Çılbır or Turkish Eggs is a Turkish dish of
poached eggs with
yogurt
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(often with
garlic
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mixed in).
There are records of çılbır being eaten by
Ottoman sultans as far back as the 15th century. It is now common to serve the dish topped with melted butter infused with
Aleppo pepper
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,
for which
paprika
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can be substituted.
In several Balkan countries such as
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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,
Montenegro
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and
Serbia
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, the Turkish word ''çılbır'' is rendered as ''čimbur'' and refers to a dish of fried eggs. Almost identical is the
Panagyurski style eggs dish in
Bulgaria
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.
See also
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List of egg dishes
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Turkish cuisine
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References
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Egg dishes
Turkish cuisine
Bulgarian cuisine
Turkish words and phrases
Yogurt-based dishes
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