Tavuk göğsü facts for kids
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| Alternative names | Tavuk göğsü |
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| Type | Pudding |
| Course | Dessert |
| Main ingredients | Chicken, milk, sugar, rice flour |
Tavukgöğsü is a special Turkish milk pudding. Its name means "chicken breast" in Turkish. This dessert is made with shredded chicken breast.
It was once a very fancy dish. Important rulers called Ottoman sultans enjoyed it. They ate it in their grand palace, the Topkapı Palace, in Turkey. Today, Tavukgöğsü is still a popular dessert across Turkey.
History of Tavukgöğsü
People once thought this chicken pudding came from an old Roman cookbook. This book was called Apicius. They believed the recipe traveled from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine Empire. Then it went to the Ottoman Empire.
However, no copies of the Apicius cookbook have this recipe. There are similar dishes from Arab countries around the 900s. Because of this, experts now think Tavukgöğsü likely came from Arab cooking. It then became part of Turkish food.
How Tavukgöğsü Is Made
The traditional way to make Tavukgöğsü uses white chicken breast meat. First, the chicken is boiled until it is very soft. Then, the meat is pulled apart into tiny, thin pieces. Sometimes, it is even pounded until it is smooth.
Next, the chicken is mixed with milk and sugar. Cracked rice or other ingredients are added to make it thick. Sometimes, a flavor like cinnamon is also included. The mix becomes a thick pudding. It is often shaped nicely before serving.
Similar Desserts
Tavukgöğsü is a lot like an old European dessert. This dessert was called "blancmange." It was a common fancy dish in Europe during the Middle Ages. The famous book The Canterbury Tales even mentions it.
Today, blancmange has changed a lot. It is very different in modern Europe and Latin America. But the idea of a sweet, thick pudding is still similar.
