cig kofte
US/t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/
cig kofte noun: an Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.
Noun
cig kofte
- An Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.
- They specialise in dishes from the Gaziantep region in south-east Turkey synonymous with kebabs. Our favourite is cig kofte, Turkey's answer to steak tartare (lamb kneaded with spice and herbs).2005 December 17, Sudi Pigott, “Istanbul on a plate”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- We used to go to Turkey every second year to visit our relatives and many of my memories of Gaziantep are based around food. Stuffed dolma, eggplant kebap, onion kebap, lahmacun, yuvalama, cig kofte, baklava, kunefe and much more.2023 March 31, Beyza Koca, “Recipes for Ramadan: Beyza Koca’s ali nazik (Turkish lamb with eggplant)”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Forms of cig kofte
| alternative form | chee kofta |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chee kufta |
| alternative form | chee kofte |
| alternative form | chi kofte |
| alternative form | chi kofta |
| alternative form | cig kofta |
| alternative form | çiğ köfte |
Origin of cig kofte
Borrowed from Turkish çiğ köfte (literally “raw meatball”).
Questions about cig kofte
- What does cig kofte mean?
- Cig kofte means an Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.
- What part of speech is cig kofte?
- Cig kofte is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cig kofte?
- Cig kofte is pronounced /t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/ (US).
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