Eggplant Recipes
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Patlıcan Musakka (Turkish Eggplant Moussaka)
Patlıcan musakka — Turkish eggplant moussaka — is the Turkish interpretation of a dish that appears, in various forms, across the entire former Ottoman… Continue reading
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Karnıyarık (Turkish Stuffed Eggplant with Ground Meat)
The name karnıyarık means “split belly” in Turkish — a playfully descriptive name for a dish in which plump whole eggplants are slit lengthwise and… Continue reading
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Hünkar Beğendi (Sultan’s Delight)
Hünkar Beğendi — “The Sultan’s Delight” — is one of the most eloquent dishes in Ottoman palace cuisine: a velvety, smoky eggplant purée enriched with… Continue reading
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Saksuka (Turkish Fried Eggplant & Pepper Meze)
Şakşuka is a vivid, deeply flavored vegetable dish of fried eggplant, zucchini, and peppers in a spiced tomato sauce — a preparation that sits at the… Continue reading
