Mücver is a Turkish fritter or pancake, made from grated zucchini. They are typically pan-fried in oil and their batter often includes a mixture of eggs, onion, dill, parsley, flour, and sometimes potatoes and cheese (beyaz peynir or kaşar). They are similar to Jewish latkes and potato pancakes from various cultures.

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Mücver

Alternative names	Mucver
Type	pancake
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	grated zucchini/courgette or potatoes, egg, onion, dill and cheese and flour.
Media: Mücver

History

Though mücver is currently known as a vegetable patty made with zucchini, in the Ottoman cuisine, it used to be known as a cooking technique. Written as mücmer in Ottoman records, it transformed into mücver in modern Turkish.[1]

See also

• List of fried dough foods
• Latke – Jewish potato pancake dish
• Vada – Category of savoury fried snacks from India
• Potato pancake – Shallow-fried pancakes of grated or ground potato
• Domates mücveri – Turkish appetizer

References

External links

• Media related to Mücver at Wikimedia Commons

External video

• Video on YouTube
• Video on YouTube

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