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Akide Candy, Famous Ottoman Taste
Akide Şekeri is a kind of candy that is one of the oldest products of the Ottoman cuisine. In the dictionary “akide” means faith, devotion and rule. In the Ottoman period Akide şekeri was used at the Sultan’s salary ceremony...
Turkish Food, Popular Chicken Meals
What’s the most popular chicken meal in Istanbul? No doubt the answer is tavuk döner served as fastfood in half bread sandwich, pide, dürüm or pilav üstü tavuk (topped on rice). Below is the list of the most popular chicken meals...
Turkish Coffee, Fal, How to tell fortune
Fal is fortune telling by looking at the shapes formed by the grounds remaining in a coffee cup. Also “falcı” is a fortune teller.
Fal is mainly based on his / her intuitions as well as his style and skill of using the language....
Turkish Desserts, Asure, Noah’s Pudding
Asure is a kind of pudding associated with a religious holiday as well as eaten as an everday dessert. It is made with water, sugar, grains such as wheat, chickpeas, beans and rice, and also contains various fresh and dried fruits.
Asure...
All About Fish in Istanbul
There are a lot of restaurants serving fish because Istanbul is a city built by the water. It is even possible to get freshly cooked fish sandwiches from the büfe near the ferry stations or the boats along the shore. The fish is usually...
Funny translation mistakes, A menu from a kebab restaurant
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Turkish Raki, Lion’s Milk
“All the meyhanes are the faculties of the Rakı University. Yakup, Refik, Sefa are good faculties.” Vefa Zat “Rakı isn’t ‘fondip’ and isn’t drunk with meat such as salami, sausage, ham etc.” Deniz Gürsoy “The best rakı...
Turkish Breakfast, Kahvaltı
Kahvaltı, breakfast means “before coffee” (Kahve is coffee and alt is bottom, under) in Turkish. A typical Turkish breakfast is a full meal and some people may find it a bit too heavy to eat in the morning. And the breakfast drink...
Turkish Food, Meze, Most Common Side Dishes
Meze is snack, appetizer, starter, hors d’oeuvre, side dish, side order, delicatessen, deli, which is the indispensable food of Turkish and Mediterranian cousine as a starter or side food. Meze foods vary from cold food (cheese,...
Turkish Dictionary of Food & Meals
APPETIZERS & MEZE
BREAKFAST
MEALS OF THE DAY
Akşam yemeği Dinner. See Kahvaltı, Öğle yemeği
Kahvaltı Breakfast.
Öğle yemeği Lunch.
MEAT
Balık Fish.
Ciğer Liver. Ciğer is usually cooked on a skewer (şiş) or fried and served...