This is another new and mysterious Turkish seasonal food that has just hit our radar. Anyone ever seen it before? When we went to our friends’ house on Christmas Day to eat aşure, this was handed over to take with us. Neither of us had ever seen it before nor had a clue what it …
The first time we came across aşure was Christmas Day a few years ago. We were doing the rounds, bearing gifts and a few stops had been planned. Then we would return home for Christmas dinner. The visits to Turkish friends were supposed to be a quick, ‘Hello, Merry Christmas and here’s your Christmas gift. …
The photo you can see below is minced meat encased in a minced meat and bulgur wheat shell. In Turkey, this delightful little torpedo of tastiness is called İçli Köfte. If you’re familiar with Middle Eastern cuisine, you could well be looking at it and thinking it’s Kibbeh. Whichever name you choose to assign to …
Bazlama – otherwise known as ‘village bread’ – is a type of Turkish bread that we have developed a huge fondness for of late. As you can see in the photo, Bazlama is a large, round, flat bread and it’s our weekend treat. If you’re familiar with the gözleme stands at Turkish markets, you may have …
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 …
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 …
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 …
We know sunflower seeds are a part of the diets of many nationalities of the world, but never before have we witnessed sunflower seeds eaten so much – and so quickly – than in Turkey. It’s not a rarity in Turkey (well, not in Fethiye anyway) to walk past any street or park bench first …
Before you begin reading this article all about greengages (‘erik’ in Turkish), let us first tell you that this is an updated article. Well, after a good few years of living in Turkey, our knowledge has improved a tad. This has been with the help of our own reading and research and also as a …