Pindjur

Pindjur
Alternative names	Pinjur, pinđur
Type	Relish
Region or state	Balkans
Main ingredients	red bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, vegetable oil, salt
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Pindjur or pinjur or pinđur (Serbo-Croatian: pinđur / пинђур; Bulgarian: пинджур, romanized: pindzhur; Macedonian: пинџур, romanized: pindžur; Albanian: pinxhur) is a red-pepper spread^[1]^[2] or relish^[3] often used in summer and autumn.^[4] Pindjur is commonly prepared in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia and North Macedonia.

The traditional ingredients include red bell peppers, tomatoes,^[5] garlic, vegetable oil, salt, and often eggplant.^[4] Pindjur is similar to ajvar, but the latter is smoother, usually has a stronger taste, and is rarely made with eggplant. In some regions the words are used interchangeably.

The creation of this traditional relish is a rather long process which involves baking some of the ingredients^[4] for hours, as well as roasting the peppers and peeling them.

References

↑ Zekovic, Milica; Djekic-Ivankovic, Marija; Nikolic, Marina; Gurinovic, Mirjana; Krajnovic, Dusanka; Glibetic, Marija (2017-02-13). "Validity of the Food Frequency Questionnaire Assessing the Folate Intake in Women of Reproductive Age Living in a Country without Food Fortification: Application of the Method of Triads". Nutrients. 9 (2): 128. doi:10.3390/nu9020128. ISSN 2072-6643. PMC 5331559. PMID 28208817.
↑ "Pindjur vegetable spread recalled in Canada over glass in product". Food Safety News. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
↑ Tepić, Aleksandra N.; Vujičić, Biserka L.; Andrić, Aleksandra S.; Milatović, Snežana D. (2006). "Relishes: The new pickled vegetables" (PDF). Acta Periodica Technologica (37): 51. doi:10.2298/APT0637051T.
1 2 3 Giphart, Ronald (2018-09-06). Smakelijk!: De lekkerste verhalen (in Dutch). Bezige Bij b.v., Uitgeverij De. ISBN 978-94-004-0555-4.
↑ Bužarovska, Rumena (2020-01-28). My Husband. Deep Vellum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-943150-97-7.

Pindjur

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