
Imam Bayildi: what it is and where to eat it
A traditional vegetarian dish consisting of whole eggplants stuffed with a mixture of onions, garlic, and tomatoes, typically braised in olive oil.
25 restaurants on Tastavo serve it
- Cuisine
- Turkish
Typical ingredients
- eggplant
- onion
- garlic
- tomato
- olive oil
History of the dish
Turkey / Ottoman Empire

- Origin
- Turkey / Ottoman Empire
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İmam bayıldı (literally: "the imam fainted" in Turkish) is a Turkish dish consisting 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.
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Where to eat it
London · Prices in London
- Meze & Shish IMAM BAYILDI£7.95
- Diyarbakir Kitchen İMAM BAYILDI£7.90
- Antalya£8.95
- Cyprus Mangal£6.95
- Iznik İmam Bayıldı£9
- Turkuaz Brasserie IMAM BAYILDI£9
- Lezzet Mangal Imam Bayildi (vegan)£16.50
- Ekin Restaurant İMAM BAYILDI£6.50
Basel
- Restaurant Pinar 21 IMAM BAYILDI (vegan erhältlich)CHF 22.50
- Kelim Imam Bayildi (Der Imam fiel in Ohnmacht)CHF 28
- Restaurant Pizzeria SonneckCHF 26.50
- Restaurant Pizzeria DorenbachCHF 26.50
Vienna
- Sibel's€15.90
- Restaurant Orpheas Imam Bayildi (Wahlweise Vegan)€14.90
- Café Derwisch İMAM BAYILDI€11.60
- Liman Restaurant imam bayildi€9.90
Düsseldorf
- Anfora IMAM BAYILDI€20
- Lezzet Restaurant İMAM BAYILDI€26
Amsterdam
- Maydanoz Imam bayildi€19.50
Zurich
- Tant Pis Imam BayıldıCHF 30.50
Rotterdam
- Restaurant Orlena Imam bayildi€17.50
Varna
- Turkish Restaurant Marmaris - Delta Planet Mall Varna Иманбайълдъ€7.60
Stuttgart
- Taverna Yol İmam Bayıldı€16.90
Innsbruck
- Soultans€16
Warsaw
- Lokanta İmam BayıldıPLN 60
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