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3060 traditional recipes from around the world
Tavuk Göğsü
Turkish chicken breast pudding - milk pudding thickened with chicken. Ottoman dessert.
Tulumba
Turkish syrup fingers - fried dough ridged fingers soaked in syrup. Festival sweet.
Çiğ Köfte
Turkish raw kibbeh - spiced bulgur with paste. Now usually meatless version.
Alinazik Kebap
Turkish sautéed lamb on eggplant - lamb cubes on smoky eggplant purée. Gaziantep classic.
Yayla Çorbası
Turkish yogurt soup - tangy yogurt and rice soup with mint. Highland comfort.
Keşkül
Turkish almond pudding - milk pudding with ground almonds. Ottoman palace dessert.
Hünkar Beğendi
Sultan's delight - lamb stew on béchamel eggplant purée. Royal Ottoman dish.
Su Böreği
Turkish water börek - layered pastry boiled then baked with cheese. Palace style.
Kuzu Tandır
Turkish pit-roasted lamb - lamb slow-roasted in clay oven. Central Anatolian specialty.
Aşure (Noah's Pudding)
Turkish multi-grain dessert - wheat, beans, dried fruit pudding. Shared with neighbors.
Çoban Salatası
Turkish shepherd's salad - diced tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers. Ubiquitous side.
Gözleme
Turkish stuffed flatbread - thin flatbread with various fillings. Roadside specialty.
Adana Kebap
Adana spicy kebab - hot pepper spiced lamb on flat skewers. Southeast specialty.
Urfa Kebap
Urfa kebab - mild spiced lamb kebab with urfa pepper. Southeast specialty.
Etli Biber Dolması
Turkish stuffed peppers - bell peppers with meat and rice filling. Home cooking classic.
Patlıcanlı Pilav
Turkish eggplant pilaf - rice with fried eggplant cubes. Summer side dish.
Şekerpare
Turkish semolina cookies in syrup - almond-topped cookies soaked in syrup. Tea time sweet.
Lokum (Turkish Delight)
Turkish delight - gel candy with rose water and pistachios. Iconic confection.
Kabak Mücver
Turkish zucchini fritters - crispy zucchini cakes with herbs. Summer mezze.
Patlıcanlı Musakka
Turkish cold moussaka - layered fried eggplant with tomato meat. Served cold.
Tel Kadayıf
Turkish shredded wheat dessert - sweet shredded phyllo with cream and syrup. Palace dessert.
Acılı Ezme
Turkish spicy salad - finely chopped tomato, pepper, onion paste. Kebab accompaniment.
Döner Kebap
Turkish rotating meat - vertical spit-roasted layered meat. World-famous street food.
Kumpir
Turkish loaded baked potato - giant potato loaded with toppings. Istanbul street food.