秋茄子あきなすは嫁よめに食くわすな

expression

don't let your daughter-in-law eat autumn eggplants

Proverb with multiple traditional interpretations: autumn eggplants are too delicious to share, they are believed to chill the body, or their lack of seeds may reduce fertility. Used humorously or to express a mother-in-law's reluctance to share prized food.

• 「秋茄子あきなすは嫁よめに食くわすな」ということわざがあるけど、今いまでは冗じょう談だんで使つかわれることが多おおいね。

  There's a proverb 'don't let your daughter-in-law eat autumn eggplants,' but nowadays it's often used jokingly.