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Imam Bayıldı

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Also known as Imambayıldı

Turkish cold dish based on eggplants, onions and olive oil

Key facts

Alternative names
İmambayıldı
Place of origin
Ottoman Empire
Region or state
Former Ottoman countries ( Turkey , Greece , Albania , Kosovo , Bosnia , Serbia , North Macedonia , Bulgaria , Armenia , Romania )
Associated cuisine
Ottoman
Serving temperature
Room temperature or warm
Main ingredients
Aubergines , onions , garlic , tomatoes , olive oil

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
food
Subclass of
dish
Country
Turkey
Country of origin
Ottoman Empire
Material used
tomato
Image
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Commons category
Imambayildi
native label
İmam Bayıldı
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Encyclopedic overview

İmam bayıldı (literally: "the imam fainted") is a dish in Ottoman cuisine of whole aubergine stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes, and simmered in olive oil. It is a zeytinyağlı (olive oil-based) dish and is found in most of the former Ottoman regions. The dish is served at room temperature or warm.

Origin of the name

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Imam Bayıldı” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.