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Caponata (Sicilian: capunata) is a Sicilian cuisine dish consisting of chopped fried eggplant and other vegetables, seasoned with olive oil, tomato sauce, celery, olives, and capers, in an agrodolce sauce.
Variants may add carrots, bell peppers, potatoes, pine nuts, and raisins.
A Palermo version adds octopus, and an aristocratic recipe includes lobster and swordfish garnished with wild asparagus, grated dried Bottarga and shrimp. These are exceptions to the general rule of a sweet and sour cooked vegetable stew or salad.
Today, caponata is typically used as a side dish for fish dishes and sometimes as an appetizer, but since the 18th century it has also been used as a main course.
Caponata is historically associated with Sicily's Jewish community, and is sometimes still referred to as caponata alla giudia.
A similar Neapolitan dish is called " Ciambotta". The dish is also popular in Tunisian cuisine.
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