Business & Tech

Eggplant at Cranston Farm Looks Like Penguin with Proboscis

Confreda Farms recently posted this picture of an eggplant found in their fields on Facebook.

One of the joys of farm-fresh eating is the unique shapes vegetables sometimes take.

Take this eggplant that turned up in the fields at recently.

The farm posted this photo on their Facebook page, eliciting gasps and amazement.

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"what the....?" said Tyais Terry. 

"WOWWWWWW" said Edie French.

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Most agreed that the eggplant looks like a penguin. The farm asked its fans if it might look like Pinocchio, considering the proboscis extending from its face.

The real question, however: how does it taste?

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