Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 14:04     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Anonymous wrote:Baba Ganoush?


how did you get baba ganoush out of that description? the only thing the same is eggplant
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 14:02     Subject: Re:Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Anonymous wrote:It's Imam biyaldi. It literally means "the imam fainted".


This was my first thought. Melts in your mouth!

I've tried to recreate a different really great eggplant dish, eggplant with garlicy yogurt sauce, in case anyone knows what that is. They served it at Skewers, a restaurant that used to be in Dupont Circle, with crispy pita chips and parsley, I believe. I haven't been successful at all in figuring out what made it so good.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 13:49     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Anonymous wrote:Imam Bayildi


Op here - this one s it!!!!!

Thank you so much!

Now I am off to Google the best recipe for it.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 09:28     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 09:14     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

With chickpeas? Moussaka or maghmour? I absolutely love it too.
https://vidarbergum.com/recipe/lebanese-moussaka-maghmour/
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 08:03     Subject: Re:Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

It's Imam biyaldi. It literally means "the imam fainted".
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 07:50     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Sounds like a dish I enjoy at Bacchus in Bethesda, which comes in a vegetarian option:

FATTET MAKDOUS
Lebanese bread soaked in pomegranate sauce & yogurt garlic, topped with eggplant & ground beef with pine nuts. Garnished with almonds ( Vegetarian option available ).
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 07:21     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 07:19     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Ratatouille or caponata
Hunkar begendi
Imam biyaldi
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 07:11     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Sounds like ratatouille if you ask me.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 06:31     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Eggplant caviar?
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/eggplant_caviar/

Was it hot or cold? Main dish or appetizer?
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 03:42     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Years ago there was an amazing recipe printed in the WaPo that I've since lost...it was eggplant with yogurt, served cold or room temp. Any idea what that would be called? It was to die for.
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 03:25     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Baba Ganoush?
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 00:40     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

Imam Bayildi
Anonymous
Post 11/07/2024 00:31     Subject: Help with the name of an eggplant dish I used to love - Middle Eastern I think

I once ate this dish at a party and liked it so much that I googled the recipe and made it 3 or 4 times. That was years ago and now I cannot remember the name of the dish to Google it again!

What I remember:

1 - it was DELICIOUS! (Duh!)

2 - the main ingredients were eggplants and TONS of olive oil

3 - I’m not sure, but I *think* there were other vegetables there as well, such as onions, garlic, bell peppers and maybe, even black olives.

4 - the main thing it is that the veggies were roasted together with a Ton of EVOO! There was/is even a story/fable surrounding the dish as that was so much olive oil used that the husband fainted (cost $$$) about it - or something along the lines. But the dish has a folklore tale surrounding it - THAT I remember!

5 - it is vegetarian- no meat involved.

Can anyone here help me remember what is the NAME of this dish??? I want to prepare it for a work potluck next week. It would be a great side dish for the vegetarians in the crowd, but also pretty much anyone would like it.