Pide is probably one of the best-known Turkish dishes and is frequently offered as a takeaway (just like lahmacun) – but the ratio of dough to filling often seems wrong to us. We prefer our pide with a thinner and…
Çılbır
Cilbir (roughly pronounced chilbr) is a centuries-old dish that can be enjoyed everywhere in Turkey today. It is very easy to prepare, offers incredible flavour complexity and leaves Eggs Benedict behind for us. It is ideal to enjoy Çılbır for…
Lahmacun
Lahmacun is best enjoyed fresh from the oven. You roll crunchy ingredients such as salad and herbs into the baked flatbread and eat it with your hands. Lahmacun on the food stall is usually quite large and prepared with enough…
Sarma – stuffed grape leaves
Sarma, small roulades made of grape leaves (sometimes also other plant leaves) and rice, also with meat, are a typical Turkish starter. Very similar preparations can be found in many countries of south-eastern Europe and we will show an example…
Turkish flatbread
The flatbread “Ramazan pidesi” is baked in Turkey during the fasting period of Ramadan (hence the name), in other countries it might be offered all year round. In Germany, where many people of Turkish origin live, it can be found…
Turkish lentil soup
A red lentil soup, “Mercimek Çorbası”, is a popular starter in Turkish cuisine. We also enjoy it as a full meal and for this we simply double the amount. All families and restaurants prepare the soup a little differently. The…
Patlican Kebabi
It’s time for Turkish cuisine again. Today: Eggplant (Patlican) – Köfte. This dish can be found in many different forms. Anything that tastes good is allowed and we just want to introduce you to the idea of the composition and…
Turkish Köfte in a lemony sauce
Ekşili Ve Terbiyeli Sulu Köfte – a really wonderful dish that can be enjoyed with or without rice. What we like very much about it is the slightly acidic, bright sauce. This is quite different from the sauce made with…