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3060 traditional recipes from around the world
İskender Kebap
Bursa layered kebab - döner on bread with tomato sauce and yogurt. Butter-drowned.
Lahmacun
Turkish meat flatbread - paper-thin dough with spiced meat. Wrap with parsley and lemon.
Simit
Turkish sesame bread ring - crusty ring covered in sesame seeds. Street breakfast.
Patlıcan Musakka
Turkish eggplant moussaka - fried eggplant with spiced meat and tomato. No béchamel.
Lahmacun
Turkish meat flatbread - thin crispy bread with spiced lamb. 'Turkish pizza.'
Türk Pilavı
Turkish rice pilaf - perfectly fluffy butter rice. The foundation of Turkish cuisine.
Mercimek Çorbası
Turkish red lentil soup - creamy pureed lentils with lemon. Daily staple.
Köfte
Turkish meatballs - grilled spiced meat patties. Universal Turkish favorite.
Mantı
Turkish dumplings - tiny dumplings with yogurt and tomato butter. Silk Road import.
Ali Nazik
Turkish lamb on eggplant - spiced lamb over smoky eggplant yogurt. Gaziantep specialty.
İmam Bayıldı
Turkish stuffed eggplant - eggplant stuffed with onions and tomatoes. 'The imam fainted.'
Hamsili Pilav
Black Sea anchovy rice - rice baked in anchovy-lined pan. Black Sea specialty.
Tas Kebap
Turkish stewed lamb - lamb braised with tomatoes and peppers. Everyday comfort.
İskender Kebap
Bursa döner on bread - sliced döner over bread with tomato butter. Bursa specialty.
Ezogelin Çorbası
Turkish bride's soup - red lentil soup with bulgur and mint. Named after a bride.
Pide
Turkish flatbread boat - boat-shaped bread with various fillings. 'Turkish pizza.'
Yaprak Sarma
Turkish stuffed grape leaves - grape leaves with rice, pine nuts, currants. Cold mezze.
Karnıyarık
Turkish stuffed eggplant - fried eggplant with meat filling. 'Split belly' eggplant.
Baklava
Turkish layered pastry - phyllo layers with nuts and syrup. The iconic sweet.
Künefe
Turkish cheese pastry - shredded phyllo with stretchy cheese and syrup. Hatay specialty.
Sigara Böreği
Turkish cigarette pastry - thin rolled böreks with cheese. Crispy appetizer.
Menemen
Turkish egg scramble - eggs with tomatoes and peppers. Breakfast classic.
Beyti Kebap
Turkish wrapped kebab - spiced ground meat wrapped in lavash with yogurt. Restaurant classic.
İçli Köfte
Turkish stuffed bulgur shells - bulgur shells with spiced meat. Southeast specialty.