Kebapche

{{Short description|Dish of grilled minced meat with spices}} thumb|Bulgarian kebapcheta thumb|Macedonian ḱebapčinja '''Kebapche''' ({{langx|bg|кебапче}}, plural: кебапчета, '''''kebapcheta'''''; {{langx|mk|ќебапче}}, plural: ќебапчиња, '''''ḱebapčinja''''') is a dish of grilled minced meat with spices. The meat is shaped into an elongated cylindrical form, similar to a hot dog. Typically, a mix of pork and beef is used, although some recipes involve only pork. The preferred spices are black pepper, cumin and salt. Kebapche is a grilled food. It is never fried or baked.

A typical addition to a kebapche meal are chips (French fries), often covered with grated sirene (fresh white cheese similar to feta); lyutenitsa is sometimes used as a dip. The expression ''a three kebapcheta with sides'' (тройка кебапчета с гарнитура, ''troika kebapcheta s garnitura'') is particularly well-known. The preferred drink to go with a kebapche is beer.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

The word ''kebapche'' is derived from ''kebab'', ''–che'' is a diminutive Bulgarian neutral suffix, i.e. a "little kebab". A dish similar to kebapche and often combined with it is kyufte, which is often the same in terms of meat and spices but round-shaped. It often includes onions and parsley, which kebapche does not.

It is essentially the same dish as former Yugoslav ćevapčići, but the Bulgarian kebapcheta are typically larger.

==See also== *Mici (mititei), a Romanian dish

==References== * {{cite web|url=http://bulgariatravel.org/data/doc/ENG_32-Kebapcheta.pdf|title=Recipe Kebapches|publisher=Bulgaria Travel|accessdate=29 August 2015}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.vagabond.bg/features/item/357-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bulgarian-kebapche.html|title=The rise and fall of the Bulgarian kebapche|last=Georgieff|first=Anthony|date=2008-11-01|work=Vagabond|publisher=Vagabond Media Ltd|accessdate=29 August 2015|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094740/http://www.vagabond.bg/features/item/357-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bulgarian-kebapche.html|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news|url=http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2245522 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160418144003/http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=2245522 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-04-18 |title=В Бачково разкриха тайната на истинското кебапче |last=Паунов |first=Радко |date=2013-08-18 |work=24 часа |language=Bulgarian |accessdate=29 August 2015 }}

==External links== {{Commonscat|Kebapche}} {{Cuisine of Bulgaria}}

Category:Bulgarian cuisine Category:Ground meat Category:Kebabs Category:Macedonian cuisine