Lyutenica Explained

Lyutenica should not be confused with Lyutika.

Lyutenitsa
National Cuisine:	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian,Turkish
Region:	Balkans
Type:	Spread, salad, relish
Served:	Cold
Main Ingredient:	Peppers, tomatoes, garlic, onions, vegetable oil

Lyutenitsa, ljutenica, lütenitsa or lutenica (bg|лютеница, sr|љутеница, mk|лутеница, lyuto, ljuto or luto, bg|люто|link=no, sr|љуто|link=no, mk|луто|link=no, tr|Lütenitsa); meaning "spicy", is a (sometimes spicy hot) vegetable relish or chutney^[1] in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines.

The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, tomatoes and walnut as ground only in Turkiye. It comes in many varieties: smooth; chunky; with chili peppers or eggplant; and hot or mild.^[2]

In recent years, industrial production of lyutenitsa and ajvar has flourished. Large-scale production of both relishes has popularized them outside the Balkans.^[3]

See also

• Ajvar
• Pindjur, like lyutenitsa 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 lyutenitsa
• List of dips
• List of sauces
• List of spreads

Notes and References

1. Web site: LYUTENITSA (AYVAR AND PINDZHUR) . gulfood.com. 2015-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913050748/http://www.gulfood.com/library/Lyutenitsa-Ayvar-and-Pindzhur . 2015-09-13 .
2. Book: Кулинарная энциклопедия. Litres. 2017. 18 (Л-М). 978-5040537150.
3. Web site: Lyutenitsa, Kyopoolu, Spreads : Bulgarian Food Europe, Online store for Bulgarian food in Europe. Find BG. Food. Bulgarianfood.eu. 15 December 2017.