I went to Istanbul and ate my way through the city!

Thank you for joining our Taste of Two Continents tour!

We hope that your palate has been delighted with all the food from across Turkey. Here’s a list of what we’ve tasted:

Simit

Crispy, circular bread topped with sesame seeds

Bal & Kaymak

Water buffalo clotted cream and honey

Menemen

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and green pepper

Menemen recipe

Fındık Ezmesi

Hazelnut cream paste

Fındık ezmesi recipe

Ezine Peyniri

Cows & sheep’s milk white cheese

Tulum Peyniri

Turkish goat’s milk cheese ripened in a goatskin casing

Çiya - Homemade food

Dishes prepared daily, depending on seasonal availability

Lahmacun

Thin piece of dough topped with minced meat, onions, tomatoes and parsley

Lahmacun Recipe

Patlıcan Dolması

Stuffed dried eggplant

Stuffed Dried Eggplant Recipe

Muhammara

Hot pepper paste with walnuts & breadcrumbs

Muhammara Recipe

Zahter

Fresh thyme, parsley, onions, pomegranate molasses

Iskender

Döner kebap & tomato paste on pide bread

Turşu

Pickled vegetables

Turşu Recipe

Midye Dolma

Stuffed mussels with rice & spices

Beyran Çorbası

Spicy lamb soup

Kokoreç

Roasted suckling lamb intestines served in bread

Baklava

Layers of yufka (filo pastry) with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup

Baklava Recipe

Dondurma

Turkish ice-cream made with goats milk, sahlep (orchid root) and mastic sap

Dondurma Recipe

Ayran

Yogurt drink

Çay

Turkish tea

Çay Recipe

Türk Kahvesi

Turkish coffee

Türk Kahvesi Recipe

Üzüm Şerbeti

Fermented grape juice

Turşu Suyu

Pickle juice