Kyopolou (Bulgarian: Кьопоолу, Kopoolu, more often Кьополу, Kopolu; Turkish: Köpoğlu[1])[citation needed] is a popular Bulgarian and Turkish spread, relish and salad made principally from roasted eggplants and garlic.

Kyopolou is a typical eggplant appetizer and can be consumed as a bread spread, a condiment, or as a salad.

It is generally prepared as a canned food, in glass jars, for the winter season.

[2][3] Similar relishes are popular in the Balkans in different variants and names (e.g., ajvar or pinđur).

A Romanian variety is called zacuscă, a word of Slavic origin[4] (cf.