Turkish Cuisine: Exploring Traditional Flavors

Manti

The most delicious combination of small pieces of meat, spices, dough, and yogurt. It is an excellent match with the butter sauce on it. Manti is not an easy dish to make. The dough is made thin by master hands. After the dough is divided into small square pieces, minced meat blended with spices is added. Mantı prepared in small pieces are thrown into boiling water. Well, have you ever wondered where the mantı, which is one of the indispensable tastes of Turkish cuisine, comes from? Let’s look at the journey of Mantı together.

Pide

Turkey is one of the countries that is famous for its food. It has a wide range of food selections for every taste. There are tons of foods and desserts in Turkish cuisine. Pide is only one of them. Pide, also known as Turkish Patty, is a large and long bread with different toppings such as meat, cheese, vegetables, etc. Please be aware that pide is a food that contains high carbohydrates and fat. So, if you’re on a diet, we do not recommend for you to try it as it has a lot of calories in it, but it’s still up to you!

Lahmacun

One of the first dishes that comes to mind when Turkish cuisine is mentioned, lahmacun, is also called Turkish-style pizza by the people of other countries. Lahmacun has been a widely consumed food in Turkey since the 60s. Still, its history actually dates back to much earlier years. Also, lahmacun has become a favorite of tourists who visit the country. If you have the opportunity to visit Turkey, we definitely recommend you try the lahmacun called Turkish-style pizza. In addition, while eating lahmacun, we definitely recommend you try drinking ayran with it.

Kofte

Everyone loves meatballs, which are indispensable in Ottoman and Turkish cuisine. Let’s take a look at how Turk’s meatballs, of which we eat with pleasure many varieties, are made. Meatball is a dish made by rolling the ground meat into a small ball shape. Sometimes, ingredients such as breadcrumbs, chopped onions, eggs, butter, and spices are added to the meatballs. Meatballs can be made by frying, baking using an oven, or steaming.

Cig Kofte

The food we eat with pleasure emerged in the past. When there was no fire. In our geography, one of the most popular flavors with its history is our guest today: Çiğ köfte. Let's take a deep look at the story of raw spicy balls.

Menemen

Turkey has a unique position since it is located in a place that connects the continents of Asia and Europe, and its three sides are surrounded by the seas. Because of the country’s geographical location and structure with various climates, it is possible to grow many vegetables and fruits. When you visit Turkey, no matter which province you are in, you will receive a warm welcome and then tastes that you will never forget. But you will understand how valuable and worth seeing Turkish culture is, especially for breakfasts, and you will be fascinated by the famous Turkish recipes such as menemen, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and pastries.

Turkish Seekh Kebab

When Turkish Seekh Kebab is mentioned in English, and as Şiş Kebap in Turkish, there is no doubt the first thing that comes to our mind is where and how these words came to these days separately without losing their meaning. The origin of these words, which has been used since the earliest times in the time tunnel, dates back to the 10th century. It has come up to the 14th century verbally and was used in writing for the first time in the 14th century. That usage was about the recipe materials and made in the Arabic language, not in the Turkish language. The Turkish meaning of these words goes like Şiş Kebap, and we'll use these two words in the text a few times, so it is essential to know where it comes from.

Kuzu Tandir

The most delicious dishes made in Turkish cuisine are some with vegetables, others with meat. But such delicacies as kebabs and doner are indeed in another dimension in this kitchen. These delicious meat dishes, which are attractive and tasty for tourists, are prepared by different cooking methods. If you are interested in and want to try dishes such as kebab, doner, lamb tandoori, meatballs, Turkish cuisine is exactly for you. Today, we will dive into detail with one of these dishes: kuzu tandır (lamb tandoori).

Iskender Kebab

Turkish cuisine has reached a wide range by making a wide variety of meat dishes for years. In Turkish cuisine, meat is prepared in 4 different ways: Grilling method on wood or coal fire (Kebabs, grilled meatballs), frying method (Roasting, fried meatballs). Iskender kebab is one of the dishes made with the grill method. The meat of iskender kebab and how it is served is different from the meat of any doner kebab because the meat on which Iskender kebab is made is obtained from rams fed with Uludag thyme. Lamb meat, tomato sauce, pita bread, butter, and yogurt are its essential ingredients. Let's look at the history of the delicious kebab prepared with these ingredients

Borek

Welcome to Istanbul, a city where cultures come and unite from all over the country. This city has been hosting different cultures in the country for centuries. Through this wide range of cultures, it brings forth a broad cuisine thanks to its culture and history. Today we will look at one of the country’s most essential and delicious dishes: börek; cheese, spinach, or meat puffs. It is made in almost every city and every culture in Istanbul. Börek, a dish that attracts the attention of tourists, has been a part of the city’s culture for centuries.

Corba

One of the most important riches of Turkish cuisine is its delicious soups. Soup, with its traditional taste, appeals to every palate with its many different varieties. In many countries, soups are made with many ingredients and have a very thick consistency. However, soups specific to Turkish cuisine are juicy, less grainy, and less particulate. Today, we will look at the most consumed Turkish soups of all.

Traditional Turkish Foods