'm not very familiar with those cuisines or their ingredients. In looking at recipes just now, I also found out there are different kinds of eggplant and am wondering where to get the different kinds.

Do you have any favorite non-western eggplant recipes? If so, please share!

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Chinese eggplant with shrimp and black bean sauce.
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Something along these lines: http://www.grouprecipes.com/19558/eggplant-and-peppers-in-black-bean-garlic-sauce.html
I wouldn't bother with the sugar and tend to use more black bean sauce and less other liquid. You can also get little, teeny cans of black beans to add. Oh, and shrimp.

Does moussaka count?