Go into any lokanta in Turkey and you will be most unfortunate if you don’t see karnıyarık as one of the choices in the bain marie. Along with imam bayıldı, it’s a classic Turkish stuffed aubergine recipe. Aubergines are a major ingredient in Turkish cuisine and there are many famous aubergine recipes. They are paired …
We love this Izmir Köfte recipe. It’s Turkish meatballs in tomato sauce with potatoes and peppers. It’s been a long time coming this recipe. A regular evening meal for us, especially through winter. Whenever Barry makes it, I post a photo to our Instagram Stories. And we always get the request, “Can we have your …
Why make a spinach stem salad, you ask? Let’s keep things simple: Most traditional Turkish food is as food should be – you take your ingredients, you make your dish. And if there is anything you have discarded while making your dish, you don’t discard it; you make another dish from it. Well, it makes …
Have you ever tried Turkish coffee (Türk Kahvesi)? For many, it’s an acquired taste. Unlike filter or instant coffee, Türk Kahvesi is unfiltered; grounds and all stay in the cup. As a result of that, a thick, muddy residue will rest on the bottom of the cup. Deeply unpleasant for those that are not in …
Whether you’re someone who, like us, enjoys a bit of everything, or you’re vegetarian or vegan, this Turkish lentil köfte recipe (mercimek köftesi) is great for serving when you have friends over for food. Köfte is the word often associated with the dreaded translation of Turkish meatballs. Well, no meat in this recipe. Lentil köfte …
It might seem as though we’re late with our monthly news from Fethiye for January, but allow us to convince you otherwise. , We kicked off the new decade with a look back and look forward at the beginning of the year so that covered a few bases. As for the end of February Fethiye …
Mention Patara, Turkey, to someone and chances are, if they know the south coast of the country, they’ll immediately have an image of Patara Beach. And why wouldn’t they? 18 uninterrupted kilometres of soft, golden sand, tumbling sand dunes and shallow waters. Heavenly… Exploring Patara, Turkey We’ve got a big soft spot for this area. …
And that was that. The end of a decade. We’re out of the teens and into the ’20s. Coincidentally, it’s also the end of a decade for our blog, too. We’ve headed into a new decade of blogging and we can’t wait to see what’s in store. Can you believe that we’ve been writing and …
Oh, October, where did you go? Clearly, it came and went very quickly because we’re already a few days into November. Let’s get cracking with some autumnal Fethiye news, then. A full summer of running, waking up at silly o’clock to get out there before the heat of the sun takes over. And then the …
One of our many visits to the Greek island of Rhodes took us up to the wonderfully picturesque hilltop village of Koskinou… For years, we’ve been making the short hop across to Rhodes from Fethiye by boat. In days gone by, it once served the purpose of renewing our tourist visa. We would alternate between …