Güllaç, a sweet Ramadan taste
Ramadan brings different tastes to our tables, after pide there comes güllaç worth waiting for whole year. Güllaç! Güllaç is a dessert made with rice starch sheets which are layered…
Here come the tomatoes!
Finally the tomato season kicked off! All I want to eat is tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and olive oil! An easy task, after visiting the organic market held at Göztepe Özgürlük…
Turkish Food Prononciations, Lahmacun!
Turkish is not an easy language to pronounce for non-locals and hearing you trying to repeat after me is a proof of that! Istanbulfood presents a fun and new category…
Cold and sweet!
Don’t know about you but I want to dip in the ice cream maker these days. when ever I pass Baylan, I sit down to have a slice of Adisababa,…
Editorial inedible post
First of all, thank you all, who have been sending me emails, who are keeping me and Istanbul in their thoughts, you are very kind and supportive. Means a lot!…
Don’t look any further you have Katie’s Istanbul app!
My dear friend Katie’s İstanbul app is out and rocking! If you are heading to Istanbul or planning or not, does not matter the reason cause you do not need…
Chowzter App and Awards!
When you start planning your travel, what is your first thing you google? I know it’s food, since you are reading this… Chowzter is all about real bites in the city, the…
Spring Kebabs
In Gaziantep fruits are a big part of the cooking. Kebabs get their share as well, not to mention they change seasonally. Keme mantarı –desert truffles- announces the coming of…
Artichoke, the stage is yours!
Artichoke chips, paté, zeytinyağlı enginar, sauteed artichokes…. Artichoke cooked every way, for all, from all. It may sound ridiculous to you but artichoke is the king and queen of the…
Reporting live from Kantin Dükkan, Bebek!
Long time waited (long enough for me and her fans) Kantin’s Dükkan was opened on Thursday, April 4th, 2013. A Şemsa Denizsel design deli – bakery, will be the new…
Sarma kokoreç with orzo…
One great surprise today was the kuzu sarma I came across at Çiya… It was the first of the season, cooked with orzo, it was a true delicacy! And have to admit…
A survival guide to
gluten-free eating in Istanbul!
I know I know… Gluten-free eating in Turkey may sound challenging, I admit. If it is not the dishes themselves makes you take the challenge, it is the slaphappy, carefree, lovely…