Mulberry trees and memories…
At my grandmother’s house, it was a mansion really, where I spent most of my holidays we had these enormous mulberry trees, 2 of them at the front yard. And two normal sized ones…
A tasty interview with Istanbul Food
Travel & Leisure’s July issue, featuring a small interview with me about travelling, food and istanbulfood.com. Unfortunately it is in Turkish, but here it is anyway…
Nazar Pide ve Döner Salonu – Milas, Muğla
We were taken by the smell of the wood fire, and followed by my nose and hungry instincts, we end up at a local, family run pide restaurant at Milas. After all…
Milas Pazarı – Muğla
It was an early morning we hit the road from Yalıkavak, for Milas, for the local open market, the famous Milas pazarı. It was a bright sunny day, despite the…
Bazlama – a villager’s bread
All it takes is some flour, salt, water, kneading, time, fire. Then you have a bazlama, a flat bread, one of my favorite of all breads, especially if prepared by…
Kokoreç – a delicacy
As an offal enthusiast, I am embarrassed that I have not written any word on one of my favorite offal meals. Kokoreç! Kokoreç is basically lamb intestines, wrapped around sweetbreads on skewer…
Tarhana Çorbası
It has been a very long time for me since my grandmother has left me, endless… She was the one who thought me a lot of things about food like the…
Lahmacun – Oğuzeli, Gaziantep
A sweet autumn noon, I took a bus to Oğuzeli to capture the the preparations for winter, wondering what is left out. After a bus drive for 40 minutes, I…
Ürgüp Pazarı – Nevşehir
The coal smelling little village Ürgüp… The narrow small streets, old people, like a dead city actually, you see nobody, almost, till we get to pazar, the open air market.…
Cheers to a tasty one!
Istanbul Food was on the roads again so better late then ever… Happy everything to all!
Katmer – Gaziantep
The thin flaky piece, so simple it is a true sin. I present you katmer. A mini tiny ball of dough, pulled and pulled by hand, thrown on the air like…
Plat du jour
Dear Istanbul Food’ies… Although I eat a lot outside, sorry, I do not post so often. I do not mean every place I have been to is bad, or insufficient,…