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Kebap (Kebab)

Name: Kebap (Kebab)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 500g lamb meat; 1 medium onion; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp red pepper flakes; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

Kebap is a quintessential Turkish dish consisting of seasoned meat, typically lamb or beef, grilled on skewers or cooked over an open flame. It embodies the rich culinary traditions of Turkey and is a symbol of hospitality and communal dining in Turkish culture.

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Culinary DNA Preview

Turkish70%

Central Asian30%

Ingredients

lamb meat
500g
onion
1 medium
garlic
2 cloves
olive oil
2 tbsp
red pepper flakes
1 tsp
salt
to taste
black pepper
1/2 tsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Kebap has origins dating back to the medieval Turkic tribes of Central Asia, evolving through the Ottoman Empire into the diverse grilled meat dishes known today in Turkey.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Turkish70%

ingredients+techniques

Central Asian30%

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Techniques

grilling marinating skewering

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