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Fethiye, Turkish Food, Slow Travel Turkey
What goes well with figs? That was the question we asked ourselves before we made this dish. And it didn't take us long to decide to pair our figs with blue cheese. Oh and some other additions, too. But first, we have a confession. . Eating seasonally is what we do. And for the last few …
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Domates soslu patlıcan biber kızartma (fried aubergine and green peppers in olive oil and tomatoes) was one of the first home-cooked Turkish recipes we tried when we moved to Fethiye. We were round at a Turkish friend's house and his mum had made some for us. Vegetable Appreciation Along …
Fried chicken livers as a cold meze dish. We can't remember where we were when we had this on our table at a restaurant one night - or when we were there. Judging by that vagueness of memory, we know it was quite some time ago. And we know we were somewhere in Turkey. I think it was Dalyan. …
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A huge bowl of freshly made Turkish şakşuka (shak-shoo-ka) is such a treat. This Şakşuka recipe is best eaten freshly made and cold - but it is so difficult to leave it alone and let it cool once you have combined all the perfectly matched ingredients. What Is Turkish Şakşuka? Turkish …
Springtime is synonymous with new growth and an abundance of produce on the local markets around Turkey. At the moment, we just feel like we don't know where to stop when we're doing our food shopping! It's broad bean (bakla) season at the moment so we just had to buy a bagful of them to do a …
Continue Reading about Broad Bean Salad With Orzo – The Colours Of Springtime On A Plate
Turkish pickles! Or turşu, to give them their Turkish name. Especially when it comes to food, we all have our own guilty pleasures. When we first came to Turkey, I immediately noticed that there was no need for my guilty pleasure to be guilt-riddled at all. No; it was perfectly acceptable. A …
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From November, and right through into the colder months of winter, the stalls of Fethiye market and Çalış market are piled high with winter greens. And there is something oh-so-tempting about the sight of emerald green 'trees' of broccoli. We would never have written such a sentence a few years …
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Have you ever tried muhammara? If not, you're missing out. Whilst it's not a regular feature on our meze table, when we do make it, we know we're in for a treat. Muhammara is one of those meze dishes that is to be savoured and relished. And the good news is, it's also easy to make. What Is …
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Favourite Turkish salads: we love a çoban salad, a bulgur wheat salad like kısır never disappoints, chickpea salad fills a corner in the summer months. But if grilled meat is on the menu, there is one salad that is an absolute must: Gavurdağı Salatası. Gavurdağı Salad - A Tomato & Walnut …
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It's easily done. A simple - yet rightly much-loved - salad, like shepherd's salad, can easily fall off the radar. But do you know what the best bit about that is? It's when you suddenly remember one day, for no reason, that you haven't had shepherd salad in such a long time. So then you …
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