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Kazandibi is a Turkish milk dessert. It was traditionally made using chicken breast. Today, it is often replicated without the meat and consists of milk, cream, sugar, starch and flavorings like vanilla and cinnamon. A small amount of the sugar is poured onto a greased pan or tray then caramelized. The milk and cream are …
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Tantuni is a Turkish street food consisting of marinated beef or lamb, fresh vegetables, and a sauce served in a savory, crispy flatbread. Using onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and parsley, the spicy wrap is considered to be a healthier fast food option in Turkey and is popular across the country. Tantuni is often referred to …
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Mercimek Köftesi is a traditional lentil dish from Turkey consisting of red lentils, fine bulgur wheat, onions, tomato paste, red pepper paste, spices and herbs. The lentils are boiled first and when they are done cooking, the fine bulgur is added to the still hot lentils where it absorbs the remaining lentil water. The lentils …
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Lokma is a fried dessert from Turkey made using flour, water, yeast and salt. They are mixed into a runny dough, resembling a batter. The dough is allowed to rise which gives the Lokma an airy texture. Bite sized pieces of dough are deep fried until golden and the excess oil is drained quickly before …
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Mucver is a Turkish dish of vegetable fritters that consist of shredded vegetables, eggs, flour and flavorings like parsley, dill, mint and green onions. The batter is spooned into hot oil where is flattens slightly and is fried until golden. Some variations are made with cheeses like feta. In general, mucver is a vegetable fritter. …
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Revani is a traditional cake which is popular throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean. It usually contains, flour, yogurt, eggs, sugar, baking powder and semolina. After baking, the cake is soaked in a light syrup before serving. Semolina is a type of course flour made from durum wheat. Since revani is enjoyed in many …
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Bamia is an okra and beef stew popular throughout the Middle East. The meat and okra are cooked together with tomato paste, spices, water and pomegranate molasses to name a few of the ingredients. They are stewed in the tomato sauce until the meat becomes tender and the sauce thickens. Bamia or Bamya is the …
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Dondurma, also called Maraş ice cream, refers to all types of Turkish ice cream that include ingredients such as salep (ground-up tuber of an orchid), cream, mastic (plant resin), whipped cream and sugar. What makes Dondurma unique is its resistance to melting as well as its solid, stretchy texture – famously allowing vendors to play …
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Sigara böreği is a crispy Turkish pastry made with a fried phyllo dough crust and stuffed with crumbled Turkish white cheese and parsley. It is often enjoyed as an appetizer or party food and has a wide range of regional variations to its recipe, such as using feta and mozzarella or adding chives or minced …
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Börek (also known as Burek, Byrek or Boureki) covers a range of pastry dishes made by layering thin phyllo dough, with fillings such as cheese, minced meat, spinach and seasonings, along with a creamy egg yogurt mixture which is baked into a crispy and flaky pie-like dish. Börek is commonly associated with Turkey but it …
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Pogača is a yeast free bread, popular throughout Turkey, which usually contains some sort of savory filling. The dough which is made from wheat flour, contains yogurt. Pieces of dough are filled and pinched shut. Before placing in the oven, the bread is brushed with egg yolk then sprinkled with seeds or herbs. The egg …
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Turkish Delight is a type of soft, chewy sweet made from syrup and cornflour, flavored with rosewater and dusted with confectioners’ sugar. Turkish delight may contain nuts, such as pistachios or hazelnuts, or dates which are suspended within the gel-like structure. The Turkish name for Turkish Delight is Lokum which translates to morsel or mouthful. Origin …
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Sahlab, also spelled sahlep or salep, is a flour prepared using the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis (including species Orchis mascula and Orchis militaris). Sahlab is served in several drinks and sweet dishes, particularly in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire, especially in the Levant, where it is a traditional winter drink. However, …
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Tulumba, also known as bamiyeh, is a deep-fried dessert prepared using an unleavened dough lump, which is shaped as a small ovoid and includes ridges lengthways. It is shaped with the help of a pastry bag or cookie press, which has a fitting end part. It is initially deep-fried which gives it a golden colour, …
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Ayran is a Turkish yogurt-based drink and is prepared using yogurt, chilled or iced water, and salt. Often, ingredients like black pepper, lime juice, and herbs such as dried mint are also added to enhance the flavor. One can also find some carbonated versions of ayran. The Turkish delicacy is known by many other names …
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Adana kebab is one of the most popular types of kebab in the world, let alone in Turkey where the dish originates. Kebabs are an essential character in Turkish cuisine. Every city in Turkey has their own unique recipe for kebabs, the most popular includes beef kofta, iskender, doner, chicken shish and marinated lamb shish …
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Lahmacun (pronounced LA-ha-MA-chewn) is also known as ‘Turkish Pizza’ or ‘Armenian Pizza’. It is actually significantly different from a traditional Italian pizza, with no cheese to be found in the dish. Lahmacun is made using a round, thin dough topped with minced meat, vegetables and an array of spices. The thin crust is one of …
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Just at the intersection of where East meets the West, Turkey’s cuisine is a reflection of its melting pot of cultures. It is largely inherited from the Ottoman Empire cuisine which in itself was a fusion of Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, Armenian, Balkanian and Mediterranean cuisines. Most Popular Turkish Dishes Turkish food varies …
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