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Dish · Adana
Adana kebabı
Wide skewer of lamb meat with tail fat, hand-chopped (zırh) with red pepper, grilled over coals and served with lavaş, onion with sumac, grilled tomato and pepper.
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Flavors · Trebizonda
Akçaabat köftesi
Flattened beef meatballs, stale bread, garlic and salt, grilled over charcoal and served with roasted pepper and tomato: the Akçaabat köfte, on the shore of the Black Sea, in Trabzon.
Traditional dish from Trebizonda
Also known as: Akçaabat köfte, Akcaabat koftesi
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Akçaabat köftesi — Trebizonda, Turkey
Akçaabat is a coastal district west of the city of Trabzon, on the Black Sea coast, and gives its name to the best-known köfte of the province. The registered recipe is simple: beef, stale bread, fat, salt and garlic, with no other seasonings. The meat mixes cuts from the brisket with shoulder, rib, filet and neck.
The meat is ground, and the mixture is kneaded for about an hour, shaped by hand and left to rest. The köfte are small discs, 33 to 40 grams and at most 2 centimeters thick, ranging in color from pink to brown. They are grilled over wood charcoal, without a fan or anything that blows the fire.
The application for the geographical indication of the name "Akçaabat Köftesi" (No. 132) was filed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Trabzon and is the province's first geographical indication. It states that the köfte has a long history in the region and that the preparation, especially of the mixture, requires skill.
The köfte comes with sweet pepper and roasted tomato, as specified in the registration.
Where it comes from
Trebizonda
Köfte from the Akçaabat district, on the Black Sea coast west of the city of Trabzon.
Ingredients
Beef (brisket, shoulder, rib, filet and neck), stale bread, fat, salt and garlic.
How it is eaten
Grilled over charcoal, with sweet pepper and roasted tomato; bread and salad usually accompany it.
When it is eaten
All year round, at lunch or dinner.
Your questions
Questions about Akçaabat köftesi
What goes into Akçaabat köftesi?
According to the registered recipe, only beef, stale bread, fat, salt and garlic. It does not include other seasonings.
Where is Akçaabat located?
It is a district on the Black Sea coast, west of the city of Trabzon, in the same province.
What is Akçaabat köfte eaten with?
With sweet pepper and roasted tomato. Bread and salad usually come with it.
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