Melanzane a Funghetto

This is a classic side dish from Campania, the region that includes Naples. Cubes of eggplant are fried in oil and then seasoned with garlic and herbs and sometimes tomato sauce. The name of the dish translates to “eggplants in the style of mushrooms,” which is to say prepared in this manner, the eggplant, in texture and appearance, comes to resemble mu…