Aubergine, the breathy British
Voice reads, and I translate it
Forming the word silently, it's
Eggplant, I hear in my head. I
Regret it sounds so provincial
In the American. Isn't the UK
Interpretation of the vegetable
Prettier? More melodious and
Exotic. I say that as someone
Intoxicated by any food that's
Eggplant-adjacent, it was with
A thrill I discovered pizza that
Was topped by large rings of
The purple bulb, for example.
Aubergine on my pizza, does
That not trip off your tongue,
Easily, sweetly, with the total
Alacrity. Aubergine parmesan?
Eggplant parmegiano? Which
One is more delectable do you
Think? Aubergine parmegiano.
Tamara, really 