Adana Kebabı
Southeastern Turkey's fiery signature: hand-chopped lamb seasoned with red pepper and tail fat, pressed long onto wide skewers and grilled over coals, served with grilled tomato and pepper, sumac onions, and lavash.
Heartland Anatolian and Ottoman culinary culture renowned for charcoal-grilled kebabs, tender stuffed dumplings, and layered pastries.
Turkish cooking represents the apex of Ottoman palace cuisine synthesized with Central Asian nomadic foodways and Mediterranean agriculture across centuries of empire building.
Hand-minced lamb kneaded with red pepper flakes and tail fat, mounted onto wide iron skewers and grilled over hot charcoal.
Multi-layered thin pastry leaves filled with finely crushed pistachios, baked with clarified butter and sweetened with syrup.
أطباق أصيلة وطهي منزلي من Istanbul & Anatolian Heart.
Southeastern Turkey's fiery signature: hand-chopped lamb seasoned with red pepper and tail fat, pressed long onto wide skewers and grilled over coals, served with grilled tomato and pepper, sumac onions, and lavash.
A Turkish spice blend of sesame seeds and thyme, spiced with sumac.
Aubergine and red peppers come together in this Turkish side dish, baked in the oven.
Grilled beef, aubergine and tomatoes, a Turkish dish. Serve with rice pilaf.
Whole eggplants slit lengthwise and stuffed with sweet sauteed onions, garlic, and ripe tomatoes, braised in virgin olive oil.
Thinly carved roasted lamb layered over toasted pita cubes, bathed in hot tomato sauce, melted browned butter, and sheep yogurt.
Crispy pan-fried shredded pastry dough encasing a layer of mild melting cheese, drenched in sweet syrup and topped with pistachios.
Ultra-thin round flatbread topped with a finely spiced minced meat, tomato, and bell pepper mixture, baked blistered and crisp.
Tiny hand-folded pasta dumplings filled with seasoned spiced meat, served in garlic yogurt and drizzled with sizzling pepper butter.
Soft scrambled eggs gently folded with sweet sauteed tomatoes, green peppers, and black pepper, cooked in a copper pan.
Silky pureed red lentil soup simmered with carrots and onions, served with lemon wedges and a drizzle of melted chili butter.
Layered pastry made with boiled pasta sheets brushed with melted butter and layered with white cheese and fresh parsley.