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  Turkish Iskender (Bursa Doner) Kebap
Iskender (or Bursa) Kebap is named for the chef who created the dish and the city of Bursa where he created it.
Iskender ("Alexander") Kebap begins as lamb raised on the thyme-covered slopes of Mount Uludag (which rises south of Bursa, which is south of Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara).
The lamb is roasted as döner kebap, sliced and spread atop diced flat pide bread, then topped with savory tomato sauce and browned butter and served with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of parsley on the side.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com /TravelDetails/Food/IskenderKebap.html   (166 words)

  
 Iskender kebap Definition / Iskender kebap Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Iskender kebap is one of the most famous meat foods of northwestern Turkey and takes its name from its inventor, Iskender Efendi, who lived in BursaBursa (formerly known as Brusa or Prusa) is a city in northwestern Turkey.
It is a kind of döner kebap prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with tomato sauceTomato sauce is a condiment made with tomatoes, and sometimes additionally ham, onions, basil, salt, oil, garlic and various spices.
Iskender kebap is a relatively recently invented type of kebap which is usually consumed in the northwestern parts of Turkey.
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 Iskender kebap
İskender kebap is one of the most famous meat foods of northwestern Turkey and takes its name from its inventor, İskender Efendi, who lived in Bursa in the late 19th century.
It is a registered trade mark and in Bursa, it is prohibited to sell it under this name in a place other than the original İskender Restaurant.
It is a kind of döner kebap prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with tomato sauce over pieces of pita bread and generously slathered with melted butter and yoghurt.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Iskender_kebap   (136 words)

  
 Cuisine of Turkey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Although every kind of halal meat is consumed, lamb from milk-fed lambs is especially favored.
Iskender kebap is a relatively recently invented type of döner kebap which is usually consumed in the northwestern parts of Turkey.
Döner kebap has established itself as an alternative fast food in Western Europe countries like the Netherlands, Germany and Britain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cuisine_of_Turkey   (666 words)

  
 Turkish Kebaps
Below, a big plate of shish köfte-style kebap with bulgur wheat, crudités, tomatoes, peppers, onions and parsley as prepared at Hamdi Restaurant near the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar in Eminönü, Istanbul.
Kebap (or kebab) simply means "roasted," and usually refers to lamb roasted in some form, but may refer to chicken--or even (roasted) chestnuts--as well.
Döner Kebap is lamb roasted on a vertical spit and sliced off when done.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com /TravelDetails/Food/Kebaps.html   (260 words)

  
 Iskender kebap
Iskender kebap is one of the most famous meat foods of northwestern Turkey and takes its name from its inventor, who lived in Bursa in late 19th century.
It is a kind of döner kebap[?] prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with tomato sauce over pieces of bread and generously slathered with melted butter[?] and yogurt.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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 Iskender kebap. Who is Iskender kebap? What is Iskender kebap? Where is Iskender kebap? Definition of Iskender kebap. ...
Iskender kebap is one of the most famous meat foods of northwestern Turkey and takes its name from its inventor, Iskender Efendi, who lived in Bursa in the late 19th century.
It is a kind of döner kebap prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with tomato sauce over pieces of bread and generously slathered with melted butter and yoghurt.
Specially consumed with "Shira" as a drink helping digestion.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Iskender_kebap   (88 words)

  
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My parents have interest how to make a better kebap and this relation became effective on me. In summer holiday, when we go to picnic, we make kebap and there is a competition between me and my friends to make a better kebap.
Iskender kebap, doner kebap can be shown as examples of these kebaps.
Iskender kebap and Doner kebap can be thought of as different kinds of kebap but, in the normal kebap (Adana Kebap),
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 Articles - Kebab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kebab (kebap in Turkish, kabab in Iran and India/Pakistan, also spelled kebob, kabob) means "grilled (or broiled) meat" in Persian and Turkish.
Iskender kebap - Doner kebab served with yoghurt, tomato sauce and butter
Shish kebab (ÅŸiÅŸ kebap in Turkish) is a wooden or metal stick (a skewer) with small cubes of any kind of meat, fowl or fish with or without vegetables that is roasted on a grill.
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 Iskender Kebap
Iskender is the name of the person who first invented the Iskender Kebap.
He served it in his restaurant in Bursa named after him (Kebapci Iskender, Ataturk Caddesi No.60 BURSA).
The specially prepared slices of doner kebap are laid over small pieces of Turkish `pide` bread and a dollop of yoghurt is put on the side.
www.bursahotels.net /Bursa/content.php3?id=17&artid=50   (92 words)

