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Best Kısır in Chicago

“Bulgur salad with the sharp tannic bite of pomegranate molasses and the brightness of fresh lemon.”

Kısır

What the real thing tastes like

Kısır is a bulgur based salad found in Turkish cuisine. The main ingredients are finely ground bulgur, parsley, and tomato paste. Common additional ingredients include onion, garlic (in some regions), sour pomegranate molasses, olive oil and lemon juice, cucumber, cornichons and spices. It can be served with lettuce leaves. It has a reddish color due to tomato paste admixture. It is served at room temperature as either a side-dish or meze appetizer.

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Kısır arrives as a burnished, rust-red salad—its color the honest work of tomato paste stirred through finely ground bulgur. Parsley leads the charge, anchored by the sharp tannic bite of pomegranate molasses, bright lemon, and olive oil. It's served at room temperature, equally at home as a meze or a side dish, its texture tender and absorbent, built to accompany rather than dominate.

Order it here when it has

  • finely ground texture
  • reddish color from tomato paste
  • served at room temperature
  • works as meze or side dish

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