Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's kind
of sweet and fruity.

Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
crushed red peppers.

Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

"Christopher M." > wrote in message
...
> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's
> kind of sweet and fruity.
>
> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
> crushed red peppers.
>
> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.

I don't even know what it is!

On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's kind
> of sweet and fruity.
>
> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
> crushed red peppers.
>
> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.
>

Context???? Are you talking about ajvar or some other roasted red
pepper spread? Zergut brand ajvar comes in mild and hot.

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On 6/29/2013 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400, "Christopher M."
> > wrote:
>
>> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's kind
>> of sweet and fruity.
>>
>> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
>> crushed red peppers.
>>
>> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.
>>
>
> Context???? Are you talking about ajvar or some other roasted red
> pepper spread? Zergut brand ajvar comes in mild and hot.
>
Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works
well there.

"casa bona" > wrote in message
...
> On 6/29/2013 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400, "Christopher M."
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's
>>> kind
>>> of sweet and fruity.
>>>
>>> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
>>> crushed red peppers.
>>>
>>> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.
>>>
>>
>> Context???? Are you talking about ajvar or some other roasted red
>> pepper spread? Zergut brand ajvar comes in mild and hot.
>>
> Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works well
> there.

Yes, I had the spread with hummus.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:08:00 -0400, "Christopher M."
> wrote:

>
> "casa bona" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 6/29/2013 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
> >> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400, "Christopher M."
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's
> >>> kind
> >>> of sweet and fruity.
> >>>
> >>> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
> >>> crushed red peppers.
> >>>
> >>> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Context???? Are you talking about ajvar or some other roasted red
> >> pepper spread? Zergut brand ajvar comes in mild and hot.
> >>
> > Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works well
> > there.
>
> Yes, I had the spread with hummus.
>

Not visualizing this at all. I just bought one container each of
plain and a "red pepper" hummus that was drizzled with what looks like
a red oil. If that is actually ajvar, it didn't seem like very much.

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On 6/29/2013 6:49 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:08:00 -0400, "Christopher M."
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "casa bona" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 6/29/2013 12:20 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:35:53 -0400, "Christopher M."
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Roasted pepper spread reminds me of tomato sauce. It's delicious. It's
>>>>> kind
>>>>> of sweet and fruity.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some people avoid roasted pepper spread because they think it's hot like
>>>>> crushed red peppers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Other people think it's bland like some roasted pepper soups and sauces.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Context???? Are you talking about ajvar or some other roasted red
>>>> pepper spread? Zergut brand ajvar comes in mild and hot.
>>>>
>>> Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works well
>>> there.
>>
>> Yes, I had the spread with hummus.
>>
>
> Not visualizing this at all. I just bought one container each of
> plain and a "red pepper" hummus that was drizzled with what looks like
> a red oil. If that is actually ajvar, it didn't seem like very much.
>

Typically they do a stripe or three of the red pepper paste over the
hummous - it's darned tasty.

On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:23:57 -0600, casa bona > wrote:

> On 6/29/2013 6:49 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:08:00 -0400, "Christopher M."
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "casa bona" > wrote in message
> >>>>
> >>> Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works well
> >>> there.
> >>
> >> Yes, I had the spread with hummus.
> >>
> >
> > Not visualizing this at all. I just bought one container each of
> > plain and a "red pepper" hummus that was drizzled with what looks like
> > a red oil. If that is actually ajvar, it didn't seem like very much.
> >
>
> Typically they do a stripe or three of the red pepper paste over the
> hummous - it's darned tasty.

Thanks, I've never seen that... still have no context about the red
pepper paste. Is it ajvar - if not, what is it?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:23:57 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> On 6/29/2013 6:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:08:00 -0400, "Christopher M."
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> "casa bona" > wrote in message
>> >>>>
>> >>> Roasted red pepper spread is some times served with hummous and works
>> >>> well
>> >>> there.
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I had the spread with hummus.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Not visualizing this at all. I just bought one container each of
>> > plain and a "red pepper" hummus that was drizzled with what looks like
>> > a red oil. If that is actually ajvar, it didn't seem like very much.
>> >
>>
>> Typically they do a stripe or three of the red pepper paste over the
>> hummous - it's darned tasty.
>
> Thanks, I've never seen that... still have no context about the red
> pepper paste. Is it ajvar - if not, what is it?

I think I have seen something like that at Central Market, sold on the aisle
with the gourmet crackers. Odd that. They have crackers next to the
cheeses and then other more standard crackers elsewhere. Anyway... I think
I remember buying a jar and then getting it home and thinking it was rather
meh. I didn't know what to do with it but it was with the crackers so
assumed to eat it with them. Meh.

On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 11:18:19 +0000 (UTC), Feranija
> wrote:

> On 2013-06-30, sf > wrote:
>
> > Not visualizing this at all. I just bought one container each of
> > plain and a "red pepper" hummus that was drizzled with what looks like
> > a red oil. If that is actually ajvar, it didn't seem like very much.
> >
>
> No, ajvar has nothing to do with hummus.

Thank you! So, what do you guess that "red pepper" stuff he mentioned
was? He's certainly not saying.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 07/02/13 11:27, sf wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 11:18:19 +0000 (UTC), Feranija
> > wrote:

>> No, ajvar has nothing to do with hummus.
>
> Thank you! So, what do you guess that "red pepper" stuff he mentioned
> was? He's certainly not saying.


Who knows...? There may be different pepper spreads out there, but ajvar
certainly doesn't look like anything as a tomato sauce; it's not of such
a thin consistency, and it's not as smooth as a tomato sauce. Ajvar as
final product has a strong orangey cast. And while it is usually made of
sweet peppers, ajvar isn't sweet at all, I mean not noticeably sweet as
sweetened with sugar.

Ajvar is plenty of roasted and minced or finely chopped pepper (peeled
and deseeded), plenty of oil (preferably neutral taste), some white
vinegar, all spiced with minced or finelly chopped garlic. Don't forget
salt. Simmer at least couple of hours constantly stirring. That's all.

Cayenne or other hot chilli powder is optional, if you like hot. If you
can find sweet Anaheim chiles or perhaps sweet Newmex, I believe you'll
make a good ajvar.
There are people who like to make ajvar entirely out of moderately hot
peppers which are very similar to regular anaheim chiles.

PS. Some people like to add couple of roasted and minced eggplants in
their batch.