My book’s recipe – just called “Aubergine and Pepper Spread”, nothing stated as to origin from where in the region – does feature tomatoes. Basically, for 6 – 8 people, it lists one and a half pounds “eggp. / aub”, 2 green peppers, 2 ripe tomatoes – pus garlic and parsley. It would seem that this very modest cookbook only scratches the surface of what the Balkan peninsula can come up with !