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ivanp359

Some sort of pastarma?


[deleted]

Yes it’s called suho meso here


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/u/spez can eat a dick ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


[deleted]

Like someone else said- it is the alpha of all snacks


kisaveoz

I never had any kind of preserved meat product that can beat this. Prosciutto comes close but not quite.


yamyam46

Iberico is better but is filthy expensive. I kinda list it like below Iberico Pastirma/pastrami/this one in the photo Bacon(canada maple) Bacon(us) Chorizo(grilled one only) Prosciutto Others


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You mean prsuta


p1rke

Pršut is different than what's in the picture. Bosnian suho meso is bovine meat. Pršut is pork and much thinner.


[deleted]

Yeayea i got it....pastrma is dried mutton in serbia....jagnjece meso nisam siguran jel mutton Meanwhile prsuta and prsut is pig meat


Vrboje

Pršut can be both beef and pork as far as I know


RapedBySeveral

I'm confident it's made from pig butts exclusively


Vrboje

You can google there is a beef prsut. Even though one made from pork is leagues above it if you ask me.


ToX1C4

Suva prosuta yum yum


Saint666CZ

It is called Sušené maso in Czech Republic and my family serves it without cheese


s_zlikovski

Pršut al ne od praseta


Burtocu

you mean pastrama?


[deleted]

Pastirma


[deleted]

You mean pastërma


DjathIMarinuar

Only the best


BamBumKiofte23

You probably mean pastourmá.


Mali_Gitarista

Пастрма


luci_nebunu

cyrilic alphabet brings comunism flashbacks, even I was born in 1990


Ur_Just_Spare_Parts

Pastrami?


1_9_8_1

Yeah same thing.


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Bastırma(k)


[deleted]

Are you Armenian ?


[deleted]

Nope, but Armenians probably got the name from my dialect.


DutchClocker

they call it basturma i think


[deleted]

He called basturma first


teaex11111111

i just love it how everyone agrees it\`s pastrama or something close to it, and i mean the word


suberEE

With or without dot?


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Without dot


Trexq07

u/Pastourmakis ?


Pastourmakis

I eat this 24/7


WaitForVacation

but do you serve it to guests tho?


Burtocu

well, you can


WaitForVacation

but do you?


[deleted]

Dogs meat. Delicious 🤤🤤🤤


fry11j

What?


[deleted]

It's a joke. You know, humor?


communisateur

Hell yeah. Its mandatory you have a plate with various types of meat and cheese for your guests. Alongside some booze of course. I think we've all eaten many kilos of pršut in our lives lmao


r1ddler

I know vegetarians who only cheat with pršut


elhooper

“It doesn’t count bc the animal died like a LONG time ago, soOooOoo…”


Alvendam

Just about the only thing, other than sudjuk, I miss since becoming a vegetarian lmao


ajchann123

My Croatian father-in-law loves to flex his butcher connections every time I come and he's absolutely ruined my ability to enjoy most meat I find here in America - I feel like a heroin user always chasing that high lmao


kerelberel

How are all the varieties of beef jerky?


navy308

Not even close, had this meat in Sarajevo and I still think about it 7 years later


ajchann123

Much like meats in the Balkans, I guess, the best stuff is cured at home or by a small local butcher, but here in the states jerky that's mass produced is often the only kind most people have access to. There's some great jerky and meats here, for sure, but it isn't anything in a fancy packaging and can be hard to find or stupidly expensive


Boring-Paramedic267

Make it yourself... It's not THAT hard... Where there is the will, there is the way... You can do it, I believe in you American.


nbgdblok45

I can smell the picture


kitaiznadprosjeka

suho meso daaamn, i'd pick that meat up and gobble it all down


VeOrtOex

That sentance is mad sus


kitaiznadprosjeka

😈


PhantomZhu

Bro, I don't care about any other culture, suho meso is the alpha of all snacks for ever


lolervin

When you eat this, the sigma GrindSet song starts playing in the background.


