Chicken Tantuni, in Turkish Tavuk Tantuni, is a renowned street food from Mersin city. When you think of this beautiful Turkish city, Tantuni often springs to mind. While Tantuni is traditionally made with sliced beef, there’s also a new and delightful chicken meat variation started to gain huge popularity in recent years. In Turkey, Chicken Tantuni is considered a high-protein and affordable dish that you can always count on. If you are in a hurry and short of time but want to cook a delicious dish, Chicken Tantuni will be your best bet. Today, I will share with you the best Chicken Tantuni r ..read more

Spinach and Poached Eggs, in Turkish “Ispanaklı Yumurta“ is a healthy, delicious, and easy-to-make Ottoman cuisine dish that you can serve for breakfast, lunch, or a quick dinner. It is inherited from Ottoman cuisine to Turkish cuisine and since then it has been one of the favorite breakfast options of Turkish cuisine. When you first hear about Spinach and Poached Eggs, you may not think how these two main ingredients can combine and create a delicious dish but I assure you when you try this recipe, it will quickly be in your top 5 breakfast recipes. The beauty of Spinach and Poached Eggs lies ..read more

Stuffed Zucchini Flowers dish is one of the most popular dishes in the Aegean region of Turkey. Wherever you go in the Aegean region of Turkey; such as Bodrum, Didim, or Çeşme, you can able to find this tasteful dish at all most any restaurant. The locals also love to cook stuffed zucchini flowers when the zucchini season came. In the Aegean region of Turkey, the zucchini season starts in June and continues until the end of September month. So if you are going to visit the Aegean region of Turkey within these months, do not skip this magnificent taste.  How to clean Zucchini Flowers? It i ..read more

Arnavut Ciğeri (Albanian Liver) is one of the most beloved meze variety of Turkish cuisine that you can simply find it almost at any kebab restaurant in Turkey. It is made with calf liver and goes very well with all kebab types. At first, it may look like just a plain fried liver to you; however, it is way more than that. It is usually served cold in most restaurants as a “cold meze” but if you are cooking it yourself, you can eat it hot also. It is just a preference. I myself love to eat it hot. Either way, Arnavut Ciğeri is a very delicious meze variety. The History Most people think that th ..read more

Haydari is a traditional Turkish meze dish made from thick strained yogurt, fresh dill, mint, garlic, chopped walnuts, and feta cheese. It can be served as solely as meze, or as a side dish alongside kebabs and grilled meats. In Turkish cuisine and Ottoman cuisine; mezes are divided into two types which are cold mezes and hot mezes. Haydari meze is considered one of the most beloved cold meze. All yogurt lovers pick either Haydari, Atom meze, or Cacik if they are at a fine kebab or meat restaurant. What is the difference between Cacik and Haydari? Haydari is always made with strained yogurt an ..read more

If you are looking for a refreshing, olived oiled, and quick-to-make Turkish cuisine vegetable dish, Braised Leeks dish is just for you. This delicious dish is made with leek vegetables, fresh orange juice, fresh mandarin juice, carrots, rice, and olive oil. In Turkish cuisine, you cannot find many dishes that are made with leek vegetables. If you ever ask someone to give you a Turkish cuisine recipe that contains leek vegetable in it, Braised leeks dish will be the first dish that will come up to his/her mind. Braised leeks, in Turkish ‘Pırasa Yemeği‘, can be served as a side dish or even for ..read more

Clay pots are very important cookware for both Turkish and Ottoman cuisines. There are countless dishes are made in clay pots in both Turkish and Ottoman cuisines. Clay Pot Meatballs, in Turkish “Güveçte Köfte”, is one of the most popular meat dishes among these dishes. Clay pot Meatball is also considered as one of the easiest to make dishes within the clay pot dishes. No matter who you ask in Turkey, they find meat dishes and vegetable dishes cooked in clay pots much more delicious than other dishes cooked in regular stainless steel pots. Kuru Fasulye and Testi Kebabi dishes are great exampl ..read more

Hünkar Beğendi, in English Sultan’s Delight, is one of the signature dishes of the Ottoman cuisine. It is a classic lamb dish that is served with roasted eggplant with cheese in a béchamel sauce. It has been in our cuisine for about 150 years. For a dish, this time frame may sound relatively new for the Ottoman cuisine; however, it is succeeded to become one of the most beloved dishes of Ottoman cuisine. The story of Hünkar Beğendi (Sultan’s Delight) While the calendars were showing the summer months of 1867, one of the most precious dishes on our tables, Hunkar Begendi (Sultan’s Delight), cam ..read more

Roasted spinach is one most refreshing olive oil dishes of Turkish cuisine. Due to its high nutritional value and containing anti-cancer components, spinach is among the indispensable dishes of today’s Turkish cuisine. It is an important food source for people suffering from iron deficiency due to its high iron content. Spinach is preferred in several different types of dishes in Turkish cuisine. Spinach is a vegetable that is often preferred in savory pastries such as Gozleme and Boreks. Spinach was also a very popular vegetable in Ottoman cuisine. Spinach with minced meat, which is a dish of ..read more

Winter is coming and Ezogelin (Ezo the bride) soup will be your best friend to protect you from getting cold on harsh winter days. Ezogelin (Ezo the bride) soup is one of the most famous and beloved soup varieties of Turkish cuisine. You can find this delicious soup almost on all restaurants’ menus in Turkey. In our country; during the wintertime, people like to start the day with soup because it gives great starter energy for preparing the person for a hardworking day. Due to its basic ingredients and being easy to make, this soup will be your other Turkish go-to soup for cold winter days.&nb ..read more