İçli Pide facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
İçli Pide

Course	Main course
Place of origin	Turkey
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Beef, leek, Dough, meat, cheese, tahini
Variations	Bursa cantık pide, Khachapuri, Etli ekmek, Pastrmajlija

Pideci

İçli Pide (pronounced "Eech-lee Pee-deh") is a delicious, savory dish from Turkey. It's like a flatbread or a kind of pizza, but with its own special shape and toppings! It starts with a flat, round or boat-shaped dough. This dough is made from wheat and has yeast, which makes it rise and become fluffy. After shaping, it's covered with tasty ingredients like tomatoes, different kinds of cheese, or meats. Then, it's baked until golden and crispy, often in a very hot, traditional wood-fired oven. Someone who makes pide is called a pideci.

Types of Pide

Pide comes with many different toppings. Here are some popular ones:

• Pide with Cheese:
  • Peynirli pide uses white cheese, similar to feta.
  • Kaşarlı pide uses yellow cheese, like a mild cheddar or mozzarella.
• Pide with Meat:
  • Etli pide is made with seasoned ground beef.
  • Sucuklu pide has spicy Turkish sausage called sucuk.
  • Pastırmalı pide features air-dried beef called pastırma.
• Pide with Egg: Many of the meat and cheese pides can also have an egg added on top before baking. The egg cooks as the pide bakes, making a runny or firm yolk.
• Sweet Pide: Tahinli pide is a unique version made with tahini, which is a paste from sesame seeds. It's often a bit sweet.
• Garlic Pide: Sarımsaklı pide is a simple pide flavored with garlic.

Regional Pide Styles

Different parts of Turkey have their own special ways of making pide. Here are a few examples:

• Karadeniz pidesi: This pide from the Black Sea region often has a boat shape and can be filled with cheese, ground meat, or even spinach.
• Kır pidesi: A smaller, often folded pide from the Kırşehir region.
• Güveç pide: This style might be baked in a clay pot, giving it a unique flavor.
• Cıvıklı: A thin pide from the city of Kayseri, often topped with finely diced meat.
• Bursa cantık pide: A round pide from Bursa, usually topped with ground meat.
• Etliekmek: From Konya, this is a very long and thin pide, often topped with ground meat, tomatoes, and onions.
• Lahmacun: While similar to pide, lahmacun is a very thin, round flatbread topped with spiced minced meat and vegetables. It's often called "Turkish pizza."
• Fındık lahmacun: A smaller version of lahmacun, perfect for a quick snack.
• Nazilli pidesi: A specific style from the Nazilli district.
• Karacasu pidesi: Another regional pide, known for its unique preparation in the Karacasu area.

See also

In Spanish: Pide (comida) para niños