Kattama ( kk, қаттама, translit=qattama; ky, каттама, both ), katlama, katmer ( tr, katmer), qatlama

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

, катма Bulgarian , qator gambir ( mn, гамбир, ) is a fried layered bread common in the cuisines of

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former ...

. Qatlama in traditional Turkish means "folded", which comes from the verb ''qatlamaq'' "to fold", likely referring to the traditional method of preparation. The Turkish variety katmer is made as a dessert with

kaymak Kaymak, sarshir, or qashta/ashta ( fa, سَرشیر ) ( ar, قشطة or ar, قيمر ) is a creamy dairy food similar to clotted cream, made from the milk of water buffalo, cows, sheep, or goats in Central Asia, some Balkan countries, som ...

(

clotted cream Clotted cream ( kw, dehen molys, sometimes called scalded, clouted, Devonshire or Cornish cream) is a thick cream made by heating full-cream cow's milk using steam or a water bath and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly. During this t ...

,) and like many other delicacies from

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally #Name, called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, Turk ...

, is also filled and topped with

pistachio The pistachio (, ''Pistacia vera''), a member of the cashew family, is a small tree originating from Central Asia and the Middle East. The tree produces seeds that are widely consumed as food. ''Pistacia vera'' is often confused with other spe ...

Turkish Regional Katmer Styles

*Sivas Katmeri *Antep katmeri *Kilis Katmerihttps://www.ci.gov.tr/Files/GeographicalSigns/193.pdf

References

Flatbreads Kazakhstani cuisine Kyrgyz cuisine Mongolian cuisine Turkish cuisine Azerbaijani cuisine {{CAsia-stub