Scarlet Eggplant. Gilo is a green fruit related to the tomato and the eggplant; also called the Scarlet Eggplant. , Gilo was brought to the Americas from West Africa during the slave trade. It is still grown in West Africa, where it is sometimes called "garden eggs."[1] Widely grown in Brazil, where it is known as jiló, it is normally cooked as a vegetable. The fruit "turns orange-red when ripe," but is usually picked and cooked while it is green.