Çöp şiş

Çöp Şiş (pronounced 'chop shish') is a type of lamb shish kebab eaten throughout Anatolia in Turkey.

Çöp şiş
Çöp şiş on a plate with vegetables.
CourseKebab
Place of originTurkey
Main ingredientsMarinated slices of lamb, fat, onion, green pepper, black pepper and salt.

The etymology of the name is uncertain, though 'Çöp' means garbage or rubbish in modern Turkish, and may have come from the word meaning 'chaff', the stalk of wheat removed during winnowing.[1] It has also been suggested that they are so called because the meat used is the smaller scraps of meat that are not used for other types of kebab.[2]

Çöp şiş is generally cooked on wooden skewers rather than iron ones.[3] During preparation, the lamb meat and pieces of fat are mixed with garlic and tomato and left to marinate with black pepper, oregano and olive oil, before cooking over an ocak, or grill.[4]

It is usually served with grilled peppers and onion, with bread as an option to wrap the lamb and vegetables inside.[5]

See also

References

  1. Inc., Tom Brosnahan, Travel Info Exchange. "Çöp Şiş: "Trash" Kebap!". turkeytravelplanner.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  2. "turkey - Çöp Sis Kebabs : Are They Garbage?". turkey.netkurulum.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  3. "A Kebab Discovery in Istanbul. Turkish kebab types and what kebab to eat". Istanbul on Food - Culinary Tours. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  4. "Çöp Şiş". howtoistanbul.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  5. "Binnur's Turkish Cookbook: Chop Shish". www.turkishcookbook.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
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