Lyutenitsa


Lyutenitsa, ljutenica, lütenitsa or lutenica, meaning "spicy", is a vegetable relish or chutney in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines.
The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, tomatoes and walnut. It comes in many varieties: smooth; chunky; with chili peppers or eggplant; and hot or mild.
In recent years, industrial production of lyutenitsa and ajvar has flourished. Large-scale production of both relishes has popularized them outside the Balkans.