Ciğer Sarma: A Dish from the Old Capital of Ottoman Empire In-Depth Look into Preparation of Ciğer Sarma

Offal has a significant part in Turkish Culinary Culture and Ciğer Sarma, a very famous dish in Edirne, a city in Northwestern Turkey, is one of these delicacies offered by this part.

The dish is basically baked spicy rice pilav wrapped in lamb caul fat. This spicy rice is called İç Pilav in Turkish Cuisine. And this rice preparation is common in all regions of Turkey with slight differences. Generally, it used for stuffing but can be served as a pilaf dish as well. The rice is prepared with onion, lamb liver, pine nuts, black currant, ground allspice and ground cinnamon. Also, it is another amazing dish prepared within the scope of 'Turkish Local Cuisines' course within the Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department at Yeditepe University.