Simit: All-time favorite Turkish street food. Simit is a ring-shaped bread coated with sesame seed. This famous Turkish street food has been around since the 1500s from Ottoman times. Traditionally eaten as a snack or as part of breakfast but can be eaten any time of the day. What you can eat with simit? In…
Learn how to make vegan, stuffed kale rolls traditional Turkish way. Rolled Kale “Karalahana Sarması” is famous in Trabzon, Turkey. With local Zeynep Nadir, we made traditional Turkish dishes from the Blacksea region including rolled Kale “Kuymak” with oozing cheesy texture; “kaygana” simple egg dishes are other traditional breakfast dishes we made in old Konak…
Delicious and easy chicken dish you can make in 10 minutes and pop into oven! If you don’t have much time and want a hearty homecooked dinner this might be the recipe you are looking for! To marinade, you need only 5 minutes in the morning to bring everything together and let the time work…
I am excited to share Turkish pita bread Gobit or Göbüt as we call. It’s a yeast dough and, the rich ingredients like milk and yogurt make the bread so delightful. I have different flatbread recipes on my channel you can cook on the stovetop. We are going to cook this Turkish pita bread in…
“Saç Tava” or Tawa is one of the traditional specialty dishes of Turkish cuisine. This Beef stir-fried with vegetables, known as a pre-wedding dish in some regions, and you can find it in most Turkish restaurants. It is cubed meat, beef stir fry in special tawa pans, with onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and some spices….
Let’s make spicy, Turkish-style stuffed cabbage rolls “Lahana sarması.” Stuffed cabbage rolls are a popular and traditional dish in Turkey. We have different recipes but mostly have two varieties, one with ground meat and a vegan version without meat (as an olive oil dish). In this episode, I will make it with ground beef and…
