Mangal 323609 219514006 2008-06-15T16:17:56Z Sahilmangal 7314422 {{otheruses}} {{Unreferenced|date=December 2006}} '''Mangal''' is the name for [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[barbecue]]. In a more social context, it resembles [[braai]] of [[South Africa]]. Mangal is popular in [[Iraq]], [[Turkey]], [[Israel]], and countries in the [[Levant]]. Mangal is also used in the former [[Soviet Union]] to make [[Shashlik]]. [[Image:Mangal-Moscow.JPG|thumb|300px|A [[shashlyk]] being prepared on a ''mangal'' in Moscow, Russia]] Beyond just consuming food, mangal often means a family or friends gathering. Generally held in gardens or picnic areas, it stresses the hospitality towards the guests. The menu always has a kind of meat. A typical mangal meal will consist of grilled vegetables, [[shish kebab]]s of various kinds and [[kofta|meatball]]s named ''köfte''. Grilled chicken wings, chicken breasts and offal is also common. Salads and other cold foods accompany the meal. [[Turnip juice|Şalgam]] or [[ayran]] are common drinks, alcoholic drinks are also consumed by some. Mangal was originally the name for a kind of indoors heater that was replaced by Western-type [[stove]]s in early 20th century. {{Turkish cuisine|grname=instrument}} {{Turkey-cuisine-stub}} [[Category:Barbecue]] [[es:Mangal]] [[ru:Мангал]] [[tr:Mangal]]