It is said that Turkish, Chinese and French are the three
major kinds of cuisine exist in the world. Fully justifying its reputation,
Turkish Cuisine is always a pleasant surprise for the tourist where Turkish cuisine
has a very pure quality. The variety and simplicity of the recipes and the
quality of the ingredients are guarantees of delicious meals.
Kebab
Kebabs are dishes of plain or marinated meat either stewed or
grilled. Lamb is the basic meat of kitchen in Turkey. There are various types
of kebab. “Sis Kebab”, pieces of lamb threaded on a skewer and grilled over
charcoal, now known in many countries of the world. "Doner kebab" is
another famous Turkish dish, being a roll of lamb on a vertical skewer turning
parallel to a hot grill.
Pilav
A delicious Turkish specialty is "pilav" which is a
rice dish. This dish is difficult for
the inexperienced cook to prepare. In the Black Sea
region of Turkey they make a great dish with rice and small fish
called "Hamsili pilav".
Börek
Börek is a family of baked or fried filled pastries made
of thin flaky dough known as phyllo (or yufka). It can
be filled with cheese, minced meat, or vegetables. Most probably invented in
the Anatolian Provinces of the Ottoman Empire in its early
era, which known as Modern Turkey today. Börek is also a very popular element
of Ottoman cuisine.
Lentil Soup
There are a wide variety of soups available in Turkey, may be
light, or rich and substantial. These soups are generally based on meat stock
and served at the start of the meal. Lentil soup is the most common and best
loved variety. The soup may consist of green, brown, red, yellow or black lentils,
with or without the husk.
Meze
Mezes are appetizers figuring mainly at meals
accompanied by wine or raki. Examples of meze consisting gozleme,
fried aubergines with yogurt, lakerda, pastirma, kisir, humus, fish
croquettes, and lambs' brains with plenty of lemon juice. A selection of meze is provided to the table on a tray immediately after the drinks are served for the
customers to make their choice at many restaurants.
Cacik
The delicious Turkish natural yoghurt, "yogurt", is
justifiably renowned. A typical appetizer prepared with yogurt is
"Cacik". Cacık is famous throughout the former Ottoman
countries. Cacık is made of yogurt, salt, olive oil,
crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, dill, mint, and lime
juice, diluted with water to a low consistency, and garnished with sumac.
Among these ingredients, olive oil, lime juice, and sumac are optional.
Turkish Coffee
Turkish coffee is different in the method of preparing the
coffee where oasted and then finely ground coffee beans are boiled in
a pot (cezve). Turkish coffee comes thick and dark in a small cup and may
be served without sugar, with a little sugar or with a lot of sugar. This
method of serving coffee is found in the Middle East,North Africa, the Caucasus,
and the Balkans.
Baklava
Turkish desserts are famous throughout the world. One
of the well-known desserts of Turkish cuisine in the world is
baklava. Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo
pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey.
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