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/
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Dietary SuitabilityContains Meat or Poultry 1 Origin Region Connections
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Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
Source Pastirma (Wikipedia)
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Armenia, originated there.
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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
View the Source2. Pastirma (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): TurkeyQuote, P495 (country of origin): Turkey
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