Şakşuka (Turkish Mixed Vegetable Dish) vs Marmitako (Basque Tuna Stew)

Şakşuka and Marmitako share onion, garlic, tomato, potato, sweet paprika and parsley, yet they turn out strikingly different. Şakşuka fries eggplant, zucchini and potato until golden, then folds them into a thick, cumin-scented tomato and pepper sauce, giving a rich dish that works warm or at room temperature. Marmitako instead uses seared tuna and fish stock to anchor its potatoes, which are snapped into rough chunks so their starch thickens the broth. Parsley finishes both, but one is a fried-vegetable medley, the other a brothy fish stew.