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Lyutenitsa

Vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines


Summary

Vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines

FieldValue
nameLyutenitsa
imageЛутеница.jpg
national_cuisineBulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Turkish
regionBalkans
typeSpread, salad, relish
servedCold
main_ingredientPeppers, tomatoes, garlic, onions, vegetable oil

Lyutenitsa, ljutenica, lütenitsa or lutenica (, , , lyuto, ljuto or luto, , , , ), meaning "spicy", is a (sometimes spicy hot) vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines.

The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, tomatoes and walnut. It comes in many varieties: smooth; chunky; with chili peppers or eggplant; and hot or mild.

In recent years, industrial production of lyutenitsa and ajvar has flourished. Large-scale production of both relishes has popularized them outside the Balkans.

References

References

  1. "LYUTENITSA (AYVAR AND PINDZHUR)". gulfood.com.
  2. (2017). "Кулинарная энциклопедия". Litres.
  3. Food, Find BG. "Lyutenitsa, Kyopoolu, Spreads : Bulgarian Food Europe, Online store for Bulgarian food in Europe".
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