Nokul or lokum is a type of
puff pastry
Puff pastry, also known as ', is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough (') and butter or other solid fat ('). The butter is put inside the dough (or vice versa), making a ' that is repeatedly folded and rolled out befo ...
. Nokul is a type of pastry eaten in
Turkey
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and
Bulgaria
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with variations. Nokul is sometimes served hot as an appetizer instead of bread. It consists of a rolled sheet of yeast dough onto which
feta
Feta ( el, φέτα, ) is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep's milk or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. It is soft, with small or no holes, a compact touch, few cuts, and no skin. Crumbly with a slightly grainy texture, it ...
-style white cheese, walnut or poppy seed is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter. The dough is then rolled, cut into individual portions, and baked.
Variations
*Nokul with
peynir (''Peynirli nokul'')
*Nokul with
beef
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus'').
In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...
(''Etli nokul'')
*Nokul with
tahin (''Tahinli nokul'')
*Nokul with
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...
(''Cevizli nokul'')
*Nokul with
poppy seed (''Haşhaşlı nokul'')
*Nokul with
hazelnut (''Fındıklı nokul'')
Regional nokul styles
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See also
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Bejgli
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Cantiq
Cantiq ( tr, Cantık, crh, yantiq) is a çiberek that is grilled, not fried.
See also
*çiberek
Chebureki;
via russian: чебурек, cheburek, which is single form;
plural one is russian: чебуреки, chebureki;
see also wikt:чеб ...
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Cozonac
, region = Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova
, creator =
, course = Dessert
, type = Yeast cake
, served =
, main_ingredient = Wheat flour, butter, milk,eggs,sugar,yeas ...
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Lokma
Lokma, also known by their Greek name, loukoumades, are pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough balls, soaked in syrup or honey, sometimes coated with cinnamon or other ingredients. The dish was described as early as the 13th century by a ...
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Nut roll
A nut roll is a pastry consisting of a sweet yeast dough (usually using milk) that is rolled out very thin, spread with a nut paste made from ground nuts and a sweetener like honey, then rolled up into a log shape. This 'log' is either left lon ...
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Pogaca
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Poppy seed roll
The poppy seed roll is a pastry consisting of a roll of sweet yeast bread (a viennoiserie) with a dense, rich, bittersweet filling of poppy seed. An alternative filling is a paste of minced walnuts, or minced chestnuts.
It is popular in Cent ...
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Tsoureki
Tsoureki ( el, τσουρέκι) also known as ''Šurēk'' (, Arabic), ''choreg'' or "chorek" ( Armenian չորեկ, կաթնահունց), ''çörək'' (Azerbaijani), ''çyrek'' ( Albanian), ''kozunak'' ( Bulgarian козунак), ''cozonac'' (R ...
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Nazook
Nazook (also spelled nazuk or nazouk, Armenian ''Նազուկ'') is the name of an Armenian pastry made from flour, butter, sugar, sour cream, yeast, vanilla extract and eggs, with a filling often made with nuts, and especially walnuts. Nazook ...
References
External links
*https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/lezizz/sevilen-yoresel-lezzet-nokul-nasil-yapilir-nokul-tarifi-41083607
*https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/selcukludan-gunumuze-kalan-lezzet-nokul-2650983
Turkish cuisine
Bulgarian cuisine
Yeast breads
Appetizers
Turkish breads
Tatar cuisine
Puff pastry
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