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==Etymology and names==
==Etymology and names==
According to the dictionary of foreign words in Bulgarian the name ''Kyopolou'' comes from the [[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''köpekoğlu'', which means "bastard".{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}

The relish is popular in the [[Balkans]] in different variants and names (e.g. [[ajvar]] or [[pinđur]]). In Romanian cuisine it is called [[zacuscă]]—a word of [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] origin<ref name=DEX>[http://www.webdex.ro/online/dictionar/zacusca ''Zacusca''] on [[Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române|DEX]] Online Dictionary</ref> (cf. Bulgarian and Russian [[Zakuski|zakuska]]), possibly pointing to the southern Bulgarian neighbours as the source.
The relish is popular in the [[Balkans]] in different variants and names (e.g. [[ajvar]] or [[pinđur]]). In Romanian cuisine it is called [[zacuscă]]—a word of [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] origin<ref name=DEX>[http://www.webdex.ro/online/dictionar/zacusca ''Zacusca''] on [[Dicţionarul explicativ al limbii române|DEX]] Online Dictionary</ref> (cf. Bulgarian and Russian [[Zakuski|zakuska]]), possibly pointing to the southern Bulgarian neighbours as the source.



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Kyopolou
TypeRelish
Main ingredientsEggplant, garlic, often bell peppers, tomatoes, parsley

Kyopolou (Bulgarian: Кьопоолу, more often Кьополу; Turkish: Köpoğlu[1]) is a popular Bulgarian and Turkish relish made principally from roasted eggplants and garlic. Often bell peppers, tomatoes, parsley are added.

Kyopolou is a typical eggplant appetizer and can be consumed as a bread spread, a condiment, or as a salad. During summer and autumn months, when its ingredients are usually readily available it is also a main dish in Bulgaria, mainly during orthodox fasting periods.

Etymology and names

The relish is popular in the Balkans in different variants and names (e.g. ajvar or pinđur). In Romanian cuisine it is called zacuscă—a word of Slavic origin[2] (cf. Bulgarian and Russian zakuska), possibly pointing to the southern Bulgarian neighbours as the source.

Preparation

It is generally prepared as a canned food, in glass jars, for the winter season. However, it is not unusual that it is prepared as a main dish. It generally consists of baked eggplant, onions, baked kapia red peppers, bell peppers, tomatoes or homemade tomato juice (which is made by boiling for thickening juice extracted from tomatoes, usually with added salt and/ or sugar), black pepper, laurel leaves and garlic. Some also add hot peppers, or extra black pepper. Taste can vary from light and sweet to hot and peppery. Chopped onion is sauteed in (usually) sunflower oil, then chopped bell peppers are added (preferably red), followed by eggplant and chopped or minced baked kapia peppers and finely minced tomatoes, tomato juice or tomato paste. Black peppers and laurel leaves are added for flavoring. It is usually oven cooked in pots or casseroles.

See also

References

  1. ^ English: Baba ghanoush (Arabic بابا غنوج bābā ghanūj). In Turkey this dish is colloquially called köpoğlu and in meze-serving fish restaurants it is a cold eggplant dish with tomato-red pepper paste in olive oil which gives it the red color. Речник на чуждите думи в българския език, Ал. Милев, Б. Николов, Й. Братков, Издателство Наука и изкуство, София, 1978.
  2. ^ Zacusca on DEX Online Dictionary