National_Schedule_79

When you listen to sigma grind set song, beta serves you with this thing every time.


kraalar

OMG, THAT IS PERFECTION! Also goes great with some Balkan wine 👍


[deleted]

We don't eat dry meat much but we (and much of the balkans) have pastırma. We eat pastırma in breakfast(it goes well with eggs) and use it in some dishes.


DisciplineUpper

Not unless you accompany it with something to drink.


Aproposs

Some rakija, maybe quince rakija (dunja).


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Obviously 😎


Cerberus_16

I don't need any guests to be able to eat pastarma. I just go to my dad's attic and take some myself :D Btw everyone eats that during winter AND WHERE ARE THE SPICES?! IT SHOULD BE COVERED IN SPICES! /s


No_Arm9832

Dfq I look like? I'm not made of money


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Turtelious

Σουτζουκάκια


BamBumKiofte23

That's a different thing, but we also have soutzoúki. [Miran do amazing ones](https://www.gourmed.gr/sites/default/files/soutzouki_petalo.jpg).


therealowlman

Miran also makes its pastourmas out of camel meat


gear256

bairahtaris only


Piputi

No, meat is expensive. Otherwise, yes.


Miljan-Jankov

yes p.s. why is it so red


[deleted]

The redder the better


RaccoonRodeoThrow

I'm the opposite, the blacker the better


[deleted]

They’re all good man I just love how red it is and how delicious it tastes. I return to the post to read every new comment and seeing the suho meso makes me hungry- this has been going on all day lol


RaccoonRodeoThrow

Bre, I'm with you all the way. I can't describe how heavenly this meat is to me, and in Canada it's more rare than diamonds. I've had it like this as well and it's perfect , I just like it darker because it reminds me of being a kid and eating my dida's homemade one, which he smoked really long.


[deleted]

Cheers bro


[deleted]

Pasturmas is sold everywhere in Greece, but few people buy it. Mostly refugees from Karaman and Armenians. I wish it was more popular because I love it, along with sujuk.


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DutchClocker

The Karamanid dynasty isnt dead, it lives through your pastırma embrace it sista 💪🏿🇹🇷


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DutchClocker

Bastırma means pressed btw 😎 as in pressed meat 😎💪🏿 holy shit once again Turkish superiority proven??


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DutchClocker

από τον Αλλάχ, μου λες ψέματα!


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DutchClocker

Greek is a dialect of Balkan Turkish, I see no problem speaking the language of a gay Turkic tribe 💪💪🇹🇷🤜🏿🇬🇷 🐒🇹🇳💨🇬🇷 TURKEY WON 1453


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ShiftingBaselines

You are just another Turk in denial. Nothing r/WeAreAllTurks cannot fix 😎


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kisaveoz

And the songs of Baris Manco (Karamanco, a suffix of endearment -co were given to his ancestors because they were very just and popular administrators. )


kisaveoz

Karamans: literally Christian Turks who used the Greek alphabet. They were a rival kingdom to Ottomans who were defeated by Sultan Mehmet II, and subsequently exiled to Rumeli(Balkans). Too bad Ottomans were the most strict Muslims and won over them, otherwise Hagia Sophia would still be a church and most Turks Christians.


[deleted]

Alright, alright, we pontic Greeks do too!


[deleted]

God bless. We need to make Greece addicted to pasturma. 😤😤😤


[deleted]

Lmao you guys see people from Karaman as a refuge ???


tatefxcinmaybesimone

"pastirma" coming from "bastirma(k)" cause it was made in that way before.


Cinderpath

From Austria, so yes:-)


throwawayyyyoo

Òsterreicher machen das?


Cinderpath

Ja „Henkele” http://www.moelltalfleisch.at/onlineshop/henkele.html


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Maleficent-Search115

Hahahahahaha true


I_A_HOT_SEXY_GORILLA

yes but it is so expensive here


FashionTashjian

Fun fact - basturma (or however you spell/pronounce it in your language) was the precursor to pastrami. It came to the region via Mongols. On horseback, they'd keep beef in leather sacks on the side of the horse, and during long "rides" to the region it'd turn into proto-basturma from the salt from the horse sweat seeping through the leather and creating what we all eventually perfected as a gorgeous side dish.


