Canned Foods

You can use tarts and fresh salads,which is eaten in Poland during the winter months, when fresh vegetables used to be scarce and home cooks would mainly rely on fermented or tinned vegetables. Product of Poland.

Ajvar is a condiment made principally from sweet bell peppers and eggplants. The relish became a popular side dish throughout Yugoslavia after World War II and is popular in Southeast Europe. Homemade ajvar is made of roasted peppers.Depending on the capsaicin content in bell peppers and the amount of added chili peppers, it can be sweet (traditional), piquant (the most common), or very hot. Ajvar can be consumed as a bread spread or as a side dish. Ajvar has a few variations. One variation contains tomato and eggplant. Another is made with green bell peppers and oregano.

Zacuscă is a vegetable spread popular in Romania and Moldova. Similar spreads are found in other countries in the Balkan region, and bordering regions.

Ingredients: fried squash, sweet pepper, tomato paste, sugar, salt, garlic, sunflower oil, acetic acid. Product of Russia.

Ingredients: water, cucumbers, sugar, salt, chili peppers, dill, horseradish, garlic, celery, bay leaves, black pepper, citric acid, distilled vinegar.

Ingredients: garlic sprouts and cloves, water, vinegar, salt, black pepper, chili pepper.