Tantouni
Sign in to saveTantuni is a spicy Turkish dish consisting of julienne cut beef or lamb, stir-fried on a unique traditional metal plate called a sac. Originating from the Mersin province in southern Turkey, it has become one of the country's most popular street foods.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Tantuni
- Food.image
- Tantuni sokak yemeği.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 260px
- Food.caption
- A tantuni.
- Food.alternate_name
- Mersin tantunisi
- Food.country
- Turkey
- Food.region
- Mersin
- Food.course
- Main course, Street food
- Food.type
- Meat dish, Wrap
- Food.main_ingredient
- Beef or lamb, cottonseed oil, onion, tomato, parsley, sumac, paprika
- Food.served
- Hot
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Preparation
- Ingredients
- Cooking Method
- Serving and Variations
- Presentation Styles
- Accompaniments
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Tantuni is a spicy Turkish dish consisting of julienne cut beef or lamb, stir-fried on a unique traditional metal plate called a sac. Originating from the Mersin province in southern Turkey, it has become one of the country's most popular street foods.
Distinct from other Turkish kebabs or döner, tantuni is characterized by its specific cooking method involving a combination of boiling and frying, the use of cottonseed oil, and the ritual of steaming the bread atop the cooking meat. In 2017, "Mersin Tantunisi" was granted a Geographical Indication (GI) registration by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tantouni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.