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Ajvar

Dips and Spreads

Ajvar is a condiment made principally from sweet bell peppers and eggplants. The relish became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia after World War II and remains popular across Southeast Europe today.

Facts
Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account
Belgrade, Serbia 1
Origin Period, To (Year)
to 1945 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountMarks the end of the Second World War, after which Wikipedia says ajvar became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia; this closes the dish's origin period at its point of wide popularization, not a claim that it stopped being made.
Partially Attested
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1890 1
Sourced to the subject's own accountMarks the 1890s, the decade Wikipedia gives for when domestic caviar production in Belgrade became unsteady and a pepper salad began to be offered as a substitute under the ajvar name; no more precise year is given.
Classification
CourseSourced to the subject's own account
Condiment or Dip 1
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In Cuisine

Source Ajvar (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Salt, Ingredients
Source Ajvar (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Ajvar (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Etymology and origin section
    Eventually a special pepper salad was offered as a substitute in Belgrade restaurants under the name "red ajvar" (crveni ajvar) or "Serbian ajvar" (srpski ajvar).
  • Lead section, second sentence
    The relish became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia after World War II and remains popular in Southeast Europe.
  • Etymology and origin section, sentence on 1890s caviar decline
    the domestic production of caviar became unsteady in the 1890s because of labor disputes.
  • entity record, SubLabel (course)
    SubLabel: Dips and Spreads
  • In Cuisine: Serbian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Salt, Infobox main_ingredient field: [[Capsicum]] (bell peppers), [[oil]], [[salt]]
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