Lyutenitsa, ljutenica, lütenitsa or lutenica (Bulgarian: лютеница, Serbian: љутеница, Macedonian: лутеница, lyuto, ljuto or luto, Bulgarian: люто, Serbian: љуто, Macedonian: луто, Turkish: Lütenitsa ); meaning "spicy", is a (sometimes spicy hot) vegetable relish or chutney[1] in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian and Turkish cuisines.
The ingredients include peppers, aubergines, carrots, garlic, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, tomatoes and walnut.
It comes in many varieties: smooth; chunky; with chili peppers or eggplant; and hot or mild.
industrial production of lyutenitsa and ajvar has flourished.
Large-scale production of both relishes has popularized them outside the Balkans.