Turn on the oven 180°C/356°F.Wash the eggplants and cut the leaves.Cut them in halves.With a sharp knife make deep cuts forming like a chessboard. Do not reach the bottom (cut about â…” deep).Wash and mince the parsley.Chop the garlic.Take some parsley and insere it inside the cuts.Put the eggplant halves on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.Add the garlic spreading it using your fingers so that some will go into the cuts.Add salt and pepper.Add breadcrumbs and grated cheese, if desired.Add a generous thread of extra virgin olive oil.Bake them for about 30 minutes, or until soft (it will depend on the size of the eggplants).Buon appetito!