Typical dishes

Balik ekmek It is the best known fish sandwich in Turkey. We can find it, above all, in Istanbul, where the so-called colorful ships are stuck in the Golden Horn, in front of the Galata Tower. They are cooked within the boats themselves, at the rate of the waves of the sea. Most of them are mackerel and are accompanied by lettuce, onion and lemon.
Köfte (Turkish meats) This dish is from the Middle East. It is a kind of beef or lamb meatballs seasoned with different spices. In total, there are 291 types of Köfte in Turkey alone. The most traditional are also made with bread and rice crumbs, they can also carry salsa. They are usually accompanied by French fries or salad.
Lahmacun It is the popular Turkish pizza, a mass seasoned with minced meat, onion, tomato and spices that is then put into the oven. It is of Arab origin, just like its name, which means mass with flesh. This fast food can be found both in restaurants and in street food stations.
Döner kebab One of the most traditional dishes of Turkish cuisine, also among the street food options you will see everywhere in Istanbul, the döner kebab (or dürüm in its fast food version) is a prepared food based on fine meat sheets (which can be both lamb, chicken and veal). Basically the term Döner Kebab means "grilled meat cooked around or around." In fact the Arabic version of this meal is known as Shawarna, while the Greek version is called gyros (which also have some variants). This meat will be seen in a thousand food stations in every neighborhood of Istanbul cooked in a vertical roast. It is a meal that has also expanded in every city in Europe but here you will find it as in its original zero kilometer. .
Shish Kebab Many small restaurants and food stations prepare another version of the kebab. The shish kebab (şiş kebap in Turkish) is similar to a pinch, in this case a metal or wood support that is cooked with beef, lamb, pig or chicken in small pieces on a grill. It is sometimes accompanied by vegetables such as eggplant, tomatoes, carrots. Even if they serve it on a plate, they usually accompany it with a flat Turkish bread called "ask.".
Pipes (Midye dolması) In many markets, even in street food stations you will watch mussels. The surprise is that these mussels are filled (in Turkish they are called Midye dolması). The filler is based on rice with casis, pineapples and adjoining with several spices. It is eaten as an incoming dish also in some restaurants, but in general it is a street food in which they even sell them per unit.
Testi Kebab I'm sure we've all heard of the famous and rich Kebab, which means "roast or steed meat." The Testi kebab is a typical and popular recipe from Turkey, more specifically from Capadocia which consists of a spicy stew of lamb meat, although they also make it of chicken, which is slowly cooked in a mud pot on coal coals.
Hamsili Pilav (anchovy rice) Hamsili pilov is a visually attractive Turkish dish of baked rice that is locked in anchovy. The pilov is usually prepared with long grain rice, onions, raisins, pineapples, mint, lemon juice and spices. To prepare hamsili pilov, a baking dish is first attached with butter and then covered with anchovies to fill the whole bowl. The rice pilov is placed on the anchovy and then the ends of the anchovy are folded to the center of the bowl so that the rice is fully covered. After the baking process, the dish is usually turned around and served with eneldo branches and lemon slices. The original recipe is believed to have its origin in the Laz, an ethnic minority in northeastern Turkey.
Acili Ezme One of the most tasty dishes you will find in Turkey, and very common in the cuisine of the Middle East is the acili ezme, it is a salsa made from vegetables and with the unmistakable presence of olive oil and pimenton. It is the ideal accompaniment for many strong dishes, for its exact comobination of taste, freshness and spicy. And of the amount of pepper I carry, we'll talk about a tasty or painful experience, because you might run into an ezme that will tear your tears out. The mixture includes ingredients cut into very small dice: red onion, tomato, garlic, green and red pepper, parsley, nuts. All mixed with olive oil, lemon juice and the addition of salt, pepper and pepper. It is usually used to accompany exquisite savoury bread with sesame seeds or even to fill those very rich pita bread along with melted halloumi cheese. In a small bowl, serve a generous portion of acili ezme, put on it some black olive trees and a touch of extra parsley, a few drops of olive oil and... to enjoy it alone or accompany meats, for example.
Baklava The baklava (also known as baclava or baklawa) is an exotic and delicious Turkish dessert. This cake, the base of which is a mass with nuts that is then distributed on sheet and then bathed in syrup, is a great classic of Turkish cuisine that is centuries old. Although it is true that its elaboration takes some time, it is very simple to do.

Turkish cuisine is one of the most international in the world. It has clear influences of its Ottoman past and Arab culture. It is rich in meat, the Kebab being its most exported dish, and in spices, so its dishes have a unique taste. The yogurt sauce is usually accompanied by many of its foods, as well as salads. In the case of sweets, Turkey has a wide variety of cakes composed mainly of honey and nuts.

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