The lighter skinned varieties usually have milder flavor, though not always. If you pick the dark purple/black ones at a smaller size, they'll be milder too. Sometimes the ones at the store become bitter because they've let them grow to larger sizes and the seeds get big and that contributes to the bitterness. I think Rosa Bianca has the mildest flavor of all I've grown but I still like the dark ones like Black Beauty at smaller sizes. I also like Louisiana Long Green. I grew those last summer and they had good flavor. And as someone said before, they're kind of like mushrooms in that they take on the flavor of whatever you cook with them. Like a sponge that soaks up whatever is around it.
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