The eggplant comes from the family of solanum, which is original in southern India and Sri Lanka so basically, the origin of this fruit-vegetable is Indian. The scientific name of the Indian eggplant is solanum melogena esculenta and it consists of a plant which has ovoid, large and purple-skinned fruits. In the various cuisines of the world, the eggplant is also called melongene or aubergine. The Indian eggplant presents some similarities with the Chinese one, as they both have a colour gradient, ranging from white at the stem to intense purple and dark purple, but there are also some albino species.