cig kofte

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1. uncountableAn Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.

   They specialise in dishes from the Gaziantep region in south-east Turkey synonymous with kebabs. Our favourite is cig kofte, Turkey's answer to steak tartare (lamb kneaded with spice and herbs).

   2005 December 17, Sudi Pigott, quoting Tarik Bayazit and Savas Ertunc, “Istanbul on a plate”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2014

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   We used to go to Turkey every second year to visit our relatives and many of my memories of Gaziantep are based around food. Stuffed dolma, eggplant kebap, onion kebap, lahmacun, yuvalama, cig kofte, baklava, kunefe and much more.

   2023 March 31, Beyza Koca, “Recipes for Ramadan: Beyza Koca’s ali nazik (Turkish lamb with eggplant)”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023