Cambodian eggplant
| Solanum melongena ត្រប់ចាន | |
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| Species | Solanum melongena[1] |
| Marketing names | Cambodian eggplant, Cambodian aubergine, Cambodian giant green, Cambodian green giant |
| Origin | Cambodia |
The Cambodian eggplant (Khmer: ត្រប់ចាន, lit. 'Plate-like eggplant');[2] also known as the Cambodian aubergine, Cambodian green giant,[3] or Cambodian giant green; is an heirloom cultivar[4] of the eggplant species Solanum melongena that is used in Cambodian cuisine.
Appearance
The appearance of the eggplant is large, round, and stumpy.[5] The colour is a lightish green with white ribbing and dark green stripes. The interior of the fruit has fully formed seeds. [6] Due to the similar appearance and the fact that Cambodian eggplants are not as common, the variety is often confused for Thai eggplants and such often used as a substitute by Cambodian diaspora communities.[7]
Uses
Culinary
In Cambodian cuisine, they are often served raw with dipping sauce or cooked in stews.[8]
The dish cha traop dot is a stir-fry of pork, eggplants, and soybeans that is made by the Khmer Krom indigenous people of the Mekong Delta.[9]
References
- ^ "Know your eggplants- Part 2". www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ មករា, ធឿន (4 July 2019). "បន្លែ ផ្លែ ត្រប់វែង -ត្រប់ ចាន នៅតែ មាន ទីផ្សារ ជាប្រចាំ". La Reine Media. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Siem Reap for the experimental eater". Indulgexpress. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Firkser, Rebecca (29 August 2022). "10 Types of Eggplant to Know and Adore". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Cambodian Green Giant Eggplant – My Organic World". myorganicworld.net. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners - Variety Details". vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ Laux, Channy (27 December 2019). "Steak with Prahok Salsa". Angkor Chef. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ De Monteiro, Longteine; Neustadt, Katherine (1998). The Elephant Walk Cookbook: Cambodian Cuisine from the Nationally Acclaimed Restaurant. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 283. ISBN 0395892538.
- ^ Rivière, Joannès (2008). Cambodian Cooking: A humanitarian project in collaboration with Act for Cambodia. Periplus Editions. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-794-65039-1.