# The best kinds of kebab

Turkey's favourite kebabs according to the kebab guides of the Turkish Culture Portal, Elite World and Silivri Balaban Kebap: from Adana and Urfa to Erzurum's cağ kebab.

- 65 votes · 18 items
- Aug 29, 2024 · Defne
- https://even.best/en/l/912/the-best-kinds-of-kebab

## Top 15

1. **Cağ kebab** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Erzurum's marinated lamb cooked on a horizontal spit.
2. **Beyti kebab** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Minced-meat kebab wrapped in lavash, with yoghurt and tomato sauce.
3. **Urfa kebab** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Adana's mild sibling, with charred peppers and tomatoes.
4. **Tandır kebab** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Lamb slow-cooked for hours in a pit oven.
5. **Adana kebab** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Hand-minced lamb with tail fat and chilli flakes, spicy.
6. **Testi kebab** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Cappadocia's kebab cooked in a clay pot that is broken at the table.
7. **Shish kebab** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Cubed lamb grilled on skewers over charcoal.
8. **Ali Nazik kebab** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Gaziantep's lamb over smoky aubergine yoghurt.
9. **Çöp şiş** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Tiny pieces of meat on thin skewers, loved in the Aegean and Ankara.
10. **Orman kebab** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Meat stewed in a pot with vegetables.
11. **Döner kebab** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Meat cooked on a vertical rotating spit, the Turkish dish that conquered the world.
12. **Patlıcan kebab** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Aubergine and meatball slices grilled on the same skewer.
13. **chicken skewers** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Kebab in which marinated chicken pieces are cooked on skewers over embers.
14. **Pistachio kebab** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Gaziantep kebab made from minced meat kneaded with pistachios.
15. **Tepsi kebab** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Hatay's minced kebab baked in a tray.
16. **İskender kebab** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Bursa's döner over pide with butter, tomato sauce and yoghurt.
17. **Çökertme kebab** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Bodrum's sautéed meat on crispy potatoes with yoghurt.
18. **paper kebab** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Kebab in which meat and vegetables are wrapped in wax paper and cooked in the oven.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.