Brooklyn Botanic Garden in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chinese Eggplant
Solanum melongena
— Also known as: baigan, balanjay —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022
1. Chinese Eggplant Marker
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Chinese Eggplant. Solanum melongena. Written records of this plant's use in China go back more than 2,000 years; how did it arrive in the Caribbean? European colonizers kidnapped and tricked people from China and other countries to move to the Caribbean to work. Plants from these countries traveled with people and are now staples in Caribbean cuisine. Chinese eggplant is often stir-fried, steamed, curried, deep-fried, baked, boiled, and more.
Written records of this plant's use in China go back more than 2,000 years; how did it arrive in the Caribbean? European colonizers kidnapped and tricked people from China and other countries to move to the Caribbean to work. Plants from these countries traveled with people and are now staples in Caribbean cuisine. Chinese eggplant is often stir-fried, steamed, curried, deep-fried, baked, boiled, and more.
Location. 40° 39.878′ N, 73° 57.777′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Marker can be reached from Flatbush Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 441 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Turmeric (here, next to this marker); Eddoe (here, next to this marker); Dasheen (here, next to this marker); Sugarcane (here, next to this marker); Ginger (here, next to this
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022
2. Chinese Eggplant Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
