The name’s shish. Chicken shish. Tavuk şiş, if we’re being authentically Turkish. And it’s high time we have a chicken shish kebab recipe on this blog. Well, we eat it often enough! When the words ‘Turkish’ and ‘kebab’ are put together, for many people, the phrase becomes synonymous with the country’s two most famous types …
If we said the word ‘anchovies’ to you, what is the image that immediately springs to mind? For most people, it will likely be a jar of strong tasting, super salty fish fillets in olive oil. You love them (we do) or you hate them. These are the type of anchovies for pizza, for tapenade, …
True bastions of Turkish cuisine: there’s a few of those. And köfte is most certainly one of them. It’s also a bastion of our own personal diet. Whether we’re grabbing a quick street food snack, making a special effort to visit a specialist köfteci, dining in a restaurant or cooking at home,.. These Turkish meatballs …
This time of year is abundant with spring fruits and vegetables, making trips to Fethiye market and Çalış market all the more pleasurable. And now, it is the season for the delightful loquat fruit… If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know we love to eat and cook seasonally. It’s really not hard to do …
Pure plated indulgence. That’s our description for this oh-so-tasty dish; ali nazik kebab. If you like ‘cooking light’ then look away now. A Gaziantep ali nazik kebab is spicy, rich and buttery. At the same time, the aubergine and yoghurt bed that the meat is laid on is smooth, smoky and creamy. From The City …
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 …
Hamsili pilav is a real seasonal treat that we love to make for friends. Those of you who read this blog a lot will be fully aware that hamsi season is one of our favourite times of year. All those little anchovies swimming amongst the icy currents of the Black Sea and along the Bosphorus. …
Iskender Efendi; this is the chap who invented the Iskender Kebab in the northwest city of Bursa back in the 19th century. When we moved to Turkey in 2003, Bursa was the first place we visited as part of our travels. Friends had told us to make sure we ate Iskender Kebab at the restaurant …
We’re talking sauteed Brussels sprouts in this article. As you’re no doubt aware (if you read this blog a lot) we’re all for promoting our local Fethiye markets, particularly the Fethiye Friday market. The Friday market, in contrast to the Tuesday Market, is more of a villagers’ market that sells seasonal produce – and you’re …
If you are anything like us and thought you didn’t like cabbage (or you are not over keen on it), this Kapuska (Turkish cabbage stew recipe) could be the one that changes all that. We love it! So let’s get started… It’s usually springtime that comes to mind when we think of seasonal ingredients and …