Turşu! Pickles…
In Turkey we love eating pickled vegetables especially during winter time. With grilled fish, bulgur pilaf, soup, bean or chickpeas stew, as well as any other hearty meal, giving them…
Morning soup for you!
Don’t know what you think of the phrase ‘köy kahvaltısı‘ village breakfast, I think it is just a perfect marketing tool or a scam, if I may, and I do…
Eat much? Us bloggers…
For months we have been talking with Hande and Katie, for this meeting… This is what happened today, lunch hour, Kantin- İstanbul. Lunch took around 4 hours and several dishes,…
Tırnaklı Ekmek, aka tırnaklı pide
Where would mankind be without wheat! A freshly baked bread’s small is more stimulant then many other things, as if challenging the world of flavors… Tırnaklı ekmek in Anadolu, getting…
Fıstık harvest on the way to Urfa
I can hear you saying pistachio belongs to Gaziantep… You are right, but you know food is geographical more than belonging within a city’s border. You may hear Gaziantep locals…
Just now – lunch at the beach
Sitting by the beach… After countless ice cold beer sessions we ordered a humble lunch, with a view like this. Kızartma, being the ultimate guilt free vacation food, stuffed courgette…
Street food at Diyarbakır
Turkey, one of the most beautiful places in the whole big bad world. People, food, nature, culture, history… whatever you like, all in one. The sole reason why Turkey is…
Asmalı Cavit comes to the rescue!
To how many of you I recommended Asmalı Cavit I really do not recall, since it is the one place I love going over and over again, it is one…
Know your(my) bulgur! Episode I…
Bulgur is a very big part of our cuisine as it becomes the main staple around Southeast of Turkey. Exactly as mentioned on The Penguin Companion to Food; Burghul (bulgur)…
Menemen, eggs so delicious!
During his college years, he told me they -5 to 15 people!!!- used to stop at Lades (2) Lokantası (just across Lades Lokantası ) for lunch, just to have this…
after the perfect bite!
After countless hours of sharing my city with you, tasting and walking Istanbul, and getting all the feedbacks from my readers, I was sure! I had to launch another blog.…
Altan Şekerleme, a sweet sweet Bayram
What is a Bayram without candies! My granny used to buy chocolates filled with mint, cherries and sorts, my memory seems to fade… But what I do remember is that…