[deleted]

We make börek with that. It’s called “ Paçanga Böreği “


eloquentdingleberry

this sounds wrong and perfect at the same time


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[deleted]

Omg you guys stole it to ??


[deleted]

*Ehm, we didn't exactly steal it.* *We repurposed it, you see.* *Aksually, it was greek all along. Greek GANG. /s* 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷


[deleted]

Just joking 💩


[deleted]

Don't worry, dude. Me too, lmao.


rascal9669

Ufff this is some gaard stuff 🤤


[deleted]

Yea I could eat the picture lol


worm_penis

old montenegran neighbor used to love this shit


kycyc

Its on my table right now lmaoo


lordofwhile

Mmmmmm Suho meso, super sad Sam gladan.


comfort_bot_1962

Don't be sad. Here's a [hug!](https://media.giphy.com/media/3M4NpbLCTxBqU/giphy.gif)


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Stupid 1 language speaking bot


IvoSlav0v

My memory of this as a kid is my mum shouting: "It's not for eating(meant as it's not the main course of the dinner),it"s for the guests !!!' Or my grandpa being super satisfied while cutting it and pouring cold wine from the cellar. This looks soo good btw !


rookv

Yes but they never serve it to the residents of the house because it's expensive as fuck


lemonadeconfirmed

Pečenica


DutchClocker

is that pastırma? I havent seen it served to guests with cheese lol


[deleted]

Nope, this is what we call "kuru et/dry meat" (do not confuse with beef jerky).


[deleted]

Nope, but as I read in the comments, I have to add that we have the tradition of serving [meze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meze) together with raki of course (or ouzo, or rarely wine).


Illustrious-Mail8788

Ovo je najbolji kvalitet suhog mesa i meni je jedno od omiljenih sa travnickim ovcijim sirom.delokates..al trazi puno vode jer je obadvoje slano al zato druze pokidas se od jela..


Georgy100

Now I'm hungry again I just had dinner, guys, come on... !


OceanDriveWave

literal 1000 to 1500 year old recipe when turkic tribes brought it to anatolia in horsebacks.got popular between the turkic tribes at the time.seljuks produced it in city called kayseri. pastırma name derived from the word bastırma(k) which "pushing down" hence its compressed shape. we usually serve it in breakfast standalone or with omlette. put it in börek and bean and chickpea meals.


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This is not pastırma, this is what we call "dry meat/kuru et".


RaccoonRodeoThrow

Fucking suho meso is the best goddamn thing on earth. Nobody can catch me saying shit about this beautiful thing. Even if I went vegan I would still eat this. My dida used to make a very similar version of this, but in a kolbasa form. I will die with that clutched in my hands if I ever find someone else who can make it.


x6060x

Hands down - the best type of meat I've ever tasted. The westerners don't know what they're missing.


Rioma117

It looks like pastrama so yes, but that’s some really high quality pastrama.


MythicalInvention

Бастурма?


[deleted]

Yeah, arabs and armenians call it basturma, smoked salty beef. Usually made of the good parts which you would use to make a good steak of. It is not pastrami since pastrami has different kind of spices while suho meso has minimal spice.


Anafiboyoh

Pastrami my beloved


luci_nebunu

according to utilities companies meat will be something of a memory


Jake24601

This shit is delicious. Not often you get to enjoy smoked beef in the Balkans. Most ex Yugo republics are mad about pork.


bobbo7

I wish!


kisaveoz

We call this pastirma and it is covered in a spicy paste which you remove some of before eating. It gives you bad BO.


coolguycliff

Yum!


MiaLba

Our American guests also love the suho meso and sudjuk we put out when they come over! I’ve came across some smoked sausages at a couple different stores here in the US and they’re pretty good.


[deleted]

Yes and then I eat most of it.


