RE: [CH] Ajvar

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Joy,

While I am a fan of eggplant, I do not find its presence noticeable in the
Ajvar I am using.  The pepper flavor and texture predominates.  If you have
an ethnic grocery that handles Ajvar, perhaps an examination of the
ingredients will disclose a lesser content of eggplant in some brands.  This
product seems to be native to a wide region stretching from the Balkans
through Turkey (perhaps someone else can verify or elaborate on this point).
There were about a dozen different brands where I bought mine, but I do not
recall the ingredients.  Still, I would think that each manufacturer and
country would use a different recipe.  If you wanted to make your own,
probably any mildly flavored vegetable that will yield a similar cooked
texture would be an OK substitute.  Probably a peeled and seeded zucchini
might work.

Blue skies,
Frank

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Joy
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:32 AM
> To: ChileHeads
> Subject: Re: [CH] Ajvar
>
>
> Can this me made with a substitute for eggplant?  I really don't
> like eggplant.
>
> At 09:56 AM 9/15/2004, Myron Menaker wrote:
>
> >For the adventurous....I found this recipe for Ajvar in
> USENET....and now
> >I know how to pronounce it!
> >
> >Sounds to me like a spicy version of "baba ganoush!"
> >
> >                              Myron in Hurricane Alley
>
> Bright Blessings!
>
> Joy
>

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