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This is a terrific appetizer or side dish. The whole family loved them. I brushed them with a small amount of light olive oil rather than spraying them. I added fresh minced garlic to the egg dip. I love that the wheat germ is a healthy alternative to bread crumbs. <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-04-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"cwidomski"},"reviewBody":"Forget the wheat germ, get the Panko bread crumbs and unless there is a health issue with eggs, you can use a whole egg and add a little 2% milk and beat with fork for wetting sticks before putting into a plastic bag with all the other dry ingredients to coat. This was so easy to do and no frying involved. LOVED IT. 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No spaghetti sauce either so I just plain old Ketchup.It does not get any easier * Its a 5 fork rating or me *JanieToh Volunteer FE*","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2010-09-07","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jevensen"},"reviewBody":"We enjoyed eggplant so much this way we have had it several times. We didn't even use the spaghetti sauce to dip it in. Really, really good.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-04-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Didamis"},"reviewBody":"I relay enjoyed this recipe. However I couldn't find any Toasted Wheat Germ. I used bread crumbs instead.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-07-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"jodimccullough"},"reviewBody":"Did not have wheat germ so I used Panco Bread Crumbs, a package of dry Italian Salad Dressing and left out the garlic salt. Used egg white instead of egg substitute. It was excellent. Great and healthy way to use surplus eggplant.. The one I used was small, just 4 inch diameter at the widest and it was not bitter fixed this way as eggplant sometimes are. 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