Lyutenitsa

Lyutenitsa, ljutenica, lütenitsa or lutenica (Bulgarian: лютеница, Serbian: љутеница, Macedonian: лутеница, lyuto, ljuto or luto, Bulgarian: люто, Serbian: љуто, Macedonian: луто, Turkish: lütenitsa), meaning "spicy", is a (sometimes spicy hot) 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.