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Sep 18, 2011

The second cropping season is coming.

 My eggplants are still so productive that many fruits on their twigs are seen and that reminds me of the second cropping season is coming in a few days!

 The eggplant trees were planted in the beginning of May and I thought their cropping season would have ended and I would pick up the trees in a few days for more space for next vegetables.

 Eggplants harvested in autumn are so delicious that there is a Japanese proverb saying " Don't let  a daughter in law eat autumn eggplants. ".  That means an eggplant is effective for cooling down body temperature so eating eggplants is not good for a pregnant daughter in law, which can affect the growth of her baby.
 But the proverb has "a Hidden meaning " ,which says the mother in law doesn't want to share the delicious eggplants with her so she pretends to be "so kind" of giving " the Good advice" to her. It's ironic, isn't it?
















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4 comments:

Jody said...

Your eggplant is very nice. And the proverb says it all. Fall eggplant must be very delicious!

Robin said...

Lucky you to be getting such nice eggplant this time of the year! Interesting proverb.

fer said...

haha, that is a funny proverb, good to learn some more about japan.
I still haven't dared to try planting eggplant, but i do want to. Maybe when i get some more experience in cooking them

Malay-Kadazan girl said...

I never knew that eggplants has cooling effect. What I know is dreaming of nasu means good fortune something like that. Those are beautiful eggplants!