Nutrition
≈ 500 kcalper portion of about 400 g
- Protein21%
- Fat56%
- Carbohydrates23%
Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.
About the dish
A traditional dish consisting of an eggplant hollowed out and stuffed with a savory meat filling.
- Cuisine
- Greek
Typical ingredients
- eggplant
- ground meat
- tomato sauce
- cheese
- onion
- garlic
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
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Eggplant papoutsaki (Greek: μελιντζάνα παπουτσάκι, Turkish: patlıcan pabucaki) is an stuffed eggplant dish in Greek and Turkish cuisine. Papoutsaki 'little shoe' is the Greek diminutive of παπούτσι 'shoe', borrowed from Turkish papuç 'slipper', from Persian pâpuš پاپوش lit. 'foot-cover'.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Eggplant papoutsaki” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0
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