  
 Matt Krause's Photo Pages
In Bursa, we went to lunch with a couple of Fati's friends and had "iskender" kebap, Bursa's signature dish.
Kebap doesn't refer to the "kebab" I thought it would (you know, the bite-sized chunks of meat and/or vegetables on individual skewers over a barbecue).
Kebap refers (I think) to dishes derived from the large "cylinder of meat" spinning on the vertical skewer under the hot lamp, like you see in a gyros store/deli.
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 Encyclopedia: Iskender kebap   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar.
It is a kind of döner kebap prepared from thinly cut grilled lamb basted with tomato sauce over pieces of pita bread and generously slathered with melted butter and yogurt.
It is commonly consumed with "Shira" as drink to aid digestion.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iskender-kebap   (292 words)

  
 Kebapçi Iskender | Restaurant Review | Bursa | Frommers.com
This is ground zero for what has ultimately infiltrated into the daily cultural life not only in Turkey but worldwide.
It was in 1867 that Grandpa Iskender tried a new way of roasting lamb; he stuck it on a vertical rotating spit (döner means revolving).
The flavorful meat is spiced with aromatic thyme from Uludag and butter from local dairy farms.
www.frommers.com /destinations/bursa/D50306.html   (162 words)

  
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Lunched on Iskender kebap, a dish for which Bursa is famous.
The lamb was served on a bed of flat pide bread, and topped with a tomato sauce and browned butter.
This man is slicing lamb for the Iskender kebaps.
www.wmich.edu /fcs/turkey/day12.htm   (193 words)

  
 ATFA | Events, Classes, Community News, About Turkey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Iskender ("Alexander") Kebap begins as lamb raised on the thyme-covered slopes of Mt. Uludag (which rises south of Bursa, which is south of Istanbul and the Sea of Marmara).
The lamb is roasted as döner kebap, sliced and spread a top diced flat pide bread, then topped with savory tomato sauce and browned butter and served with a dollop of yogurt and a sprinkle of parsley on the side.
Then put the fried doner kebap on the bread and sauce.
www.atfa.us /turkey_detail.asp?ID=6   (239 words)

  
 Gastronomía Turca
Doner el turco significa algo que gira y el kebap es carne asada pero hay platos de la carne que no es asada y se dice kebap también.
Doner Kebap, aparte de que se sirve en los restaurantes regulares, también es una forma de comida rápida.
Iskender Kebap, el famoso plato de Bursa; se prepara con doner kebap, yogur, una salsa especial y la mantequilla frita.
www.aturquia.com /gastronomia/gastronomia.htm   (790 words)

  
 Turkey : In Depth : Food & Drink | Frommers.com
The dilemma is whether or not to fill up on these delectables or save room for the kebaps, a national dish whose stature rivals that of pasta in Italy.
While izgara means "grilled," the catchall phrase kebap simply put, means "roasted," and denotes an entire class of meats cooked using various methods.
But even though signs for kebap houses may mar the view, Turkish citizens are anything but carnivores, preferring instead to fill up on grains and vegetables.
www.frommers.com /destinations/turkey/0349020880.html   (1663 words)

  
 Time Out Istanbul - Istanbuls living city guide online
TOIST explores the calorie disaster that is the yoghurt and bread Iskender kebap
It’s absolutely delicious, and if you have eaten İskender Kebap before, you will know that this Iskender is the real thing.
Two Iskender dishes and two glasses of şıra will cost you 25 million TL.
www.timeout.com.tr /yazi_goster.php?artID=70   (171 words)

  
 zabihah.com - your guide to halal eating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Tried their recommendations of Iskendar kebap, and donner, which didn't disappoint.
The taste is exactly the sames as kebaps I ate in Istanbul.
Mix Kebap is also very good, you get pieces from almost all kebaps in one big plate.
www.zabihah.com /_details.php?rest_id=1903   (392 words)

