Gözleme

The word gözleme is derived from the Turkish word közleme, meaning "to grill/cook on the embers". This word can ultimately be traced back to Turkish word köz, meaning "ember". The Ottoman Turkish alphabet had no distinction between k and g sounds, so it is unclear when the consonantal shift from köz to göz happened. The oldest record of the word in a Turkic language is dated back to 1477. It is first attested in Persian-Turkish dictionary '''' and also found in Evliya Çelebi's Seyahatnâme. ==History==

Jews avoided clarified butter, since by the rules of kashrut butter cannot be eaten at the same meal as meat, so bakers who made gözleme for them used sesame oil instead. ==Images==

Image:Yufka-opening the dough.jpg|Rolling out the dough File:GözlemeFüllung.jpg|A simple example of a popular preparation of gözleme with spinach, parsley, and Turkish white cheese. File:GözlemeAusbacken.jpg|The filled and sealed pastries being cooked over a sac griddle until they become golden brown. Image:Mantar Gozleme.jpg|Traditional tableside preparation of gözleme in a restaurant near Antalya. A gas-powered sac griddle can be seen inside the red oven to the right, with two thin wooden rolling pins ("oklava") and pastry brushes used to prepare the dough to the lower left. The cook is seen cutting up the finished gözleme on her pastry board table to prepare for final serving. File:Gözleme.JPG|Finished pieces of gözleme resting flat on a table prior to being served. File:Food from Turkey (Gözleme).jpg|Gözleme can be served flat on a plate with additional toppings, rolled up into a wrap, or cut into smaller mini-rolls, as depicted in this picture. File:Gözleme lady.jpg|Making Gözleme in Ankara: the pastry is made in different forms. ==See also==