On a sunny summer day, John and Sofia walked in the fields near their tiny town. They passed a little tree that drew John’s eye. On closer investigation, she discovered the tree contained little, white fruits she had never seen before. John assumed the fruits were eggs from a bird or mammal, but she finally saw eggplants. Sofia requested that her father bring some of the weird white fruits home to prepare.
John was unsure what to do with white eggplants, having never cooked them before. Sofia persisted, so John tried it. He took some eggplants off the tree home with her.
After returning home, John started cooking. He looked up eggplant recipes online to discover the best technique. His last choice was eggplant parmesan, a classic Italian dish he had always enjoyed.
John placed tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese over thinly sliced eggplants and fried them to a golden brown before baking them till hot and bubbling. After cooking, He and Sofia enjoyed their food.
The eggplant parmesan was superb, delighting John. The supple, sweet eggplants and delicate flavor went well with the acidic tomato sauce and gooey cheese.
From then on, John visited the area every summer to check on the white eggplant tree. Every summer, it produced its weird and lovely fruit. He would carry a few eggplants from the tree home to prepare eggplant parmesan, a family favorite.
John and Sofia’s discovery of the white eggplant tree expanded their culinary options. John remembered that sometimes the best things are discovered in unexpected locations.
