Kadın Budu Köfte – Lady Thigh Meatball. Hmm, well, where does this name come from? Ladies, I can’t help but think this particular type of köfte was named by a man who thought he was being humorous in declaring it resembled a woman’s thigh to his male counterparts before having a good old chuckle. If …
Et sote is a really popular dish in Turkish cuisine. A Turkish beef stew in tomatoes, it’s proper comfort food. Because of this ‘cosy comfort’ feel, we usually eat Turkish sote dishes during the winter months. However, we do like to break with tradition on occasion. Recently, even in warmer months, we felt the urge …
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 …
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 …