Cevapcici
Ćevapčići [ tɕɛˈʋaptʃitɕi ] (plural, diminutive of Serbo-Croatian Ćevapi , see kebab ) are grilled rolls made from minced meat and a meat dish common in Southeastern Europe and the Middle East . In Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , North Macedonia , Serbia and Albania, as well as Iran , they are considered a national dish .
origin
It is believed that the Ćevapčići has a Persian origin in Iran and was brought to the Balkans by the Ottomans . There it developed into a popular and widely used dish.
preparation
The length of the Ćevapčići varies between around 5 cm in Bosnia and Herzegovina and around 10 cm in Serbia. Both variants are often available in other countries. The Bulgarian kebaptscheta are sometimes up to 20 cm long.
Originally Ćevapčići were made from lamb in Southeastern Europe . As a rule, however, variants made from beef are common today .
The most common form of administration is to serve 5, 10 or 15 pieces of Ćevapi straight. The meat mixture is seasoned with salt, savory , pepper and paprika powder. While the mixture in the former Yugoslavia is provided with finely chopped garlic , in Bulgaria fenugreek is mixed with it. From the spiced mass, rolls with a diameter of about 1–2 cm are formed, which are ideally drawn through overnight and cooked on the grill or in a pan. They are served with flatbread ( Lepinja or Somun ) or in Bulgaria with Schopska salad and, if necessary, kajmak . In Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia ajvar is often served with it , in Bulgaria Ljuteniza , in Romania mustard.
Name variants
In the countries of origin, Ćevapčići are called:
- Albanian qebape , [ ˈcɛbapɛ ] plural, qebap / i , singular
- Bulgarian кебапчета / kebaptscheta
- Macedonian : Ќебапчиња
- Romanian mici [ mit͡ʃʲ ] or mititei
- Serbo-Croatian : Cevapi / Ћевапи or ćevapčići / ћевапчићи
- Slovak : Čevapčiči
- Czech : Čevabčiči
- Greek : Κεμπάπια (kebapia)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ćevapi - The Dish Driving People Crazy for Decades. Retrieved December 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Tajni recept za najbolje ćevape i pljeskavice. Retrieved March 11, 2020 (Croatian).
