I remember back in the day before the Shah of Iran was deposed that the Iranian troops had the very best egg plant, peppers, and tomatoes in oil that I have ever tasted. Put that on some Pita bread and it was pure heaven. We traded our chilli and beans for their egg plant. Well, actually only once, they hated the chilli and thought we had set them up. I don't think they ever really trusted us after that - possibly was the nexus of the decline in US/Iranian relations.
