Moussaka is an eggplant (aubergine)- or potato-based dish, often including ground meat, which is common in the Balkans and the Middle East, with many local and regional variations.
A dish of Egyptian Greek moussaka
Moussaka and Greek salad at a taverna in Greece
Potato moussaka prepared in North Macedonia
Musakka and pilav in Turkey
Eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, or baigan is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Solanum melongena is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
Eggplant
Long purple eggplants
Varieties of Solanum melongena from the Japanese Seikei Zusetsu agricultural encyclopedia
White eggplant compared to two chicken eggs