#testikebap

Testi Kebap- an Anatolian dish with meat and vegetables cooked in a sealed cay pot. Take a look at how the waiter unseal the pot. #testikebabı #claypotcooking #claypot #testikebab #testikebap #anatolian #turkishfood #istanbul #istanbulturkey (at Sırevi Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGfqdZHm9S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hq6brqugrrlw

Amazing Testi Kebabi! #istanbul #testikebabi #testikebap #potterykebab #slowfood #turkey #tasteofistanbul (at Antakya Restaurant)

A popular dish that originated in Cappadocia is called Testi Kebap. Beef (or lamb) is cooked within one of these clay pots for hours in broth and herbs. The top is broken off with a hammer when the pot is brought out to the table before the soup like contents is emptied into a bowl. The top of the pot is sealed with dough but we were repeated told that one does not eat this delicious looking bread. We were never understood why. The spent pots can be seen outside of restaurants everywhere in Cappadocia. Their broken lids like crying mouths exclaiming the meaty goodness they once held.