Trilye Kebab — WorldGuide

Taste and atmosphere

About

A delicious meat dish with tomato sauce and pita bread, unique to the historic Trilye (Zeytinbağı) town of the Mudanya district.

Flavors, dishes and restaurants

Cuisine

Trilye Kebab is among the most preferred meat dishes in the restaurants on the coast of Mudanya. Although it resembles Bursa kebab, it differs in its meat marination process.

The pita bread used in the kebab is fried until crispy, and marinated beef or lamb is placed on top. To reach this flavor that foodies across Türkiye definitely try during Mudanya visits, you can check the coastal restaurants on the Map.

Ingredients

500 g beef tenderloin or lamb
2 local pita breads (tırnak pide)
2 tablespoons of butter
2 cups of tomato sauce
1 cup of strained yogurt
Thyme, salt, black pepper

Preparation

Cut the meat into thin strips and marinate in olive oil with thyme and black pepper.
Dice the pita bread, lightly crisp it in butter, and place it on the serving plate.
Sauté the marinated meat quickly over high heat.
Pour hot tomato sauce over the pita bread, place the meat, add strained yogurt to the side, and serve with hot melted butter.