Before we’d ever been to Turkey, neither of us could really see the point of fresh tomatoes. They were the occasional sandwich filler and nothing else. Watery, hard, tasteless, orange things. (We know some people can get hold of good tomatoes in Britain but in our neck of the woods, there’s no such thing.) However, …
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 …
We can only speak for the UK here, but you can’t beat pulling over at the side for the road for a good meaty snack when the opportunity arises. Usually in Britain, it’s someone doing a really good burger from a burger van and you always feel really satisfied after you’ve eaten it. The second …
Two photos today for the seasonal food that’s on the markets around Fethiye at the moment. Spring is always going to mean an abundance of different fruit and vegetables – and there really is an abundance right now – so we’re trying to keep up with it all. Seasonal Food In Turkey – What is …
Have you ever eaten Çağla? Green (unripe) almonds? Spring has been slowly appearing on Fethiye and Çalış market in the form of seasonal fruit and veg but this week’s Tuesday market in Fethiye was just a joy. Most of the springtime produce was in evidence and in abundance. We loved it because a new season …
Soup; a bit of an institution in Turkey… In Britain, when you come staggering out of whichever pub or club you’ve been in, at the end of the night the tradition is to go for a kebab…well, if you can call it a kebab…if you can call it food! I think The Streets best described …
We’d decided not to write about food for a while. But then I remembered last night that I took a photo of some purple carrots at Çalış market last week. I was playing around on the internet last night. And, for once, I remembered about the purple carrots and googled them before I wrote about …
Strictly speaking, ceviz (walnuts) are not seasonal food in Turkey because you can buy them throughout the year but there are more of them about at this time of year. Maybe they’re in season in Turkey at the moment and then they come from abroad at other times of the year? We’re not sure. I …
As it’s Sunday, we’ve again partaken in our second favourite pastime (after sitting in bars) of going to the market. As part of ‘Seasonal Food in Turkey,’ our intention was to try and keep with the festive theme and take some photos of the dreaded Brussels sprouts. They’ve been around on the market for the …
We’re well and truly into the festive spirit now. Even been out and bought a decoration for the front door today but no tree or decorations are going up until I’ve Christmas cleaned the house – it’s tradition. At this rate, it’s going to be Christmas Eve before anything gets done cos we’re too busy …