What does eggplant taste like?

how do u make it? is it considered a vege? do u like it? i've never had it so i'm just wondering how it's made and what it tastes like and stuff. it's always been on my list of gross foods right along with zucchini, artichokes, oysters, snales, any meat besides chicken and beef (and these have to be prepared exactly the way i like). yeah i'm a pretty picky eater. When i was a baby, i was so skinny b/c i would pick at my food and my parents were always worried. at least it kept me skinny :D