Embroidered peppers

Macedonian side dish

Embroidered peppers

Macedonian embroidered peppers

Alternative names| Vezeni piperki
Course| Meze, side dish
Place of origin| North Macedonia
Main ingredients| Peppers

Embroidered peppers (Macedonian: Везени пиперки, romanized: Vezeni piperki or Macedonian: Нарезнени пиперки, romanized: Narezneni piperki), also known as engraved peppers, is a traditional Macedonian meze made of fresh, dried or condimented peppers of the Capsicum annuum species threaded on a string.[1]

## Background

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Peppers are a staple ingredient of Macedonian cuisine. Capsicum annuum of the Capsicum species exist in several different landraces in North Macedonia and in neighbouring Kosovo, Albania and Serbia. Embroidered Macedonian peppers have a specific fruit appearance, taste and use and there are several different landraces. There are approximately 789 pepper samples, 204 of which are embroidered peppers.[1]

## Method of preparation

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Fruits of peppers are threaded together on strings and left on balconies or in attics to be dried.[1] They are also found in urban areas of the country or are sold in local green markets.[1] Bukovec, or Bukov piper, is a spice made from roughly crushed red peppers.[1]

## See also

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* Balkan cuisine
* Eastern European cuisine

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Jankulovska, Mirjana; Ivanovska, Sonja; Sandeva Atanasova, Nadica (April 2020). "Macedonian Autochthonous Varieties: Embroidered Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)". Journal of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences. 73. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food in Skopje: 75–82. doi:10.55302/JAFES19731075j.

## Further reading

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* Sandeva Atanasova, Nadica; Jankulovska, Mirjana; Ivanovska, Sonja (2021). "Genetic diversity of Macedonian embroidered pepper (Capsicum spp.) based on fruit morphological traits". ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1320 (1320): 33–40. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1320.4. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
* Sandeva Atanasova, Nadica; Jankulovska, Mirjana; Ivanovska, Sonja. "Variability of fruit traits in Macedonian embroidered pepper genotypes". Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment. 23 (1). Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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