 One spice that is associated with çiğ köfte, and with Şanlıurfa as a whole, is "isot", a very dark, almost blackish paprika, prepared in a special manner, and which is considered as indispensable for an authentically local preparation of çiğ köfte.A vegetarian version of ciğ köfte may also be made with only bulgur grains.The preparation is similar to the versions that include meat and some cooks also add pomegranate molasses.