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Imam Bayildi|ɪˈmɑːm ˈbɑːjɪldɪ|
Also Imam Baildi.
[Turk., lit. = the priest fainted (supposedly from pleasure at, or because of the cost of, the dish).]
A dish consisting of aubergines stuffed with an onion-and-tomato mixture and cooked in oil.
1935M. Morphy Recipes of all Nations 767 This vegetable [sc. the aubergine] is extremely popular in Turkey, and one of the commonest ways of preparing it is called Imam Baïldi..‘the Swooning Imam’—the Imam having fainted with delight when he first partook of this wondrous dish. 1952Howe & Espir Sultan's Pleasure & other Turkish Recipes 75 The fainting imam (Pathcan Imam Bayildi). There is an amusing story connected with this traditional dish. 1958I. Orga Turkish Cooking 114 Aubergine Imam Bayildi... Take the onion mixture and fill the aubergines with this then lay them side by side in a wide-bottomed saucepan. 1969R. Stout Death of Dude (1970) xii. 176 Eggplant stuffed with a purée which the Turks call Imam Baïldi—‘Swooning Imam’. Onions browned in oil, tomatoes, garlic, salt and pepper. 1972J. Rathbone Trip Trap x. 111 ‘Some more Imam Bayildi?’ He motioned to the aubergine stew. 1973Guardian 26 Jan. 11/1 A dish of aubergine..named Imam Bayildi or The Imam Fainted. |