What Is Baklava? Layers, Nuts and Syrup Done Right
Baklava is a dessert made from dozens of paper-thin sheets of phyllo pastry, brushed with butter, layered with crushed pistachios or walnuts, baked until...
Know what Kunafa is. The world's most famous cheesecake
Kunafa is a Middle Eastern dessert made from shredded pastry called kadayif or from fine semolina dough, layered with soft white cheese or cream,...
Doner, Gyro, Shawarma: Same Spinning Meat?
Yes and no. All three are cooked on the same invention, a vertical rotisserie developed in the Ottoman Empire in the 1800s. Doner is...
What Is Mandi Rice? Yemen's Gift to the Region
Mandi is a Yemeni dish of meat and long-grain rice cooked together in a sealed pit oven. The meat hangs above the rice rather...
What Is Ayran? Turkey's Salty Yogurt Drink
Ayran (pronounced eye-RAHN) is a cold Turkish drink made from yogurt, water and salt, whisked until a thick white foam forms on top. It...
Grounds, foam, and fortune telling in Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee is made by simmering very finely ground coffee in cold water in a small copper pot called a cezve, without filtering it....
Turkish Tea Culture: Why Çay Comes in Tulip Glasses
Strong black tea grown on Turkey's Black Sea coast is called çay (pronounced chai). It is made in a stacked double teapot and served...
What Is Kofte? Turkish Meatballs Beyond the Basics
Kofte (pronounced köf-teh) is minced meat that has been seasoned, kneaded and shaped by hand, then grilled, baked, fried or simmered. In Turkey it...
Saksuka, Sigara Borek and Hot Mezze Worth Ordering
Turkish hot appetizers are warm small plates served at the start of a meal, usually fried, grilled or pan-cooked. The most common are sigara...
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