Roasted spinach is one most refreshing olive oil dishes of Turkish cuisine. Due to its high nutritional value and containing anti-cancer components, spinach is among the indispensable dishes of today’s Turkish cuisine. It is an important food source for people suffering from iron deficiency due to its high iron content. Spinach is preferred in several different …
Kalamar; in Italian ‘Calamari’, in Spanish ‘Calamar’ and in English ‘Squid’, is one of the most common sea animals in the world. This sea animal is also accepted as a culinary name among some of the Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Spain, Greece, and Turkey. In Turkey, Kalamar is considered one of the most beloved …
Circassian Chicken in Turkish ‘Çerkez Tavuğu’, is a dish of shredded boiled chicken, crushed walnuts, and stale bread. This magnificent dish has adopted by Ottoman cuisine during the early 17th century from the Circassia region. In the beginning, it was serving as a main dish at the Ottoman palaces; but in today’s Turkish cuisine, it …
Eggplant salad with yogurt is one of the most refreshing and beloved meze varieties of Turkish cuisine. We, Turks, love anything made with eggplants and/or yogurt a lot. Eggplant salad with yogurt is one of the easiest meze varieties to make for the ones who like to eat light and refreshing during the hot summers. …
Shakshuka is a very common and well-known meze variety of Turkish cuisine. It is one of the easiest mezes of Turkish cuisine. It is simply made with long purple eggplants, pale green zucchinis, garlic, apple vinegar, and tomato sauce. In Turkey, we love to eat eggplant dishes and mezes a lot and this meze type …
