[Turkish food] What do you eat in Turkey?

Turkish cuisine is one of the three major cuisines in the world. Everyone says that Turkey is full of delicious food. How can you miss it when you travel to Turkey! When walking through the streets and alleys, you will see that many restaurants will send employees to stand at the door and introduce their signature dishes with meal signs. Most of them have a large picture, but the picture quality is poor. They usually can't see what it is ~ some will be equipped with small English translations. It is suggested that friends who are not used to English meal signs should know more common Turkish dish names or direct screenshots before going. If it's a genuine small restaurant, it doesn't even have pictures or English, so when you can recognize the dish name, try to recognize Turkish.

Soup

Balık Çorbası / Fish Soup

Whether on the Internet or in travel books, I haven't read the introduction to drink fish soup in Turkey. It's purely because I love fish and just want to drink soup. I ordered it when I saw the sign on the menu that said fish soup. It may be that I was so careless that I was surprised. I originally expected to have a thick soup made of minced fish or fish puree (not surprisingly, most of the soup in Turkey), but I found that it was "seafood soup" at all! In addition to large pieces of fish, there are shrimp, squid, scallops and other seafood. It tastes delicious. I'll never see you again when I go to other restaurants. Although I'm not sure whether each one is so full of materials, I strongly recommend that friends who love seafood see fish soup in the restaurant. Remember to try it!

Mercimek Çorbası / Lentil Soup

This soup can be seen on the menu of almost every restaurant. It is known as Turkey's "national soup". It is made of vegetables and lentils into mud and then mixed with high soup. The taste is lighter than other soups. It will feel like drinking bean mud. Generally, it will be accompanied by a corner of lemon, which is more appetizing in the soup.

Barbecue

Kebap

Every Turkish restaurant in the country must have barbecue, which is definitely called the meat empire. But I don't know whether the Turks don't know much about controlling the degree of raw and cooked meat, or whether they prefer charred food. We have eaten barbecues in several restaurants in Istanbul, which are "more than 10% cooked". Only the one with eggplant is better, but it is also dry.

Grilled Fish

There are many seafood dishes along the Aegean Sea and Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The common fresh fish are roasted trout (alabalik tava / grilled trout), roasted snapper (izgara Ç ipura / grilled sea bream) and roasted bass (izgara levrek / grilled sea bass). Roasted fish is definitely better than roast meat! You can also find it in some French restaurants, like ysabel suadiye.

Kanat Izgara / Grilled Chicken Wings

Roast chicken wings are not a special dish, but Turkey's roast chicken wings are so delicious that you can eat several bowls of white rice!! I don't know much about the marinade of chicken wings. It's probably cooked with some local spices combined with tomato paste and sweet pepper. The baked French fries next door are also invincible.

Stews

Güveç / Casserole

Güveç is a common family cuisine in Turkey. It refers to stewing chopped mutton / beef / chicken / Seafood with vegetables (usually tomatoes, red peppers, green peppers, onions, etc.) in a pottery pot. The ingredients are made soft, tender and juicy by the moisture of the vegetables. It is usually eaten with rice or bread.

Kuru Fasulye

In the town of Ürgüp in Cappadocia, we tasted kuru fasulye, a classic local homemade dish, from a small family restaurant. It is a white bean dish stewed with tomato lake and red sweet pepper. It is usually eaten with rice.

Testi Kebabı / Pottery Kebabs

Pot stew is a specialty of Cappadocia. Although it can be eaten in restaurants in various cities, we still wait for Cappadocia to try. We tried several restaurants. It seems that the practice is similar. Generally, we stew meat (or seafood), onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and so on in a special pottery pot. When serving, the waiter will knock the pottery pot with a knife and then cut it open. The food placed in the pottery pot has excellent heat preservation effect. The meat at the end is still hot and rich in gravy!

Street snacks

Midye Dolma / Stuffed Mussels

It's better to eat rice brewed with lemon juice than that cooked in the streets of Islamabad! The price is flat! About 6.3 lira and half a dozen ~ we can also see this snack in the restaurants around Emin ö n ü wharf, but the price is almost three times more expensive. The key point is that it is not delicious and there is sand. I suggest you go to Asia.

Kızartma Midye / Deep Fried Mussels

Another snack that is very common in Asia, as its name suggests, is fried with powder wrapped in light vegetables. It is not the crispy fried food in Taiwan night market, but the one with a strong sense of powder. But the taste is still good. Friends who like to eat light vegetables can try it after passing, and there is no need to go specially.

Balıklı Sandviç / Balık Ekmek / Fish Sandwich

Near the galada bridge in Eminönü District of Istanbul, you can see many stalls and restaurants selling mackerel sandwiches. That is, the mackerel that is fried at once emits an irresistible fragrance. Be sure to buy one when you pass! Thick boneless mackerel steak with tomatoes, onions, lettuce and other sandwiched in bread is absolutely the perfect combination.

Dürüm Kebabı / Kebab Wrap

It is a popular fast food method in Turkey to cut the roast meat into thin pieces or slices and put it in rolls with vegetables, French fries and other ingredients.