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How can I tell an eggplant is not bitter and very seedy?
Aubergines / Eggplants are sometimes bitter or particularly seedy.
Since this is at the market or supermarket, we can look at it, smell it and carefully touch it, but not poke mushy indentations in it ...
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How can I examine fruits or vegetables in a market, while minimizing mechanical damage?
From this answer and the discussion in comments:
[T]he problem is mechanical damage: every time someone picks up a
piece of fruit and puts it down again it may cause small soft spots
and local ...
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