Pickles & Fermented Condiments
Bedengan Mekhalel
باذنجان مخلل
Egypt
Egyptian pickled eggplant, whole or sliced, cured in brine with garlic, dill, and spices.
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What it is
A closer look at Bedengan Mekhalel.
Egyptian pickled eggplant, whole or sliced, cured in brine with garlic, dill, and spices.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Glossy, brine-softened eggplant pieces with a sharp, garlicky, tangy flavor.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Bedengan Mekhalel.
Egypt
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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