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| Type | Spread, salad, relish |
|---|---|
| Region or state | Balkans |
| Associated cuisine | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Main ingredients | Peppers, tomatoes, garlic, onions, vegetable oil |
Ljutenica, lyutenitsa or lutenica (Bulgarian: лютеница, Macedonian: лутеница, Serbian: љутеница; lyuto or luto meaning "hot") is a (sometimes spicy) vegetable relish or chutney[1] in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian cuisines.
The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and tomatoes. It comes in many varieties: smooth; chunky; with chili peppers or eggplant; and hot or mild.[2]
In recent years,[when?] industrial production of ljutenica and ajvar has flourished. Large-scale production of both relishes has popularized them outside the Balkans.[3]
See also[edit]
- Ajvar
- Pindjur, like ljutenica and ajvar but with eggplant (aubergine)
- Zacuscă, a similar vegetable spread in Romania
- Kyopolou, an eggplant-based relish in Bulgarian and Turkish cuisines
- Biber salçası, a Turkish spread made from red peppers alone
- Chushkopek, literally meaning "pepper roaster", an appliance used to prepare peppers for their use in ljutenica
- List of dips
- List of sauces
- List of spreads
References[edit]
- ^ "LYUTENITSA (AYVAR AND PINDZHUR)". gulfood.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Кулинарная энциклопедия. Vol. 18 (Л-М). Litres. 2017. ISBN 978-5040537150.
- ^ Food, Find BG. "Lyutenitsa, Kyopoolu, Spreads : Bulgarian Food Europe, Online store for Bulgarian food in Europe". Bulgarianfood.eu. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
