I didn't like eggplant much before but I have been cooking it this since and I enjoy it. I make it the very pakistani way which is to fry it and then add it to a cooked mixture of onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and a few spices. It tastes delicious. I haven't given it to my son yet. Will try it out. Tomato is one veggie we can't have at all. We are fine if it is added to a dish cooked but we can't eat it raw.