chislic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Doublet of shashlik, ultimately from a Turkic language; based on the onset the closest candidates would be Turkmen çişlik or Kumyk чишлик (çişlik), or Crimean Tatar şışlıq (now şaşlıq). Supposedly introduced by a single individual from Crimea,[1][2] perhaps dissimilated in English.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chislic (uncountable)
- A dish of cubed, deep fried red meat (usually lamb) popular in part of South Dakota.
- 2018, Jonathan Deutsch, We Eat What?:
- While chislic originates in the Caucasus region of Europe and Russia, it is geographically associated with South Dakota.
References[edit]
- ^ Jonathan Deutsch (2018 May 25) We Eat What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Unusual Foods in the United States, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 88: “The word “chislic” is believed to come from the Turkish word shashlik, meaning “skewered meat”; it is a dish of skewered and grilled cubed meat in Iran, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey, […]”
- ^ National Geographic Society (U.S.), National Geographic (2016) Great American Eating Experiences: Local Specialties, Favorite Restaurants, Food Festivals, Diners, Roadside Stands, and More, →ISBN, page 172: “Chislic is often traced to a single settler, John Hoellwarth, who emigrated from Crimea in the late 19th century and prepared the dish as a snack. The name comes from the name of the Russian dish shashlik, also a meat kebab […]”