There are recipes for lasagne, baba ganoush, stuffed eggplants in a coconut dal and a showstopping Palestinian favourite.

This traditional Japanese miso-glazed dish uses eggplant and tofu as the main in this recipe from The Everyday Vegan Cheat Sheet cookbook. You can also swap in daikon radish or konjac.

My local grocery store doesn't sell Japanese eggplant, which is typically narrower and slightly sweeter than American eggplant. For this recipe, I decided to substitute it with American eggplant ...

based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques! Featured recipes: (1) Buttered Mackerel with Ponzu (2) Deep-fried Marinated Eggplant. 1. Score the mackerel skin. Season with salt and pepper.

It's also notorious for absorbing oil when it's fried, but that's not a problem with this recipe, where the eggplant is steamed ... Buy Chinese or Japanese eggplants that are as thin as possible.