Menemen is a popular traditional Turkish dish of eggs, tomato, and green peppers cooked in olive oil with spices such as ground black and red pepper, usually served with bread as a breakfast staple. Onions are sometimes added, more often when menemen is served as a main course rather than at breakfast. The dish takes its name from Menemen, a town in Izmir Province, Turkey.
Facts
Origin Period, From (Year) Origin RegionMenemen, Izmir Province, Turkey 2 Classification
Dietary SuitabilityContains Meat or Poultry 1 Sources
1. Menemen (Wikipedia)
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Menemen is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey.
2. Menemen (dish) - Wikipedia
Introduction
The dish takes its name from Menemen, a town in Izmir Province, Turkey.
History section
According to several accounts, menemen developed in Menemen after Cretan Muslims resettled there during the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
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