{"title":"Pelagonia","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePelagonia – The Macedonian Kitchen\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePelagonia The Macedonian Kitchen is a successful cooperative that produces an award-winning Macedonian food range from vegetables such as red peppers, courgettes, tomatoes or aubergines. With 300 days of sunshine and a fantastic agricultural heritage, Macedonia is a fertile country with great produce. The outstanding quality of the red peppers, which grow in the Pelagonia region, in the southwest of the Republic of North Macedonia, are particularly well known throughout the Balkans for their size and sweetness. Here, around 650 small farmers and their families grow excellent fruit and vegetables, which they deliver freshly harvested to the cooperative every day and which are then processed into delicious Aivar, Lutenica or Pindjur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePelagonia – Meze from Macedonia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacedonia, or the Republic of North Macedonia as it is officially called, is a landlocked country on the southern Balkan Peninsula that declared its independence after the breakup of Yugoslavia. To the south, Macedonia borders Greece. The cuisine and food culture are accordingly rich and shaped by Greek, Ottoman and Slavic influences. This is also the origin of the \"meze\" culture, which means as much as culinary delight or small delicacy and describes a meal consisting of many small dishes served on many small plates or bowls. Meze are probably best comparable to Spanish tapas, even if they are often served as antipasti or starters in our country. Thus, Pelagonia, with its meze from Macedonia and its tasty preserved vegetables, brings the Balkan lifestyle to our table.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pelagonia-hot-aivar-314g","title":"Hot Aivar – 314g","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHot Aivar – Spicy Roasted Pepper Spread – from Pelagonia, Macedonia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePelagonia Hot Aivar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fiery spread made from the finest, roasted, spicy peppers from Macedonia. This flavorful meze of spicy red bell peppers and roasted eggplants is a wonderful culinary discovery and still a secret tip. Pelagonia Hot Aivar is incredibly versatile; it pairs perfectly with salty cheeses like feta or pecorino, and is a savory spread for sandwiches or falafel wraps. Hot Aivar goes well with roasted potatoes, pasta, and rice dishes, and is an indispensable dip for flatbread. It tastes great with meat dishes like köfte, lamb skewers, or grilled foods, but even fish like sea bream can benefit from a spoonful. It's perfect for the pantry or a picnic. Pelagonia Hot Aivar complements anything you want to refine with a smoky, fiery flavor. Spicy and yet fruity in taste, it adds a pleasant kick to your dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHot Aivar – Spicy Vegetable Paste\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAivar and Hot Aivar are something of a national treasure in Macedonia and the Balkans; the vegetable paste is served with numerous dishes and is an ingredient in many local recipes. Hot Aivar is of such great importance in former Yugoslavia that the harvest season in late summer, known as the \"5th season,\" is also referred to as Aivar. So, in late summer, when the Macedonian bell peppers, prized for their particularly good taste, have developed their red color, smoke clouds rise in the gardens across the country. This is also true for the approximately 650 small farmers of the Pelagonia cooperative in southwestern Macedonia. Diligently, they have harvested their tasty, spicy peppers and are now grilling them over an open fire until the skin is completely black and charred. In painstaking manual labor, the fiery peppers are peeled to be processed with equally roasted eggplant, sunflower oil, and salt into delicious Hot Aivar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelagonia","offers":[{"title":"314 g","offer_id":56364279857478,"sku":"049ALL0025","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4960\/1350\/files\/pelagonia-hot-aivar_9c3b05ce-ea91-42e7-ae33-6408b8e98690.jpg?v=1776146642"},{"product_id":"pelagonia-aivar-314g","title":"Aivar – 314g","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAjvar – Roasted Pepper Spread – from Pelagonia, Macedonia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePelagonia Ajvar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a delicious spread made from the finest roasted peppers in Macedonia. This tasty meze, made from sweet red peppers and roasted eggplants, is a wonderful culinary discovery and still a secret tip. Pelagonia Ajvar is incredibly versatile; it pairs perfectly with salty cheeses like feta or Pecorino, and makes a flavorful spread for sandwiches or falafel wraps. The fruity, mild pepper spread tastes great with meat dishes like kofta, lamb skewers, or grilled foods, but even fish like sea bream can benefit from a spoonful. Pelagonia Ajvar accompanies anything you want to enhance with a sweet, smoky flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Israeli-British chef Yotam Ottolenghi uses it, among other things, in his shakshuka and is very enthusiastic about Pelagonia Ajvar, and Jamie Oliver recommends it in his Jamie Oliver Magazine. Ajvar goes well with fried potatoes, pasta, and rice dishes, and is an indispensable dip for flatbread. It's perfect for the pantry or a picnic. You can buy Pelagonia's aromatic pepper spread online here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAjvar – Vegetable Paste and the 5th Season\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Macedonia, in the Balkans, ajvar is a kind of national treasure; the vegetable paste is served with numerous dishes and is an ingredient in many local recipes. Ajvar is of such great importance in the former Yugoslavia that the harvest season in late summer, the so-called 5th season, is also referred to as ajvar. So, in late summer, when the Macedonian peppers, valued for their particularly good taste, have developed their red color, smoke clouds rise in gardens across the country. This is also the case for the approximately 650 small farmers of the Pelagonia cooperative in southwestern Macedonia. They diligently harvest their tasty peppers and grill them over an open fire until the skin is completely black and charred. The peppers are then meticulously peeled by hand to be processed into delicious ajvar with equally roasted eggplant, sunflower oil, and salt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAjvar is a traditional Macedonian pepper spread found not only in rural home kitchens but also in the trendiest restaurants in the hip Debar Maalo district of the capital, Skopje. Some even whisper that ajvar could replace the popular chickpea spread hummus in its popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelagonia","offers":[{"title":"314 g","offer_id":56364317966662,"sku":"049ALL0021","price":6.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4960\/1350\/files\/pelagonia-aivar_1dec9429-97f1-48f8-b0c3-13e18969fa57.jpg?v=1776146873"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/4960\/1350\/collections\/pelagonia.png?v=1775845060","url":"https:\/\/genussland.de\/en\/collections\/pelagonia.oembed","provider":"genussland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}