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Stuffed eggplants

Course	Meal
Region or state	Turkey Armenia Azerbaijan Iran Greece Cyprus Syria Lebanon Palestine Israel Italy Spain
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Eggplant
Media: Stuffed eggplants

Stuffed eggplants (Turkish: patlıcan dolması;^[1] Persian: بادمجان شکم پر; Armenian: Լցոնած սմբուկներ; Azerbaijani: badımcan dolması; Italian: melanzane ripiene; Spanish: berenjenas rellenas) are a dish typical of many countries.

Eggplants are stuffed with meat (lamb) and rice or other vegetables. The ingredients include eggplant, minced meat, rice, onion, tomato paste, tomato, parsley, mint, salt, black pepper and sunflower oil. Optional ingredients include sumac, lemon juice, allspice, cinnamon, pine nuts, almonds, walnuts, mint, and olive oil which may be added for a better taste. In Turkey, two famous stuffed eggplant dishes are karnıyarık and İmam bayıldı.

In Italy, stuffed eggplant are cooked in oven, and can be filled with mozzarella cheese (in Rome), or with minced meat (in Sicily).^[2] In Sicily, globe eggplants of the violet variety are used.