Ajvar

Ajvar
Ajvar with bread, garlic, pepper and salami
Region or stateBalkans
Main ingredientsCapsicum (bell peppers), oil, salt

Ajvar (/ˈvɑːr/ EYE-var; Cyrillic script: Ajвар, Aйвар) is a condiment made principally from sweet bell peppers and eggplants.[1] The relish became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia after World War II and remains popular in Southeast Europe.

Homemade ajvar is made of roasted peppers.[2] Depending on the capsaicin content in bell peppers and the amount of added chili peppers, it can be sweet (traditional), piquant (the most common), or very hot. Ajvar can be consumed as a bread spread or as a side dish. Ajvar has a few variations. One variation contains tomato and eggplant, and another green bell peppers and oregano.

"Homemade Leskovac Ajvar" and "Macedonian Ajvar" are registered with the World Intellectual Property Organization in order to protect their brand names.[3]

  1. ^ "How to Make Serbian Vegetarian "Caviar" or Ajvar". The Spruce Eats. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ajvar (Serbian Roasted Red Pepper Sauce) Recipe". www.seriouseats.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "How this traditional Balkan red pepper spread brings the neighbourhood together". Hindustan Times. 2017.

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