Simit
Circular bread colloquially known as "Turkish bagel" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Koulouri" redirects here. For other uses, see Koulouri (disambiguation).
Simit is a circular bread, typically encrusted with sesame seeds or, less commonly, poppy, flax or sunflower seeds, found across the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and the Middle East, especially in Armenia, Turkey and the Balkans.[4] Simit's size, crunch, chewiness, and other characteristics vary slightly by region.
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Alternative names | rosquilla (France, Spain), bokegh (Armenia), Đevrek (Bosnia, Serbia), koulouri (Greece), covrig (Romania), gevrek (Bulgaria and North Macedonia), and Turkish bagel (United States) |
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Type | Bread |
Place of origin | Ottoman Empire[1] Roman Empire[2][3] |
Main ingredients | Dough (flour, water, yeast, salt),[citation needed] sesame seeds |
Variations | Also called Shureik, Ka'ak, and Sameet[citation needed] |
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In İzmir, simit is known as gevrek ("crisp"), although it is very similar to the Istanbul variety. Simit in Ankara are smaller and crisper than those of other cities.[citation needed]