Whenever we’re sat in bars, restaurants or wherever and we get chatting to non-Turkish people, we’re always asked, ‘What do you miss about England? You must miss different foods.’ Well, we wouldn’t be normal if we didn’t miss anything. We miss the Lake District in the Northwest of England as we used to go trekking …
So what is this special snack I’m about to tell you about? Hmm, is it special? It’s certainly different! I’m referring to the Islak Hamburger. ‘Islak ‘ is the Turkish word for ‘wet.’ Or ‘damp’. Or ‘sloppy’. You get the idea, this is a Wet, Damp, Soggy Burger. You can see why it aroused our …
One of our readers contacted us as she wanted to know if we had a Turkish Musakka recipe so that she could make it herself at home. Well, we get lots of emails like that, actually. But this particular reader told us she had especially enjoyed the Turkish musakka. Turkish Musakka – Classic Lokanta Food …
You may remember, way back last winter, we did a few posts about Turkish pickles. And we even discovered that they’re good for you. Well, that’s always going to be a bonus for us, seeing as we struggle to get through a meal without having a side dish of pickles. Our visit to Istanbul last …
Turkish cuisine has lots of well known soups, many of which you will see when you eat in lokantas and other traditional Turkish restaurants. This courgette soup recipe isn’t one of those oft seen ones, but it’s delicious all the same. Warming and comforting in winter and, omit a couple of the more hefty ingredients, …
We’re sharing our gorgeous hummus recipe with you in this article. As easy recipes go, hummus is right up there. So no need to buy it premade from the supermarket. Hummus is a bit of a strange one. Lots of debate about where it originated for the first time (with the general ‘discussion’ being between …
Zeytinyağlı taze fasulye (fresh green beans in olive oil) was one of the first Turkish dishes I ever attempted. It was a recipe from a Turkish cookery book which we bought whilst on holiday in Fethiye. An Easy Green Beans Recipe We got back to England, and, when I leafed through the book’s pages, this …
Everyone should adore and cherish local Turkish markets! And here’s why… Why We Love Turkish Markets Once upon a time, there was a town in the Northwest of England called Wigan. Our home town. Wigan was a market town. It had an outdoor market square and an indoor market. Both sold British, seasonal fruit, fresh …
Fethiye is a famous beekeeping and honey producing area and the owners of the boxes leave them in rows, scattered around the pine forests and sometimes along footpaths. Anyone who knows Fethiye will recognise these things. And it’s worth noting that if you do decide to go for a little hike in the forests and …
Güveçte sucuk (Turkish sausage in a casserole pot) was once made for us by our neighbour and, ever since, we’ve been making our own take on this dish. Casserole (güveç) dishes are very common in Turkey, and are usually served as a sizzling dish in a shallow, clay bowl. We’ve recently acquired some individual terracotta …