Shish kofta

{{short description|Turkish dish of mincemeat kofta grilled on skewers}}

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Shish kofta ({{Wikt-lang|Ar|şiş köfte}}){{cite book|title=Turkish folk culture researches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEraAAAAMAAJ|year=1990|publisher=Halk Kültürünü Araştırma Dairesi|isbn = 9789751705624}} (Turkish){{cite book|author=Richard Hosking|title=Food and Language: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cooking 2009|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ilvBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT385|year=2010|publisher=Oxford Symposium|isbn=978-1-903018-79-8|pages=385–}}{{cite book|author=Maria Khalifé|title=The Mezze Cookbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c9v7DAiyRQIC&pg=PA73|year=2008|publisher=New Holland Publishers|isbn=978-1-84537-978-0|pages=73–}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} is a type of kebab-style kofta dish in Turkish cuisine.

The dish consists of minced lamb, mutton, veal or beef, or a mixture of these meats mixed with herbs, often including parsley and mint, placed on a şiş (skewer) and grilled. It is typically served with pilav (Turkish-style rice or bulgur wheat) and salad.

There are several regional variations on shish kofta. Tire köfte is made mainly with veal.{{cite web|url=http://www.haberekspres.com.tr/ekonomi/tire-sis-kofte-turkiye-pazarina-acildi-h45773.html|title=Tire Şiş Köfte, Türkiye pazarına açıldı|first=Haber|last=Ekspres|website=Haberekspres.com.tr|access-date=15 December 2017}}

The city of Burdur is known for its distinct variant of shish kofta known as Burdur şiş,{{Cite journal|last1=Ozmen|first1=Erdem|last2=Simsek|first2=Azim|last3=Kilic|first3=Birol|title=Determination of Microbiological and Chemical Quality of Burdur Şiş Köfte Collected from the Fast Food Restaurants in Burdur, Turkey|url=http://icomst-proceedings.helsinki.fi/papers/2012_12_28.pdf|access-date=2021-10-14|archive-date=2022-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404171202/http://icomst-proceedings.helsinki.fi/papers/2012_12_28.pdf|url-status=dead}} which is traditionally made with minced goat meat (or more commonly with beef today),{{Cite web|title=burdur sis köftesi|url=https://www.kulturportali.gov.tr/portal/burdursiskoftesi}} with salt but no spices or herbs, and eaten with a special type of pita bread.{{Cite web|title=BURDUR ŞİŞ KÖFTESİ|url=https://www.butso.org.tr/tr/cografi-isaretlerimiz/burdur-sis-koftesi}} Burdur şiş was officially recognised as a distinct variant of shish kofta by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2010.{{Cite web|title=burdur şiş köftesi tescil belgesi 155|url=https://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/TURKPATENT/resources/temp/9E57601A-330D-4B0F-AFE3-F2D1F8AED9D8.pdf}}

Shish kofta is also the basis of yoğurtlu kebap (kebab with yogurt).{{cite book|author=Levon P. Dabağyan|title=Zaman tünelinde Şehr-i İstanbul'un seyir defteri: semt-i Eyyüb, semt-i Eminönü, semt-i Yeşilköy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HlstAQAAIAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Karadağ Yayınları|isbn=978-975-9181-67-3}}

== See also ==

• Ćevapi
• Burdur Şiş
• Kebab
• List of kebabs
• Shish kebab
• Seekh kebab
• Lula kebab
• Kabab koobideh