Halal
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Pacanga Böreği (Turkish Fried Pastırma & Cheese Pastry)
Paçanga böreği is a börek of particularly bold, robust character — crisp fried pastry filled with cured beef (pastırma), white cheese, and green… Continue reading
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Tepsi Kebabı (Turkish Tray-Baked Kebab)
Tepsi kebabı — tray kebab — is one of the most impressive of all Turkish baked meat preparations: a large baking tray filled with minced meat,… Continue reading
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Gül Böreği (Turkish Rose-Shaped Cheese Pastry)
Gül böreği — rose börek — is perhaps the most visually enchanting of all the Turkish börek family: spiral-shaped pastries whose cross-section, when… Continue reading
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Orman Kebabı (Turkish Forest Keeper’s Lamb Stew)
Orman kebabı — forest kebab — is one of the most distinctively Turkish of all the country’s slow-cooked meat dishes: lamb on the bone, braised with… Continue reading
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Çiğ Börek (Turkish Fried Meat Pastry)
Çiğ börek — literally “raw börek” — is one of the most distinctive and beloved street foods of Turkish cuisine: large, half-moon shaped pastries made… Continue reading
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Çoban Kavurma (Turkish Shepherd’s Sautéed Lamb)
Çoban kavurma — shepherd’s kavurma — is the most rustic and elemental of all Turkish meat preparations: lamb or goat cooked over an open fire in its… Continue reading
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İzmir Köfte (Turkish Baked Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
İzmir köfte is one of the great comfort dishes of Turkish home cooking — braised meatballs in a rich tomato sauce with potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes,… Continue reading
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Tantuni (Turkish Spicy Beef Wrap)
Tantuni is one of the most addictive street foods in Turkey — a simple but extraordinary preparation of thinly sliced beef or lamb sautéed with onion… Continue reading
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Künefe (Turkish Shredded Wheat Cheese Dessert)
There are few moments in Turkish culinary life as theatrical as the arrival of a freshly made künefe at the table. Continue reading
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Kadinbudu Köfte (Turkish Lady’s Thigh Meatballs)
Kadınbudu köfte — “lady’s thigh köfte” — carries one of the most evocative names in Turkish cuisine, a poetic description of the rounded, soft shape of… Continue reading
