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Menemen
Turkish softly scrambled eggs with tomatoes, green pepper, spring onion and feta.
About Menemen
Menemen is a Turkish breakfast and street-food dish of softly scrambled eggs with tomatoes and peppers. This profile follows Özlem Warren's version with spring onion and Turkish white cheese or feta.
Tomatoes keep the eggs juicy and bright, while green pepper and spring onion bring fresh savoury notes. Butter, olive oil and feta add richness, and red pepper flakes supply a warm lift.
The finished dish is loose and spoonable, with tender yellow curds among soft red tomato, green pepper and white cheese. It should remain moist rather than becoming firm or dry.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Menemen
Özlem Warren's tomato, pepper and feta Menemen.
- EggsSoft scrambled base
- Green bell pepperFresh pepper flavour
- Spring onionsMild savoury aromatic
- Ripe tomatoesJuicy vegetable base
- Olive oilCooking medium
- ButterRich cooking fat
- Turkish white cheese or fetaSalty creamy richness
- Red pepper flakesWarm pepper seasoning
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Eggs:
- Green bell pepper:
- Spring onions:
- Ripe tomatoes:
- Olive oil:
- Butter:
- Turkish white cheese or feta: . Source's Turkish white cheese or feta choice maps to feta cheese
- Red pepper flakes:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
Origins & food traditions
Turkish cookery author Özlem Warren identifies menemen as a favourite dish from her homeland and supplies this complete tomato, pepper, spring-onion and feta version; GoTürkiye independently describes menemen as runny scrambled eggs cooked with onions, green peppers and tomatoes.
Countries
- Türkiye
- TürkiyeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Turkish Cuisine
- Turkish CuisineCatalogue link pending review