Cured meat · cured

Pastırma

Also called pastirma, basturma

Turkish and Armenian air-dried beef coated in a fenugreek, garlic and paprika paste; pungent and spiced. Sliced thin for breakfast, baked with eggs or in börek.

Gluten-freeDairy-free

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodBresaola

    No fenugreek-garlic crust; add a little cumin and paprika.

  • T3 · In a pinchPastrami

    Moist, smoky and peppery, without the spice crust.

  • T3 · In a pinchSucuk

    Same spice family, but a sausage rather than sliced cured beef.

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