SALADS |
SOUPS |
FISH AND SEAFOOD |
![recipes salads](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodsalads.jpg)
Although there is a conflict
in Turkish Cuisine as to which dishes are mezes and which are salads..
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![recipies soups](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodsoups.gif)
Eaten on every meal including
breakfast, they are warm and misty, to help us in cold winter days.
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![receipes fish and seafood](../images/cookbook/turkishfishseafood.jpg)
The
most popular seafood is the mussel; dipped in batter and fried served
with tarator sauce |
MEAT |
POULTRY |
VEGETABLES AND PULSES |
![recipe food meat](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodmeat.jpg)
Thyme, mint, mild or hot red
paprika, cumin, parsley and bay leaf are the most usual companions to
meat |
![chicken food poultry](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodpoultry.jpg)
If you happen to stay overnight
in a Turkish village you will
wake up at dawntime by the
scream of a cock |
![fresh organic food vegetables](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodvegetables.jpg)
The mild climate of Turkey is
suitable to grow very different kinds of fruits and vegetables |
VEGETABLES
IN OLIVE OIL |
BOREKS
AND PASTRIES |
PILAFS |
![healthy food vegetables in olive oil](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodvegetablesoliveoil.jpg)
Creativity
in kitchen finds its meaning in stuffed vegetables
in olive oil and in stuffed vine
leaves |
![food from turkey boreks and pastries bread](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodborekspastries.jpg)
It is a sin to throw bread into
waste and if it falls down, it is kissed and picked up. |
![turkey foods pilafs](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodpilaf.jpg)
Rice
has spread out of China to other cultures, and to the Turkish culture. |
DESSERTS |
MEZES |
SAUCES |
![turkish dessert baklava](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodbaklava.jpg)
The idea stems from the
philosopy "who eats sweet,
talks sweet."
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![greek food mezes](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodmeze.jpg)
In serving meze, variety is
more valued than harmony; hot, sweet, salty and sour varieties are in
unity.
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![fish food sauces](../images/cookbook/turkishfoodsauces.jpg)
Dishes
are generally cooked in liquid thereby eliminating the necessityto use
sauces. |