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11 special delicacies that Turkey must not miss

Don't think Turkey has only barbecue kebab. In fact, Turkey, not only has excellent exotic customs, but also has ...

By Nancy MahoneyPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Don't think Turkey has only barbecue kebab. In fact, Turkey, located between Eurasia, not only has excellent exotic customs, but also has a variety of delicious foods that are worth trying.

Let's uncover the true face of kebab first!

Source: Turkish cuisine originated in Central Asia and developed in Asia Minor. In a sense, it is a cooking country in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Meat, vegetables and beans serve as the main part of Turkish cuisine, and meat is mainly cattle, sheep and chicken. Features: it is characterized by highlighting the natural flavor of raw materials (mainly meat and dairy products), paying attention to the original flavor, and highlighting it with butter, olive oil, salt, onion, garlic, spices and vinegar. Some people call kebab Turkish barbecue. In fact, kebab is the general name of Turkish meat cuisine. Cooking methods include roasting, stewing, kiln burning, etc. Cut the mutton or chicken into small pieces, add tomatoes and green peppers, string them with iron, and bake them over charcoal fire, which is the famous "shish kebap".

Today, we have collected 20 unique Turkish delicacies. Let's share the "big meal".

1.Menemen

This traditional Turkish breakfast is made of fried vegetables and eggs. It is usually served with bread, dipped, spread on the bread, or scooped directly.

2.Köfte

A Turkish staple food is a meatball or Patty made of ground beef or mutton. It can be a stew, can be added to a sandwich or salad, or can be eaten directly with yogurt.

3.Mantı

At first glance, this dish looks a bit like ordinary dumplings, but the traditional Turkish food is absolutely unique in taste and production method. This kind of veal or lamb dumpling can be boiled or fried. It is usually accompanied by yogurt or butter and a variety of traditional spices.

4.Kuzu Tandır

The mutton selected in this famous dish is made through the traditional hanging slow roasting method, which is often eaten with rice, potatoes and yogurt.

5.Börek

This dish can be rolled up into pastry or folded into lasagna. It can be lunch, dinner or snacks. This snack is crisp and delicious. You must try it when you come to Turkey.I have tasted it in kadim restaurant, the taste is very good, the restaurant environment is also very beautiful. I recommend everyone to try this restaurant.

6.Turkish pizza

Commonly known as "Turkish pizza", this ship shaped flat bread can be filled with many kinds of fillings, and minced meat, spinach or cheese are the most common.

7.Güllaç

This dessert is usually eaten during Ramadan in Turkey. It is made of raw milk, nuts and pomegranate. Others will add other fruits or chickpeas. Now it is not possible to taste Ramadan in Turkey, sıralı kebap ankara restaurant offers such festive desserts.

8.Dolma

Dolma is usually stuffed with grape leaves, but it can also be replaced by other vegetables. Grape leaves are the most popular in Turkey, but peppers, melons and eggplant are also delicious.

9.Lokum Turkish fudge

This nougat dessert has many flavors and sandwiches, and many are covered with icing. It's best to eat fresh, because the packaged sugar is always dry, and the inner filling is always very light, but the icing on the outside is very sweet.

10.Şiş Kebap

This kind of meat kebab from Turkey is usually made of mutton, chicken or fish on wooden or metal sticks. It is usually eaten with cakes. Whether dipped in yogurt or eaten directly, it is very fresh and delicious.

11.İmam Bayıldı

This stuffed eggplant is very rich and delicious as the main course. There are also a variety of fillings, such as rice plates, wheat flakes, minced meat and other vegetables, which are topped with olive oil and butter before being baked in the oven. Bread is the staple food of Turks and even Mediterranean people, but rice is also common on the table. But their rice is very different from Chinese rice. The shape is long and the taste is dry and hard, but the dry fragrance that Chinese rice does not have is revealed in the dry and hard. Each crystal is very unique.

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Nancy Mahoney

Love freedom and peace, love photography, food and travel, Share the Turkish dishes,feel free to leave me a comment. More detil in yummyadvisor.

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