Pickled & Canned

Zacuscă is a vegetable spread popular in Romania and Moldova. Similar spreads are found in other countries in the Balkan region, and bordering regions.

Kyopoolu (Köpoğlu) is a popular Bulgarian and Turkish spread, relish, meze and salad made principally from roasted eggplants and garlic. Common recipes include further ingredients such as baked bell peppers, baked kapia red peppers, tomatoes, tomato juice or tomato paste, onions, parsley, black pepper, and laurel leaves. Hot peppers may also be added. Taste can vary from light and sweet to hot and peppery. It is usually oven-cooked in pots or casseroles. Kyopolou is a typical eggplant appetizer and can be consumed as a bread spread, a condiment, or as a salad. It is generally prepared as a canned food, in glass jars, for the winter season.

Ingredients: fried squash, sweet pepper, tomato paste, sugar, salt, garlic, sunflower oil, acetic acid. Product of Russia.

Ingredients: water, cucumbers, sugar, salt, chili peppers, dill, horseradish, garlic, celery, bay leaves, black pepper, citric acid, distilled vinegar.

Pickled shallots have a slightly sweeter taste than the onion. These shallots are great to make Shirazi Salad with Pickled Shallots and Feta Cheese. Ingredients: shallot, vinegar, water, salt, turmeric.

Ingredients: cauliflower, eggplant, carrot, celery, cucumber, pepper, shallot,garlic vinegar, water, salt, spices. Zarrin makes a great side dish to enhance the flavor of your meal. Enjoy!