Sweet Treats
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Kunefe
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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Sutlac
There is something almost meditative about a bowl of sütlaç — the Turkish rice pudding whose simplicity belies its extraordinary depth of tradition. Continue reading
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Kazandibi
Kazandibi — literally “the bottom of the cauldron” — is one of the most distinctively Turkish of all the country’s many milk puddings, and one of the… Continue reading
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Tavuk Gogsu
Tavuk göğsü — chicken breast pudding — is perhaps the most surprising dessert in the Turkish repertoire: a smooth, silky milk pudding containing… Continue reading
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Keskul
Keşkül is the most elegant of all the Ottoman milk puddings — a silky, almond-enriched dessert of pure white that is at once simple and sophisticated,… Continue reading
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Asure
Aşure is unlike any other dish in Turkish cuisine — a sweet porridge of extraordinary complexity, combining grains, legumes, dried fruits, and nuts in… Continue reading
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Revani
Revani is one of the great semolina syrup cakes of the Ottoman confectionery tradition — a cake of coarse, golden semolina and yogurt, soaked in… Continue reading