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Kokoretsi

Kokoretsi: what it is and where to eat it

Κοκορέτσι

A traditional dish consisting of lamb or pork intestines wrapped around various offal and grilled on skewers.

6 restaurants on Tastavo serve it

Cuisine
Greek

Typical ingredients

  • lamb intestines
  • pork intestines
  • liver
  • heart
  • lungs

History of the dish

Byzantine Empire

Kokoretsi
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Origin
Byzantine Empire
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Kokoretsi (Greek: κοκορέτσι) or kokoreç is a dish of the Balkans and Anatolia (Asia Minor), consisting of lamb or goat intestines wrapped around seasoned offal, including sweetbreads, hearts, lungs, or kidneys, and typically grilled; a variant consists of chopped innards cooked on a griddle.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Kokoretsi” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Where to eat it

Thessaloniki

Athens

Heraklion

Santorini

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