These mouth-watering dishes are sure to set your taste buds tingling
Turkey’s delicious and exciting food is a major draw for tourists around the globe.. A huge variety of interesting dishes are available thanks to the richness of Turkeys cultural heritage, including Balkan, Ottoman and Turkic influences.
Cheap flights to Turkey are readily available at the moment, and food prices there are also very reasonable, making it the perfect destination for a culinary adventure on a budget! Below are ten Turkish dishes which are well worth the trip:
Mezes
Turkish Mezes, or appetizers, are a good way to get the taste buds firing, and restaurants will serve a huge variety of hot and cold small dishes. Cold Mezes include stuffed vine leaves, aubergine salad and stuffed mussels. Hot Mezes will usually involve Borek delicious flaky pastry stuffed with meat, spinach or cheese.
Main Dishes
Main courses in Turkey will more often tha not involve meat kebabs, with flavourings and sauces varying from region to region.. Fish is a very popular option for main courses, Swordfish is extremely fresh also Lobster, Turbot and many other varieties.. Fish is also a common main course option, and you will find extremely fresh swordfish, turbot, lobster and many other varieties on offer. Popular cafes in Turkey will also serve homely stews known as ‘ev yemek’. Turkish pizza, lahmacun, is a cheap but very tasty meal for lunch.. Barbecued bread is spread with minced lamb, coriander and other flavourings, then rolled with salad and lemon juice for a mouth-watering snack.
Desserts
Seasonal fruits form the core of Turkish desserts, including almonds, plums, strawberries, cherries, melons and more, depending on the time of year. Tulumba is a tasty fried dough dessert, served here with buffalo cream (‘Kaymak’) and pistachio powder. Delicious Baklava desserts come in many shapes, but all involve flaky pastry sweetened with syrup or honey. The cakes are made with fruit and nuts and are served with pistachios and cream.. Asure is a rich pudding which forms part of the history of the area. Legend has it the dish was created by Noah’s wife to celebrate the Ark coming to rest on Mount Ararat (in Turkey). The dish can contain up to forty ingredients, signifying everything that was left in the Ark’s kitchens!
