Iskender Kebab

Iskender kebab is one of the most famous meat foods of Bursa and takes its name from its inventor, İskender Efendi, who lived in Bursa in the late 19th century. It can be assumed to be derived from a verticalized version Cag Kebab, from Erzurum.

It is a kind of doner kebab prepared from thinly cut grilled beef basted with tomato sauce over pieces of pita bread and generously slathered with melted butter and yoghurt. Additionally, one cylindrical meatball can be placed on top. It is commonly consumed with shera as a drink to aid digestion. Tomato sauce and boiling butter are sometimes poured over the dish, at the table.

"Kebapci Iskender" is trademarked by Yavuz Iskenderoglu, whose family still runs the restaurant in Bursa. This dish is available in many restaurants throughout the country mostly under the name "Iskender kebap", "Bursa kebabi", or at times with an alternative one made up by the serving restaurant such as "Uludag kebabi".