Although my finished product is a far cry from the look of my “inspiration dish“, taste-wise, it was a winner! 
Our whole family loved it so much that I actually made it twice already – in a span of one week – eversince I got the recipe from blogger pal and “photonut – extra-ordinaire” Thess.
And yes, the addition of cilantro to the meat mixture (btw, I used ground chicken in my version 
) gave that added “oomph” that interestingly reminded me of the delicate flavor of authentic Thai food – something which we sorely miss in these parts .
Nothing much to add except – T4 (aka Tortang Talong ala Tita Thess!) – j’adore!
Posted by Mirage on 22 March 2010 at 2:34 am
I love this dish as well, especially the way my mom cooks it, kaso ngayon, no one likes eggplant
So no torta for us 
Ikain nyo na lang ako ng T4!
Sad naman that no one likes eggplant in your home…
Sige, ikakain ka na lang namin ng T4 – hahaha! 
Posted by Thess on 22 March 2010 at 11:08 am
Nagulat ako ng makita ko ang trackback link at sabi ko sa sarili ko: ‘sino kayang pumatol sa aking talong?’ ha ha!
… salamat sa feedback Pinky!
Talaga, kinain din ng mga kids? teka lang ha…(Nag tumbling si Thess sa tuwa!) ok I’m back
photonut – extra-ordinaire – lol!
Je t’adore mon amie
Tita T!
Oo, gusto din ng mga kids ang talong mo – panalo talaga! Je vous remercie aussi, mon ami! 
Posted by Leap of Faith! on 22 March 2010 at 10:01 pm
Super yummy! Thanks so much for cooking this. I’ve forgotten how much I missed this already.
The cilantro did make the torta taste more interesting – recipe ba yon ni Tita Thess?!
So looking forward to the next talong meal. Love it!
Opo – the cilantro idea was truly a stroke of genius – courtesy of Tita Thess, of course!
Talong next week?
Posted by moonglowgardens on 23 March 2010 at 4:18 am
Sarap! One of my favorite dishes. I’ll try cilantro, too, next time. I better start my seeds!
Wow, you grow your own herbs? Wish I could do that someday…
And yes, cilantro is truly highly recommended by yours truly as a yummy addition to tortang talong. 
Thanks for the visit!
Posted by lori78 on 27 March 2010 at 2:54 pm
This looks so yummy…what’s the recipe ate pinks?
Hi Lori! Just click on the link I provided in the blog for the recipe