What is Kokoreç Anyway?

Traditionally from the Turkish culture, Kokoreç is a well-known delicacy in restaurants and most commonly as “street meat”. Kokoreç is a traditional Turkish dish made with lamb small, large intestine, and sweetbreads. The ingredients are rinsed and cleaned, then wrapped onto iron skewers to be grilled over charcoal. Once cooked, the dish is usually served with bread or tucked inside the bread with various spices such as oregano, cumin, and chili flakes.

Although rare, this dish is more popular than you know. This is what one of our customers had to share. "Growing up in New Jersey, my family would go to the city on the weekends during the summer to the street fairs. My parents always tried to get me and my siblings to eat exotic foods and try new things. I remember trying Kokoreç for the first time and thinking it was amazing until my dad told me what it actually was. It took a long time for me to realize that it's a delicacy and an incredible way to enjoy meat. Turkey is known for this type of meat, which is lamb intestines. I know that sounds gross, but it's really not. We enjoy different parts of the animal all the time, so why should it matter where it came from in the animal? I get that ignorance is bliss sometimes. It's sort of like the hot dog theory- just better off left unsaid.

There's something about the taste of the charcoal grill that it's prepared on when you pair it with peppers and onions. The bubbling and sizzling of the fat around the meat, the texture, the deep flavor that it provides it just divine. It's a real treat and I think any meat lover would enjoy it if they were open to the adventure."