İçli pide (), also called simply pide, is a savory dish of Turkish
Black Sea
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origin consisting of a usually rounded, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as meat,
kaşar
Kasseri (Greek: κασέρι, Turkish: ''kaşar''Merriam-Webster Unabridged ''kasseri''/ref>) is a medium-hard or hard pale yellow cheese made from pasteurised or unpasteurised sheep milk and at most 20% goat's milk. "Kasseri" is a protected d ...
,
beyaz peynir
Beyaz peynir (, ) is a brine cheese produced from unpasteurized sheep, cow or goat milk. The cheese has a slightly grainy appearance and is similar to lighvan, feta, sirene and other Balkan white cheeses. Vegetable rennet is added to the she ...
, and other ingredients), which is then baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven. A person who makes pide is known as a ''pideci''.
Variations
*Pide with
peynir (''Peynirli pide'')
*Pide with beef (''Etli pide'')
*Pide with
kaşar
Kasseri (Greek: κασέρι, Turkish: ''kaşar''Merriam-Webster Unabridged ''kasseri''/ref>) is a medium-hard or hard pale yellow cheese made from pasteurised or unpasteurised sheep milk and at most 20% goat's milk. "Kasseri" is a protected d ...
(''Kaşarlı pide'')
*Pide with
sucuk (''Sucuklu pide'')
*Pide with
pastırma
Pastirma or Pasterma, also called pastarma, pastırma, pastrma, pastourma,, basdirma, basterma, basturma, or aboukh is a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
(''Pastırmalı pide'')
*Pide with
peynir and egg (''Peynirli yumurtalı pide'')
*Pide with beef and egg (''Etli yumurtalı pide'')
*Pide with
kaşar
Kasseri (Greek: κασέρι, Turkish: ''kaşar''Merriam-Webster Unabridged ''kasseri''/ref>) is a medium-hard or hard pale yellow cheese made from pasteurised or unpasteurised sheep milk and at most 20% goat's milk. "Kasseri" is a protected d ...
and egg (''Kaşarlı yumurtalı pide'')
*Pide with
sucuk and egg (''Sucuklu yumurtalı pide'')
*Pide with
pastırma
Pastirma or Pasterma, also called pastarma, pastırma, pastrma, pastourma,, basdirma, basterma, basturma, or aboukh is a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef that is found in the cuisines of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ...
and egg (''Pastırmalı yumurtalı pide'')
*Pide with
tahin (''Tahinli pide'')
*Pide with
garlic
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(''Sarımsaklı pide'')
Regional styles
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Karadeniz pidesi
*Kır pidesi
*Güveç pide
*Cıvıklı
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Tahinli pide
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Bursa cantık pide
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Etliekmek
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Lahmacun
Lahmacun ( ), lahmajun, or lahmajo () is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs including onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chi ...
*Fındık
lahmacun
Lahmacun ( ), lahmajun, or lahmajo () is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs including onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chi ...
*
Nazilli
Nazilli is municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 691 km2, and its population is 162,737 (2022). It is the second-largest city in Aydın Province, after the city of Aydın. It is east of Aydın, on the road to D ...
pidesi
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Karacasu
Karacasu is a municipality and district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 727 km2, and its population is 17,620 (2022). It is from the city of Aydın.
Formerly known as "Yenişehir", Karacasu is reached by turning off the Aydın - Den ...
pidesi
Geographical signs
See also
* Bursa cantık pide
* Khachapuri
Khachapuri ( ka, ხაჭაპური, tr from 'curd' + 'bread') is a traditional Georgian dish of cheese-filled bread. The bread is leavened and allowed to rise, molded into various shapes, and then filled in the center with a mixtu ...
* Etli ekmek
* Pastrmajlija
Pastrmalija () () colloquially Pastrmajlija () is a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian bread pie made from dough, cheese, eggs and meat. Pastrmalija is usually oval-shaped with sliced meat cubes on top of it, and in some regions people put ch ...
References
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