This episode explores the history of fried eggplant, eggplant itself, and what the dish&apos;s significance is to the main character, Rayne, in War Rising. Thank you for checking out the latest episode of Cat-Astrophic Ramblings. Here is Cat&apos;s Linktr.ee should you wish to discover her books and follow her elsewhere. https://linktr.ee/catnovelliere

Where writing, history, romance, and fantasy collide. Hosted by author and historian Caterina Novelliere. Episodes cover a variety topics related to writing historical fantasy and romance. In addition to talking about craft and book-related things, you can listen to audio versions of her blog posts, bits of history, the occasional piece of poetry, and whatever else intrigues Cat in her research and writing.