My 'tasting-notes' now take you on an enchanting and gastronomic journey of the imperial city of Istanbul which features a cuisine with wide variety of ingredients and cooking styles which include dishes and ideas from the cuisine of Jews, Greeks and Armenians.
The Southeast and the East are known for dishes based on cracked wheat and meat with hot spices while the Aegean for their olive oil delicacies enhanced with local herbs.
The narrow and cobbled streets of Istanbul are abuzz with exotic foods like gyros, grills, fried meats, kebaps, stews, meat cooked in a crock or pan, simit; a bread like a bagel and börek.
Turkish cuisine is believed to be one of the three richest and oldest cooking traditions of the world together with French and Chinese cooking.
A gourmet tour can be exotic. You can savour a long list of Turkish delicacies. It is like biting into a large slice of history ;
The narrow and cobbled streets of Istanbul are abuzz with exotic foods like gyros, grills, fried meats, kebaps, stews, meat cooked in a crock or pan, simit; a bread like a bagel and börek.
Turkish cuisine is believed to be one of the three richest and oldest cooking traditions of the world together with French and Chinese cooking.
A gourmet tour can be exotic. You can savour a long list of Turkish delicacies. It is like biting into a large slice of history ;
Doner Kebab
homemade chicken gyros, thinly sliced and served with bulgur salad, mezze and freshly baked lebanese breads
Schwarma
homemade lamb schwarma, thinly sliced and served with bulgur salad, mezze and freshly baked lebanese breads
Mevsim Salata
lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and feta cheese served with olive oil, lemon juice and a drizzle of vinegar
Coban Salata
diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, roast aubergine, dill and onion dressed with olive oil, lemon juice and vinegar
Kisir (Tabuleh)
cracked wheat lightly flavored with tomato paste, parsley and onions
Izgara Kofte ( Turkish Style Meatballs )
ground lamb kofte served with salad and hummus
Chicken Sheesh Touk
turkish sheeh kebab served with mezze and freshly baked lebanese breads
Lamb Samboussek
deep fried lebanese pastry filled with minced lamb and pine nut
Fatiyer bil – Sabanegh
spinach and haloumi cheese filled pies paired with mezze
Falafel
chick pea and parsley crispies with mezze and pita breads
Breads
Taze Gevrek
delicious crispy simit (turkish bagel)
Ispanikli Börek
traditional spinach and cheese baked filled pastries made of a thin flakes
Dessert
Baklava
sultans homemade buttery dough filled with nuts and served with honey syrup
Mohallabiah with Almond
delectable signature dessert from mediterranean region
By :
Devraj Halder
