Lokum is known in English speaking countries as Turkish delight, and it comes in many varieties. Some variants of lokum can easily be prepared at home, and for winter season my favourite is this narlı lokum, pomegranate Turkish delight. It needs few ingredients and is super easy to make! Suitable for: Narlı lokum is halal…
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Domates dolması 🇹🇷
Stuffed veggies are a well-known and ancient staple of Middle Eastern, particularly Turkish cuisine. Many have been adapted to other national cuisines, particularly those who belong to countries once under the rule of the Ottoman empire. The best known of these is, I guess, stuffed peppers, popular all over Balkans, and beyond… Turks stuff peppers,…
İzmir köfte 🇹🇷
Turkish kitchen is full of yummy variations on minced meat with veggies (one I already described in this blog, the Manisa kebabı). İzmir köfte, meatballs İzmir style, is another of my favourites. They are essentially baked meatballs with potatoes and red sauce. I made them several times with slight variations on the recipe below and…
Mantı in Bodrum 🇹🇷
It is now a long time since I wrote an ‘on location’ article, but thank God finally I managed to travel again. Being now back to Turkey after 9 long months of waiting, it’s time to eat lots, and write about one more staple of Turkish cuisine, the mantı. They are often translated as ‘Turkish…
Soğuk çorba 🇹🇷
Soğuk çorba literally means cold soup in Turkish. If you are having problems with dealing with summer heat, it is as refreshing as gazpacho but even simpler to make! In fact, there are several versions of this, the one I made is also called soğuk ayran aşı. When a Turkish friend said to me she…
Tuzlu kurabiye 🇹🇷
This Monday (seems Monday evolved to my recipe-publishing day, ha! 😁) I share with you a very simple recipe, the one for Turkish savory biscuits. They are easy to make (you don’t even need a mixer!) and they are great as party food, TV snack or a small gift. Kurabiye is the Turkish word for…
Manisa kebabı 🇹🇷
There are numerous variations on the topic grilled meat + yoghurt + tomato sauce + bread in Turkish cuisine, each with a specific name. The best known is probably İskender (kebap), where the meat is a döner and additionally to the basic combination you get melted butter poured over this very yummy, very non-slimming delicacy…..
Atom meze 🇹🇷
Meze, an essential class of Turkish food, are something between hors d’oeuvres and tapas, and come in many varieties. Atom is not among the most common ones, but it is my personal favourite. It is heavenly for anyone into hot food (and those who prefer it mild should better avoid it 😂). It is very…
Gözleme 🇹🇷
Whether you want a tasty start of a day or a small, luscious meal sometime later, Turkish gözleme might be your choice. They are often named Turkish pancakes, but they have virtually nothing in common with pancakes, except for the liberty in fillings – what you put inside is limited (almost) only by your phantasy….
Cooker on the Orient Express 