Tail Fat

Meat Good year-round
Used in 1 of 203 cuisines (0%)

Kuyruk yağı — the prized fat from the tail of fat-tailed sheep, threaded between cubes on kebab skewers or worked into köfte and minced-meat dishes. It bastes the lean meat as it renders, carrying flavour and the smell of the mangal.

Where it comes from

Kuyruk yağı, fat-tailed-sheep tail fat used across Turkish grilling.

In the kitchen

Threaded onto skewers or worked into köfte to baste lean meat.

Nutrition (per 100g)

~850kcalCal
~2.0gProtein
~94.0gFat
~0.0gCarbs
~0.0gFiber

AI-estimated; model and run unavailable.

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