Şakşuka is a Turkish side dish or

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made of vegetables cooked in olive oil. The particular vegetable may vary from region to region, but

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is a common choice. Balıkesir şakşuka is made with green tomatoes. The dish sometimes includes potato and peppers as well. Although it shares the same etymology as shakshouka (from a North African Arabic dialect meaning "mixed"), Turkish şakşuka is a completely different dish which does not include eggs and is therefore

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. The closest analogue to shakshouka in Turkish cuisine is menemen, which is essentially a shakshouka without

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