Cağ kebabı

Cağ kebabı
Çağ kebabı
Cağkebabı5.jpg
The horizontally stacked meat on the rotating spit is being turned to be served. Note the wood fire behind the system, which is used to cook the meat.
Origin
Alternative name(s) Oltu kebabı
Place of origin Turkey
Region or state Erzurum
Creator(s) Disputed, with various lawsuits. Goes back to 18th century.[1]
Dish details
Course served Kebab
Main ingredient(s) Marinated slices of lamb and tail fat.

Cağ kebabı (pronounced [ˈdʒaː cebabɯ]) is a rotating kebab variety, originating in Turkey's Erzurum Province. The cities of Tortum and Oltu in the said province and Yusufeli in the neighboring Artvin province are in a heated debate concerning the origin of the dish. As such, in Turkish metropolises, this dish can be called called "Oltu kebabı" or "Tortum kebabı" depending on the origins of the chef.

This uniquely prepared kebab has become, as years passed, a trademark of Erzurum where all the famous Usta[2] like Şakir Aktaş and Kemâl Koç run restaurants each claiming to be descending from the exclusive inventors.

Note that while it is increasingly available in most Turkish cities, the Cağ kebabı is especially popular in Bursa, whereas enjoying an ever-growing success in Istanbul and Ankara, being mostly unknown in İzmir.

Contents

History

Cağ kebabı being cut

Ottoman Travelbooks of the 18th century cite a kebab cooked on wood fire consisting of horizontal stack of meat, known as "Cağ Kebabı" in the Eastern Turkish province of Erzurum, which is probably the ancestor of the Döner as we know it.[3][4]

Etymology

The word "Cağ" IPA: [ˈdʒaː] in the Eastern Turkish dialects, literally means "spit". Hence the name of the kebab that consists of meat impaled on a huge spit.

Preparation

Sadık Usta stacking the lamb slices on the Cağ

Slices of lamb and large quantities of tail fat are left to marinate in a mixture comprising a lot of yoğurt, black pepper and sliced onions for the length of a day. They are then impaled on the spit (Cağ), and stacked heavily. The spit is then locked and transferred to the fire where there is a fairly complicated device that controls the cooking of the spit. This typically includes a mechanism for turning the meat, another one for raising and lowering it, and also dents on the side to approach the stack towards the fire as it gets thinner after being served repeatedly.

Note that the meat used for Cağ kebabı is exclusively lamb,[5]

Newly impaled meat cooking on the Cağ

Serving

Oltu Cağ being grilled

See also

External links

References & Footnotes

  1. ^ Yierasimos, Marianna (Γιεράσιμος, Μαριάννα) (2005) (in Turkish). 500 Yıllık Osmanlı Mutfağı (500 Years of Ottoman Cuisine). Istanbul: Boyut Kitapları Yayın Grubu. pp. 307. ISBN 9752301118. 
  2. ^ "Usta" is a Turkish word, similar in its sense to the French word "maître" although its scope of use is wider, and it is a title, usually added after the first name, to denote a master of any craft or trade.
  3. ^ "Döner Hakkında – Dönerin Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Dönercibaşı- Özbilir Grup. http://www.donercibasi.com/doner.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-03. [dead link]
  4. ^ İskenderoğlu, Yavuz (2008). "Yavuz İskenderoğlu-Kebapçı İskender Tarihçesi" (in Turkish). Kebapçı İskender. http://www.kebapciiskender.com.tr/tr/?PID=7. Retrieved 2009-03-03. 
  5. ^ Yaman, Renan (1993) (in Turkish). Döner Kebabın Hikâyesi (Story of the Döner Kebab). Ankara: THKATV Yayınları. pp. 92–102. 

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