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GAZİANTEP CITY OF TASTES… The city of Gaziantep, located in the South east of Anatolia, known as Antep, is one of the first settlements this land and the sixth largestcity of Turkey worldwide famous for its historical culture and cuisine (baklava and kebab.) By Lili Bardavit
Apart from its historical bazaars, inss, museums, bath sand must see places to visit, I would like to in form you about the cuisine which is absolutely adorable and mesmerizing at thefirst moment of your arrival. In Gaziantep mealsare a feast that contains different tastes from all four seasons. Gaziantep owesitsrich food culture to its geography that experience sall four seasons and to being in the center of the cultural richness and variety of the Mediterrane and Mesopotamian regions. Thecuisine of Gaziantep is the best and most delicious mixture of therich Tuerkish and Arab cuisines and even in cludes parts from the Hitite and Assyrian cuisines. The Gaziantep cuisine blends perfectly with the healthy Mediterranean nutritional model… 30 • I S T A N B U L A L I V E
White lamb is usually preferred in Gaziantep cuisine, the fact that vegetables, greensand fruits are found in abundance in the dishes and the fact that olive oil and plain pil are used in the preparation of the meals blended with the Mediterrane annutritional model. Bulgur’simportance is in comparable… White grainssuch as bulgur, lenths, mungbeans, black-eyedpeas, chickpeas, beans, hulled White berries and frik are consumes quite of the, because bulgur is used in soups, stuffed vegetables, pilafs and meat balls, it is one of a kind. Eventhough it is used quite ofteh in vegetable meals, egg plant has a special place… Among frequently used vegetabls are greenbeans, squash, tomatoes, purslane, okra, cucumbers, and winter squansh, but with its many uses in alot of dishes egg plan tholds a special place. Even fruits have dishes... Fruits such as quince, sourcherries, plums, dried wildapricots, apples, green almonds and carrots can be found in Gaziantep cuisine. Yogurt is a must in Gaziantep dishes… Dishes with yogurt enjoy a variety in Gaziantep cuisine. Ali Nazik, yogurt dip, yuvarlama, beans with yogurt, potatoes with yogurt, onion stew, bulgur meatballs, wedding soup and pastry soup are some of the meals that yogurt adds great taste.