simit

Also known as semit, simeet, sameet, semid, gevrek, Turkish bagel

Simit is a circular bread, typically encrusted with sesame seeds or, less commonly, poppy, flax or sunflower seeds, found across the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and the Middle East, especially in Armenia, Turkey and the Balkans. Simit's size, crunch, chewiness, and other characteristics vary slightly by region.

Key facts

Prepared food.name: Simit
Prepared food.image: Simit-2x.JPG
Prepared food.image_size: 250px
Prepared food.alternate_name: rosquilla (France, Spain), bokegh (Armenia), Đevrek (Bosnia, Serbia), koulouri (Greece), covrig (Romania), gevrek (Bulgaria and North Macedonia), and Turkish bagel (United States)
Prepared food.country: Ottoman Empire Roman Empire
Prepared food.type: Bread
Prepared food.main_ingredient: Dough (flour, water, yeast, salt), sesame seeds
Prepared food.variations: Also called Shureik, Ka'ak, and Sameet

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In İzmir, simit is known as gevrek ("crisp"), although it is very similar to the Istanbul variety. Simit in Ankara are smaller and crisper than those of other cities.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “simit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.