Turkish Cuisine

For those who travel engaged in culinary pursuits,the Turkish cuisine is a very curious one. The variety of dishes that make up the cuisine,the ways they come all together in feast –like meals and the evident intricacy of each craf […]

TURKISH CUISINE Everywhere you turn in Turkey there is something delicious to eat, including streetfood such as bread rings covered in sesame seeds; deep fried mussels with a garlic rich sauce; warm roasted almonds and pistachio nuts; pastries bathed in […]

Meze Adaptable as nibbles, appetizers, snacks, or buffet spread, Turkish Meze and salads are delicious and infinite in variety- there are said to be over 40 dishes with aubergine alone. The wonderful thing about Meze is that there are no rules. Often […]

URLA The history of Urla goes back to 3000 BC. Founded as a result of the Dorian and Achaean migrants to this region by the Ionians, the town was ruled by the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans respectively. […]

Turkish Sephardic Cuisine THE SEPHARDIC CUISINE IN TURKEY Turkish Sephardic Cuisine A 500-Year-Old Culinary Heritage in Anatolia In 1492, following the Spanish Inquisition, the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile ordered all Jews and Muslims in Spain […]

A quick note on Turkish pronunciation: There are a few letters that are unique to the Turkish alphabet. The letter ‘Ç’ is pronounced ‘ch.’ The same principle applies to ‘Ş’, which is pronounced like ‘sh’. There is only one silent […]