Nutrition
- Protein6%
- Fat57%
- Carbohydrates37%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A traditional vegetarian dish consisting of whole eggplants stuffed with a mixture of onions, garlic, and tomatoes, typically braised in olive oil.
- Cuisine
- Turkish
Typical ingredients
- eggplant
- onion
- garlic
- tomato
- olive oil
General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.
History of the dish
Turkey / Ottoman Empire
- Origin
- Turkey / Ottoman Empire
Read more
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.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “İmam bayıldı” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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