Category:Turkish Cuisine

The Turkish Shish Kebab, the grilled lamb, the Doner Kebab, the Turkish yogurt, the Pilav and Dolma, the Turkish Delight or the Baklava are just a few examples of what the Turkish Cuisine contains. It is known that the ethnic Turkish cuisine is worldwide famous. The Turkish diet is a healthy and delicious one. The Turkish cuisine is rich in fresh fish and seafood, fruits, olives. Lamb and chicken meats are most used and the pork meat consumption is forbidden by the Islamic religion. The Turkish recipes aren’t that difficult to prepare and by using fresh ingredients, the right results can be easily obtained. The Turkish Cuisine uses most for seasoning: parsley, mint, cinnamon, garlic, Aleppo pepper flakes, sweet pepper, dill and lemon juice. Turkish Cuisine contains also a variety of vegetarian recipes. Biber Dolmasi, the Turkish Stuffed Pepper that contains tomatoes, rice, pine nuts and olive oil is a delicious Turkish vegetarian dish. A Turkish breakfast contains cheese, olives, tomatoes, eggs or toast with honey. A typically Turkish lunch is composed of Pilav dish with lamb, fish or chicken meat, a soup, or grilled fish with lemon juice. As appetizers, the Turkish cuisine offers the Turkish meat balls, traditionally made of lamb, Olive Pita, Sucuk, or Patrima, sun dried beef. A traditional Turkish dinner starts with appetizers, salads, pepper and pureed eggplant, or fish (usually sardines) rolled in grape leaves. Most of the Turkish dishes have a common ingredient, the olive oil, that not only that adds an extra flavor but is also very healthy.