Tirit, also known as trit, is a Turkish dish prepared by soaking broken-up stale bread in a broth prepared from

offal Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle. Offal may also refe ...

, and then seasoned with ground

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and

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. Some variants add cheese or

yogurt Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as ''yogurt cultures''. Fermentation of sugars in the milk by these bac ...

. Tirit is based on

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from Central Asia, where similar dishes were prepared using

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and

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of various kinds, often including stale bread; see

kuurdak Kuurdak ( ky, куурдак, kk, қуырдақ, Qýyrdaq, tk, gowurdak; Говурдак, , uz, qovurdoq, mn, Хуурдаг), transliterated with various spellings, is a traditional meat dish made in Central Asia. The name comes from a no ...

. Tirit is sometimes found in the cuisine of Mecca, where the story is told that the morale of a community hungry from famine brought about by a

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was boosted by being sustained by this dish until the return of times of greater plenty. Khash is a similar offal-based dish eaten in many countries in

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, and the southern

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. Edelstein, Sari (2009). Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 236. . Similar combinations of offal and grain are found in

haggis Haggis ( gd, taigeis) is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach though n ...

and some kinds of

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, which use oatmeal as the starch. The forms of tirit involving cheese are similar to the

barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley p ...

-based Tibetan staple

tsampa Tsampa or Tsamba (; ) is a Tibetan and Himalayan staple foodstuff, particularly prominent in the central part of the region. It is glutinous meal made from roasted flour, usually barley flour and sometimes also wheat flour. It is usually mi ...

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