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{{short description|Traditional South Dakotan dish similar to shashlik}}

[[Image:Kegchislicsmall.jpg|thumb|right|265px|A serving of beef chislic at a restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.]]

'''Chislic''' (or sometimes '''chislick''') is a dish consisting of [[skewer]]ed cubes of [[red meat]], usually mutton or lamb, although [[wild game|game meats]] such as venison and even beef steak can be used.
Most commonly associated with the state of [[South Dakota]], chislic was declared the official state "[[snack|nosh]]" of South Dakota in March 2018.<ref name="SB96"/>

==Etymology==
The word ''chislic'' is arguably derived from the [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] word ''[[shashlik]]'' or ''shashlyk'', itself rooted in ''[[shish kebab]]'', the Turkish term for skewered meats.<ref name="mack2"/> Chislic may have been introduced into the United States by John Hoellwarth, who immigrated from [[Crimea]] to [[Hutchinson County, South Dakota]] in the 1870s.<ref name="sodakmag1"/>

== Preparation ==
Chislic consists of [[deep frying|deep-fried]] cubes of mutton, lamb, beef or venison prepared rare to medium-rare, sprinkled with [[garlic salt]] or other [[seasoned salt]], and served with toothpicks. The dish is typically served hot, accompanied by [[soda cracker]]s.<ref name="tasteatlas.com">{{Cite web|title=Chislic {{!}} Traditional Meat Dish From South Dakota {{!}} TasteAtlas|url=https://www.tasteatlas.com/chislic|access-date=2021-01-20|website=www.tasteatlas.com}}</ref> Regional variations exist: in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]], the meat is [[Batter (cooking)|battered]]; in [[Sioux Falls]], it is lightly dusted with flour before deep-frying and may be served with [[hot sauce]];<ref name="weag141115"/> near [[Watertown, South Dakota|Watertown]], [[ranch dressing]] may be served on the side; while [[Lawry's Seasoned Salt]] is preferred near [[Redfield, South Dakota|Redfield]].<ref name="tasteatlas.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Giebink|first=Alexa|title=Chislic: A history of South Dakota's iconic dish|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/entertainment/2017/12/31/chislic-history-south-dakotas-iconic-dish/821229001/|access-date=2021-01-20|website=Argus Leader|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="SB96">{{cite web |title=Session 2018, Senate Bill 96 |url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislative_Session/Bills/Bill.aspx?Bill=96&Session=2018 |website=South Dakota Legislature: Legislative Research Council |publisher=State of South Dakota |accessdate=4 October 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="sodakmag1">{{cite journal |last=Preheim |first=Rich |title=The Chislic Circle |journal=South Dakota Magazine |issue=July/August 2005 |url=http://southdakotamagazine.com/chislic |accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref>
<ref name="mack2">{{cite book |last1=Mack |first1=Glenn Randall |last2=Surina |first2=Asele |title=Food Culture In Russia And Central Asia |year=2005 |publisher=Greenwood |isbn=0-313-32773-4 |page=83}}</ref>
<ref name="weag141115">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Suellentrop |newspaper=[[The Wichita Eagle]] |location=[[Wichita, KS]] |publisher=[[The McClatchy Company]] |title=Play a game and try the chislic, it's basketball time in South Dakota |url=http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article3950971.html |date=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=November 17, 2014}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:Skewered foods]]
[[Category:Cuisine of the Midwestern United States]]
[[Category:Food and drink in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Deep fried foods]]
[[Category:Wild game dishes]]
[[Category:Culture of South Dakota]]

Chislic - Revision history

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