ZONGULDAK RECIPES
Typical Dishes
Menemen
If you want to try some
traditional food in Turkey, you will discover a
wide range of starters,
main courses and deserts that are quite
unlike any other dishes
in the world. A lot of
traditional Turkish food
is based on the old ancient Ottoman cuisine;
that drew inspiration
from Arab, Armenian,
Greek and Turkish cuisines combined. Olive
oil is one of the musts
of Turkish kitchens.
Menemen is sometimes called a breakfast dish however it
can be eaten at any
time throughout the
day. It is a basic meal
and great for those
who are traveling on a
budget. It consists of
onions, peppers and
tomatoes slowly
heated in a hot pan.
Eggs are then cracked
into the pan and either
left as fried egg or
mixed with the onions
and peppers. Throw in
some spices such as
paprika and black pepper, accompany with a
simple piece of bread
and you are ready to
eat a satisfying dish
Adana Kebab
Adana kebab is a
large, delicious oblong
meatball that also has
a variety of specific
spices and herbs used
in the recipe. It is traditionally served with a
salad, thin bread and
rice. For those who are
new to Turkish cuisine
this dish is the perfect
introduction as it is
very close to western
food. Alternatively, instead of serving it with
rice you can also wrap
it in some kebab bread
and make food for
when you are on the
go.
Manti
Manti traditionally
comes from the Kayseri area of Turkey and
is mincemeat inside of
special dough. The
Manti is boiled at a
high heat and then
served to the table
covered with yogurt.
You will not find this
dish served in any of
the restaurants aimed
at tourists so be sure
to look for it when visiting a traditional lokanta.
Dolma
Dolma is a variety of
vegetables that have
been stuffed with a rice
and herb mixture. The
most popular is stuffed
peppers. Chances are
that you will not see this
dish sold in many restaurants as it takes a
long time to prepare
however if you get offered dolma by Turkish
friends or neighbors
then definitely accept
them as dolma is a
mouthwatering versatile
dish.
Lahmacun & Pide
If you are traveling to
Turkey, you will be delighted to learn about
Lahmacun and Pide.
These two types of food
are the equivalent to a
pizza however the base
is a lot thinner and the
choices of toppings are
amazing. A popular
choice is cheese and
onion or finely minced
meat with peppers, onions and tomatoes. Traditionally they are also
served with a salad
which means you are
Tarhana Soup
It needs some effort and
preliminary preparation.
However result is worth
while. Tarhana main
ingredient of this soup is
a kind of flour like
powder. In our kitchens
this powder is prepared
in autumn so that in
times of need powder is
ready to cook. Here is
the recipe of Tarhana.
.Ingredients
1 spoon butter1 spoon tomato paste
1 water glass tarhana
1 tea spoon peppermint
1 tea spoon
red pepper
Flakes
salt
Put butter into the
saucepan after melting
add tomato paste then
add 5 glasses of water.
In another bowl put
powder of tarhana and
add one glass of water.
Stir them until tarhana
liquid becomes even.
Add itinto the water that
boils in the saucepan.
Cook for 15-20 minutes
flavor
with
salt,
pepperm int
and
pepper. Serve it hot.
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