Çöp şiş (pronounced 'chop shish') is a type of lamb
shish kebab
Shish kebab or shish kebap is a popular meal of skewered and grilled cubes of meat. It can be found in Mediterranean cuisine.
It is one of the many types of kebab, a range of meat dishes originating in the Middle East. In North American Engl ...
eaten throughout
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The etymology of the name can be explained by çöp which, among many other things, mean also little branch (çöpçatan – matchmaker). Çöp şiş originally refers to a skrewer made of a very thin branch, hence wooden.
Çöp şiş is generally cooked on wooden skewers rather than iron ones. 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.
It is usually served with grilled peppers and onion, with bread as an option to wrap the lamb and vegetables inside.
See also
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List of kebabs
This is a list of kebab dishes from around the world. Kebabs are various cooked meat dishes, with their origins in Middle Eastern cuisine and the Muslim world. Although kebabs are often cooked on a skewer, many types of kebab are not.
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References
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Turkish lamb dishes
Middle Eastern grilled meats
Skewered kebabs
Turkish words and phrases