When you’re in Üzümlü, be sure to look up products of the famous local craft, Üzümlü dastar. When we posted about the Üzümlü Mushroom Festival, I mentioned that the whole event was a great opportunity for Üzümlü to show itself off to all the visitors who attended the three-day event. So, not only were we …
Yesterday, we posted about the live performances at the Telmessos theatre in Fethiye. We’d heard Louis de Bernieres might be making an appearance so we went along out of curiosity – and in the hope of catching a glimpse of my favourite author. Birds Without Wings At the end of the performance, Louis de Bernieres, …
When friends come to visit from the UK and go home with Food memories, those delicious ‘Turkish cheese rolls’ that they always talk about are called sigara böreği (cigarette borek) or kalem böreği (pencil borek). Think slim spring rolls. ‘Kalem böreği’ is the more encouraged name these days. ‘Pencil shaped’ being a more acceptable phrase …
We were chatting with a friend a few nights ago about how Turkey seems to be rediscovering and embracing old traditions. 11 years ago, we came to Fethiye on holiday and smoked a nargile (water pipe), only to be told by waiters, ‘Oh, we have those just for the tourists. Nobody smokes nargile any more.’ …
We love the Antalya sculptures which you can find dotted all over the city. People who go to the Southern Turkish city of Antalya inevitably come away with memories of wandering around and getting lost in the old city of Kaleiçi. Or passing through the castle walls via Hadrian’s Gate (Üç Kapı) and enjoying views …
We’re back to seasonal eating – one of our favourite subjects – with this springtime crispy sauteed morel mushrooms recipe. Have you ever tried a really expensive and relatively rare food and then wondered what all the fuss was about? Can a food really be that good that it can command such a high price? …
Last Sunday, we were on our way to Çalış market and we were feeling the need for food – right now! Most of the time, we opt for gözleme because we can eat this at the pazar – but last week, we just had the taste for kuşbaşılı pide. When the pide arrived, not only …
We don’t want to put anyone off from wandering around in the forests of Fethiye, but you should definitely be aware that there could be Pine Processionary caterpillars in the area too… If you’ve ever been to the Fethiye region of Turkey (or other pine forested areas of Mediterranean Turkey), you will no doubt have …
We came across an interesting article the other day which gave us a little glimmer of hope for some of Fethiye’s crumbling ruins. The article focused on the rock tombs of Dalyan and said that nanotechnology is going to be used to restore and protect the rock tombs from further erosion; the first time nanotechnology …
Potato salad – it’s a classic dish, isn’t it? But never tastes the same wherever you go to eat. Each person who makes it has their own recipe. And, over our years of living in Turkey, we’re quite comfortable with our own Turkish potato salad recipe after experimenting with different fresh herbs and dressings. Each …