Honestly, I am not a fan of eggplant either but think about it for a minute. I think I'm not a fan of eggplant but I have no idea why that is. Whenever it's prepared well, it's delicious and I have had dozens of experiences of that and still think I don't really like it. I think it's conditioning.

If you were to try this, I would maybe gently fry the eggplant in some oil before hand just quickly to soften it and make it more mushy if you're feeling this way about it.

Ahhh, I bet you I'm with you on the spice. Nothing on any label understands the amount of chillies I can handle and WANT in my food ;) I'm happy to finally hear the review of your taste test! You're having a hard time finding those big names I mentioned? I thought they seemed quite available across the US?