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Tire meatballs, which are peculiar to the
Tire meatballs, which are peculiar to the Tire
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district of İzmir
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, Turkey
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, are grilled with a thickness of a pen on thin skewers. No spices other than salt are used in its minced meat; and the meatballs are served with a buttery tomato sauce. The essential taste of Tire meatballs is revealed by the village butter used in its sauce. These meatballs, also known as Delikli (drilled) meatballs and Tire Kebab in the public are served by putting fresh parsley on them. Optionally, Tire meatballs may also be served with yoghurt.http://www.kolaylezzet.com/kolay-yemek-tarifleri/kofteler/880-tire-koftesi-tarifi-izmir Recipe of Tire meatballs in Turkish
See also
*Kabab koobideh
''Kabab koobideh'' ( fa, کباب کوبیده) or ''Kobide' ( fa, کوبیده) is an Iranian meat kabab made from ground lamb or beef, often mixed with ground pepper and chopped onions.
Etymology
''Koobideh'' comes from the Persian word '' ...
, Iranian minced meat
*Adana kebabı
Adana kebabı is a dish that consists of long, hand-minced meat. It is similar to or synonymous with a dish called kabab koobideh from Iranian cuisine. Mounted on a wide iron skewer and grilled on an open mangal filled with burning charcoal. The ...
, Turkish minced meat
*Kebapche
Kebapche ( bg, кебапче, plural: кебапчета, ''kebapcheta''; mk, ќебапче, plural: ќебапчиња, ''kebapchinja'') is a Bulgarian and Macedonian dish of grilled ground meat, minced meat with spices. The meat is shaped int ...
, Bulgarian minced meat
*Mititei
Mititei () or mici (; both Romanian words meaning "little ones", "small ones") is a dish from the Romanian cuisine, consisting of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape made from a mixture of beef, lamb with spices, such as garlic, bla ...
, Romanian minced meat
*Ćevapi
Ćevapi (, ), ćevapčići (formal: diminutive; , ) is a grilled dish of minced meat found traditionally in the countries of southeast Europe (the Balkans). It is considered a national dish of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also comm ...
, Balkan minced meat
* İnegöl meatballs, Turkish minced meat
* Akçaabat meatballs, Turkish minced meat
* List of meatball dishes
This is a list of notable meatball dishes. A meatball is ground or minced meat rolled into a small ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, bak ...
References
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