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Turkish Food, Typical Chicken Meals
What’s the most popular chicken meal in Istanbul? No doubt the answer is tavuk döner served as fastfood in half bread sandwich, pide, dürüm or pilav üstü tavuk (topped on rice). Below is the list of the most popular chicken meals preferred...
Turkish Food, Dolma (stuffed) Meals
The word dolma (filled, stuffed) comes from the verb dolmak (to be filled, stuffed) and it is used for stuffed food such as vegetables, fish, meat, fruit or even desserts.
The typical ingredient of dolma is rice, minced meat, onions, tomatos...
Turkish Dictionary of Food & Meals
APPETIZERS & MEZE
BREAKFAST
MEALS OF THE DAY
Akşam yemeği Dinner. See Kahvaltı, Öğle yemeği
Kahvaltı Breakfast.
Öğle yemeği Lunch.
MEAT
Balık Fish.
Ciğer Liver. Ciğer is usually cooked on a skewer (şiş) or fried and served...
All About Turkish Coffee
Neither coffee nor the coffeehouse is the heart’s behest, The heart seeks friendship – coffee is a pretext. Anonymous
Turkish coffee, Türk Kahvesi, is a coffee making method used by Turks. There is a traditional way of making and offering...
Turkish Food, Popular Soups
Soups (corba) take an important part in Turkish cuisine. A Turkish meal usually starts with a soup, especially lentil soup or a kind of yoghurt soup. It is also part of the typical Turkish breakfast. Soups like tripe, sheep’s head and trotter...