[idkwhoiam]

Well you don't eat potatoes raw do you? Nor do you eat an eggplant raw and many others. I don't understand the argument here

[martyvis]

Raw potatoes are risky because of toxins that can be present.

[labster]

Eggplant and potato are aren’t fruits. Chiles are fruits, and most edible fruits are eaten raw.

[wintergrasp]

Eggplants are fruits, in biology definition