Kitchen Hint of the Day!

Fried or roasted eggplant is delicious, but if you try preparing it as-is it will normally come out quite bitter. Luckily, it's easy to remove this bitter taste. Before cooking eggplant, cut it into thick slices. Salt the slices, and let them drain on a wire rack or in a colander for 30 minutes. Then rinse them well and pat dry. This procedure will also reduce the amount of oil they absorb during frying.