BREAKFAST
Beakfast in Turkey consists of feta-type cheese, tomatoes, olives and cucumber, as well as honey, jam, butter and bread.
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PASTRIES
Selection of Turkish pastries on a three-tiered metal stand.
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YOGURT ORBAST
Yogurt soup made with pulses or rice.
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BLACK SEA MUSSELS
Overhead view of Black Sea Mussels arranged on a round tray covered with newspaper with lemons and a knife, a Turkish dish.
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FISH
Fresh Fish popular in Turkey, Palamut, Bonito, Hamsi, Anchovies, Levrek, Sea bass, Uskumru, Mackerel, and Kalkan, Turbot, arranged on a chopping board.
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HAMSI PILAVI
Hamsi pilavi,Turkish Black Sea dish of whole anchovies served on rice, garnished with sliced lemon.
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LEVREK PILAKISI
Levrek pilakisi is a stew made with a combination of sea bass, onions and potatoes, flavoured with garlic.
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LAHMACUN AND GUZLEME
Turkish bread-based snacks, Lahmacun, thin, flat, pizza-style snack, Gozleme, folded over or rolled up flavoursome bread.
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FIRINDA MANTI
Firinda manti, Turkish dish of noodle-dough parcels filled with meat and drizzled in sauce.
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KARIDES GUVE
Turkish dish, Karides guvec, prawns with peppers and tomatoes topped with cheese, popular stew.
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BAMYA BASTISI
Bamya bastisi is a popular okra and tomato stew which can be made with or without chunks of lamb.
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IMAM BAYILDI
Imam bayildi, Turkish dish meaning 'the imam fainted', half an aubergine stuffed with tomatoes and onions.
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HUNKAR BEGENDILI K FTE
Hunkar begendili kofte, Turkish meatballs 'with sultan's delight', a puree of smoked aubergine with cheese.
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KARNIYARIK
Karniyarik, Turkish dish of abergines, split open and stuffed with minced lamb, pine nuts and currants, tomato slice garnishing.
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TURKISH PASTRIES
Varieties of baklava and tulumba, sticky pastry sweets coated with syrup, Turkish desserts.
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SWEETS
Tavuk gegse kazandibi is a milk pudding made with shredded chicken breasts.
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SWEETS
Asure, Turkish sweet known as Noah's pudding, made with dried fruit and beans.
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SWEETS
Firinda setlae, an oven-baked rice pudding which is served cold, is popular in Istanbul.
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Typical Turkish dish, adana kebabs, minced meat grilled on skewer, sis kebabs, cubed meat grilled on skewer, doner kebab; sliced roast meat served with bread, iskender kebabm doner meat on bread with rich tomato sauce and yogurt, served on white plate, above view.
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TURKISH BREAD
Pide, Ekmek and Simit, all types of Turkish bread.
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BOREKS
Cigar-shaped Sigara beregu and Triangular Muska beregu.
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DOLMAS
Midye dolmasi, Turkish dish of mussel shells stuffed with rice, garnished with lemon wedges.
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CIRASSIAN CHICKEN
Cirassian chicken (eerkez tavugu) is a cold dish consisting of strips of meat dresses in a creamy walnut and bread sauce.
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COLD MEZES
Turkish platter of Meze, Pathcan salatasi, smoked aubergine salad, Haydari a yogurt, mint and garlic dip, Fava a broad bean puree, Tarama a fish roe puree and Coban salatasi a tomato, onion and cucumber salad.
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COLD MEZES
Lakerda, finely sliced smoked tuna served with lemon, is a popular fish meze from the Black Sea.
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COLD MEZES
Turkish dish of Fasulye piyaz, salad of haricot beans with olive oil and lemon juice, topped with halved boiled egg.
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COLD MEZES
Turkish dish of Zetinyagli enginar, artichoke hearts drizzled in olive oil.
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AYRAN
Tumbler of ayran, a salty liquid yoghurt.
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RAKI
Bottle of Yeni Raki - 'lions milk' - a clear, anise-flavoured spirit.
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WINE
Bottles of red and white wine.
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SAMOVAR
Traditional brass samovar for making Turkish tea, ceramic teapot on top of urn, tulipshaped glass of tea on saucer.
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TURKISH COFFEE
Cup of strong, Turkish coffee next to a metal serving pot.
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TEA
One tulip-shaped glass of apple tea standing next to another tulip-shaped glass containing limeflower tea.
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SAHLEP
Cup of Sahlep, a hot, Turkish winter drink made from milk and powdered orchid root.
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Turkish meze, Tursu pickles, aerial view of pickled vegetables including carrot and chillis.
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