  
 Turkey
In Bursa we were introduced to Iskender kebap and I immediately became addicted, eating it at every opportunity.
This is kebap over chunks of thick pide bread, drizzled in a tomato sauce and browned butter with a scoop of yogurt on the side.
Paige talked about the touts, and undoubtedly the kebap touts are the most amazing.
www.tarantism.com /mefloquine/9turkey.html   (3427 words)

  
 Bursa - Review - The most historical and green city of Turkey
Besides all the beauties in Bursa, Iskender doner is still the main reason why I like Bursa this much.
There are people like me who go to Bursa in order to eat Iskender Doner.
Bursa stands on the lower slopes of Uludag(Great Mountain), which is the largest and most celebrated winter-sports centre in Turkey.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /national-parks-international/bursa/315225   (735 words)

  
 Uludag Kebapçisi | Restaurant Review | Bursa | Frommers.com
Although Grandpa Iskender has the historical corner on the döner kebap recipe, this place has perfected it.
Located in two narrow storefronts near the old bus terminal, the Uludag Kebapçisi is arguably the best place in the world to eat the Iskender döner kebap.
You can order it with decadent slices of steak (bonfile), surprisingly delicious kidney (böbrek), or what the owner called "back" (kantifile) -- but don't complain to me if your cholesterol levels shoot through the roof: Uludag goes through 18 kilos of butter per day.
www.frommers.com /destinations/bursa/D50307.html   (186 words)

  
 Turkish Food
You will see locals place their side salad on top of the cooked lahmacun and roll it into pancake shape before eating.
ISKENDER KEBAP – Made with thinly sliced, spiced beef, served on a pitta bread base with a side serving of yoghurt and salad.
Turkey is famous for its kebabs and there are a wide variety in chicken, lamb and mince - it must be pointed out that the Döner kebabs you find in the UK bear very little resemblance to the Turkish original!
www.kentestateagency.com /General%20Information/food1.htm   (365 words)

  
 BURSA CITY / TURKEY
Bursa was and is still famus for its peaches, silk trade, towel manufacture and thermal springs.
Make a point to try the locally-created Iskender Kebap, a dish of bread, tomato sauce, strips of grilled meat, melted butter and yogurt.
A tour of the city beginsin the eastern section at the Yesil turbe (Green Mausoleum).
www.turkiye-online.com /travel/marmara/bursa.html   (679 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - Question about Bursa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bursa is not a very touristic city but still might be interesting.
Is is something different than the normal kebap that you can get in every corner here in england?
Iskender kebap is made of döner kebap but it has specialities, e.g the special meatball on it, the tomato sauce, apetizingly smelling butter, the soft and tasty pieces of bread underneath...
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=216854   (829 words)

  
 Bursa, Turkey - Mersina: Information about Turkey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In Bursa there are things you should not miss.
First of all you are in the homeland of the delicious "Iskender Kebap".
The candied chestnuts are a specialty and have an unforgettable taste.
www.mersina.com /Turkey/Marmara/Bursa   (645 words)

  
 DOENER KEBAP!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Shish durum and iskender are two of my favorite meat dishes.
Did you know that Doener is Germany's favorite fast food according to an article in The German Weekly.
There's even a mobile Kebap Imbiss in Lippstadt, Germany with photo and link to a Kebap Haus.
www.serve.com /shea/doner.htm   (176 words)

  
 History Forum > Which city are you staying?
Kebaps are my favorites, I like Döner Kebap and Iskender Kebap the most
Feb 9 2004, 05:27 AM Kebaps are my favorites, I like Döner Kebap and Iskender Kebap the most
I've tasted Doner Kebap and Shish Kebap before...they are real nice.
www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t1286.html   (971 words)

  
 Bursa, die erste Hauptstadt der Türkei
Dabei wird das Fleisch (Kebap) zusammen mit Brotstücken in einer Soße aus Tomaten und Joghurt serviert.
Den Abend ausklingen lassen wir dann natürlich in unserem Stamm-Teehaus.
Zum Abendessen greifen wir wieder mal zum Döner Kebap.
www.eckart-winkler.de /reise/sosteuro/bursa.htm   (2981 words)

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