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Pastirma

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Pastirma is a heavily seasoned, air dried cured meat, typically made from water buffalo or beef, found under a variety of names across Balkan and Mediterranean cuisines. The meat is salted, washed, and dried for ten to fifteen days, then coated in a spiced paste called cemen, made from crushed cumin, fenugreek, garlic, and paprika, before further air drying. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 1
Origin Region
Turkey 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Salt Curing, Smoking and Drying, Food Traditions
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Armenian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
Middle Eastern Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
Turkish Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Beef, Ingredients
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
Water Buffalo, Ingredients
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Armenia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Pastirma (Wikipedia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastirma (dietary-suitability)
    Pastirma is a heavily seasoned, air-dried cured meat, typically water buffalo or beef, that is found in multiple Balkan and Mediterranean cuisines under a variety of names.
  • In Cuisine: Armenian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Middle Eastern Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • In Cuisine: Turkish Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, lead paragraph
    Pastirma is a heavily seasoned, air-dried cured meat, typically water buffalo or beef, that is found in multiple Balkan and Mediterranean cuisines under a variety of names.
  • Uses Ingredient: Water Buffalo, lead paragraph
    Pastirma is a heavily seasoned, air-dried cured meat, typically water buffalo or beef, that is found in multiple Balkan and Mediterranean cuisines under a variety of names.
  • Expresses Tradition: Salt Curing, Smoking and Drying, Lead paragraph
    Pastirma is a heavily seasoned, air-dried cured meat, typically water buffalo or beef, that is found in multiple Balkan and Mediterranean cuisines under a variety of names.
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2. Pastirma (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Turkey
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Turkey
Turkey
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