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Dish

Hamsi çığırtası

Where it belongs

Hamsi çığırtası is a kind of fritter from the Rize kitchen. Salted anchovies are bound with chard, spring onion or leek leaves and cornmeal, then fried in olive oil or butter. It is one of the Black Sea's practical ways of pairing anchovy with greens.