Scarlet eggplant
The scarlet eggplant is a fruiting plant of the genus Solanum, related to the tomato and eggplant. Its green fruit is known as Gilo (Brazilian Portuguese: Jiló). It was once treated as a distinct species, Solanum gilo, but it is now known to be a cultivar group of Solanum aethiopicum (the Ethiopian Eggplant or nakati).
| Scarlet Eggplant Gilo | |
|---|---|
Jiló (var. morro redondo) in a market in São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Species | Solanum aethiopicum |
| Cultivar group | Gilo Group |
| Cultivar group members | Many; see text. |
Gilo was brought to Brazil from West Africa during the slave trade. It is still grown in West Africa, where it is sometimes called "garden eggs."
Widely grown in Brazil, it is normally cooked as a vegetable. The fruit turns orange-red when ripe, but is usually picked and cooked while it is green. In Mizo it is called samtawk.
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