See zelnik on Wiktionary
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"text": "Households Rocco Monte Piano, Nono and Trieste made tomato sauce, and Household Abruzzo also made salami and preserves; household Bitola made pickles and preserves, ‘ajvar’ a special paprika relish, and because Kiril was a patisserie chef, various zelniks, and sweet delicacies such as baklava and tolumbi were prepared in the summer kitchen.",
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