Japanese Grilled Eggplant

Two lovely Japanese eggplants came out of my brother's garden, and I cooked them using this recipe. I am at my mother's house, and cooking options were somewhat limited (we didn't make a grocery run). Most of the ingredients for this recipe were available, except I used dried ginger for the fresh (which was too bad, fresh ginger would have made this recipe sing and would have provided better balance), and we skipped the scallions.

I prepared the eggplant in the broiler. It took about 15 minutes for it to cook, but it came out very tender, with a slight char. I think this recipe has potential, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds would be another good option.