Type | Spread, salad, relish |
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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]