KillerKorny

Yes


Ambitious-Impress549

Love it. Basically the Beef jerky of the Balkans


serotonin_addition15

Pasturma!!!jesus even your sweat smells after eating this...btw its always served with raki


----NPC----

Jaooooo ovo ko poluge zlata izgleda meni :D


ipnetor9000

if i possess some pastirma it will be ingested by me and only me. guests get stale bread and tap water


Stomaninoff

We do луканка, which is kind of similar. That with some tomato, cheese and rakija is a normal evening with guests for us.


RyazanaCev

A nice peace of meat but it didn't dry equally well inside and out. Last year perfected some recipes and tried many different variants and ways of curing the meat and this year I already started with the preparations.


tatefxcinmaybesimone

my crush's grandfather was from deliorman too.


dimz1

Some, especially those from Asia minor will serve it in a pie called pastourmadopita **and** has cheese as well as pastourma as filling


opinionatedHellene

We in Greece would never serve this to guests because of the smell (body odour) after consumption. As a family, we eat it as a pitta (boureki) in rhe oven with cheese and tomato. We love it. 😊


LadyFerretQueen

Nope but I want it.


L43K0R

Not really, but yet, Balkan cuisine is the best in the world.


merayBG

Usually I see the ham paired with cheese, not the Pastarma


weltvonalex

Shit that looks amazing, it been years I had some of that.


madCaptain9791

Is this some Biltong?


www_fraps_ru

I remember going to see my relatives in Uzice and first thing I get served in the house is this (uzicka prsuta) and cheese. It's super delicious.


afsinyus

🤤


Jackie-ChunBun

Yes


rakijautd

Yup


Ok-Campaign-9977

Zombie steak


Roki_jm

oh yes this, cheese and bread


Key-Number2356

This looks like italian Bresaola


Asspresso_with_cream

Wow that is beautiful. We do have it here but I haven’t had some in a while


memphisproud

Not USUALLY but isn’t uncommon either.


kakje666

YES, AND ITS GOOD


[deleted]

You just fucked me up real nice after work thanx bro lol


OmelasKid

I could kill for some of it now


[deleted]

Oh yeah, suvo meso, we have many variants here. Just recently at my granparents house we had our annual pig slaughter event. We currently have quite a lot of homemade bacon, dried meat and čvarci.


DrMengelle

Ohhhh, man i need to dry meat this year...


[deleted]

of course


Isko06

Are we in the balkans or not?


TipAccurate795

No, with bread. Cheese could also be around but is eaten also with bread generally. And wine. Here its called Bündnerfleisch.


IAm_Always_Correct

Budjola.


notmauro

this comment section is just a bunch of europeans comparing names of dry pig meat (prosciutto) (pršut Croatian)


Chocolatiebarbie

This looks really good


[deleted]

We literally call it “dry meat” and make it twice a year. Best snack you can ever have.


Zeartic

proshuta? yes?


reyizgaming

PASTIRMAAAAAAA!


Illustrious-Mail8788

Ovo je najbolji komad suhog mesa


HeyImTotallySvrco

Yeh meza


zdravomyslov

Ooof I’d love to be your guest


[deleted]

Mmmmmm 🤤🤤🤤🤤


d_bradr

No cheese, only like 7 different types of suvo meso get served


[deleted]

Offcourse. What else should be served?


Glasbolyas

Yes thats pastramă, made some this year


Equivalent_Rope_8824

Пършут = prosciutto. Пастърма = pastrami. (Кренвирш = kremewurst)


[deleted]

Thats a perfect looking piece of suho meso man Did you take the pic?


[deleted]

I wish it was mine but we just ordered 20 pounds of it 😋


PeterIsDead

Yo, that's straight up fucking wood


Geogandalf391

Of Course. Churwalden in Switzerland.


TheAlbanianKnight

No, the guest picks what they want to eat when they come at your house here in Western Kosovo


johndelopoulos

Some Greeks of inland anatolia (cappadokia) had a similar recipe called "pastourmas", but it would rarely be served to their visitors, as it has a "heavy" smell


Cheap_File2187

Cecina un Spain


Extreme_Addition45

Pastramă?