Ljutenica

Type	Spread, salad, relish
Region or state	Balkans
Associated national cuisine	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Serving temperature	Cold
Main ingredients	Peppers, tomatoes, garlic, onions, vegetable oil
Media: Ljutenica

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

Ljutenica with bits of peppers

• 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 baker", an appliance used to prepare peppers for their use in ljutenica
• List of dips
• List of sauces
• List of spreads

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