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Adana vs. Urfa Kebab: What's the Difference?

A side-by-side comparison of Adana and Urfa kebab: the shared lamb, tail fat, cleaver and charcoal method, the pepper that separates hot from mild, what isot does, the plate, the drinks, and how to make both at home.

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Gavurdağı Salatası: Tomato-Walnut Salad (Recipe)

Gavurdağı salatası is the finely diced tomato, onion and walnut salad served with kebabs across southeastern Turkey. What goes in it, why the dice matters, how it differs from çoban salatası and ezme, and a twenty-five-minute recipe.

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Şalgam vs. Ayran: Which Drink With Which Kebab?

Şalgam is sour fermented purple carrot juice; ayran is salted yogurt thinned with water. This comparison covers how each one tastes, which kebabs and flatbreads they belong with, and how to serve both properly at home.

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Adana Kebab at Home: Authentic Spicy Turkish Recipe

The authentic spicy kebab of Adana, adapted honestly for US kitchens: fatty ground lamb kneaded with pul biber, pressed onto flat skewers, and grilled hot and fast — with the...

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