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Barbecue (Georgian მწვადი, Russian Шашлык from which turktatarischen Šašlyk or Saslik) are grilled or fried, usually marinated meat skewers.

Barbecue is a traditional snack in Turkic-speaking countries, in Russia, the Caucasus and parts of South East Europe (including Serbia and Hungary) where they are offered at stands. In Russia, because of the dominant position, the snack bars are referred to as Barbecue. Many of the widely used throughout Russia kebab recipes are originally from the Caucasus.

Barbecue is in many variants in Western Europe has become known, the term is often used synonymously in general for a spit. Thus there are kebab recipes with fish and seafood or just vegetables.

In the Rhineland, but also in southern Germany, a special variant of the shish kebab at food stalls are popular the skewers of pork, bacon, onions and peppers are not grilled, but in a sauce, which also includes onions and red pepper, simmered gently for hours, until the flesh is very soft. The resulting, rather thin, spicy and reddish-brown sauce is there to also order sausage or french fries.

The spikes are regional variations in many versions of mutton or lamb, beef and pork, often supplemented with other ingredients such as vegetables such as onions, peppers and tomatoes, or slices of bacon, kidneys, liver, small sausages etc., which are alternately placed the meat on the skewers.

To prepare the kebab meat is first cut into small cubes and marinated for hours or days, giving it the special taste and makes it more tender. After fitting together with the other ingredients in a simple wooden skewers and roast over an open fire or a short hot fire is usually directly from the skewer kebab, eaten without sauce or other spices. The usual side dish is bread, in some countries, rice or vegetable salads.