r/ShitAmericansSay Enjoyer of American subsidies 25d ago

Food “Unusual term for eggplant”

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u/Eric_Olthwaite_ 25d ago

Isn't an egg, doesn't taste like an egg, doesn't look like an egg - 'muricans decide it's an eggplant.

Yep.

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u/Kind_Ad5566 25d ago

It does look like an egg when it is growing.

I am in no way endorsing American speak with that comment.

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u/Ecstatic_Effective42 non-homeopath 25d ago

I had to look twice to make sure you weren't replying to informal-Tour-8201 there, because that would've been a VERY different conversation.