Can you specify what is Turkish local food?
If you are new to Turkish food, get ready. It is where east meets west and taste buds are in heaven.
Turkish cuisine is derived from Ottoman cuisine and presents a fusion of Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle Eastern Europe and Balkan cuisines. It is exactly this. One big pot melting different cultures.
Many different national cuisines were influenced by Turkish cuisine. You will find traces of Turkish cuisine in:
- Asia,
- Mediterranean and
- Balkan regions.
Typical dishes in Turkey may look different, but they do have many common ingredients. Those ingredients you can find in almost all dishes. Either lamb, eggplants, rice, peppers, onions or famous Turkish desserts as pistachio, hazelnuts or almonds. Real food adventure.
You might have a problem with pronouncing the names of the dishes, but when you taste it nothing will matter anymore. Turkish delicates will bring for all tastes something and you will just want more and more of it.
Here are some TOP 10 unique Turkish dishes, you must try cruising in Turkey:
- KOFTE; meatball,
- LAHMACUN; kind of pizza
- DONER KEBAP; kebap
- PIDE; sort of pizza
- HUNKAR BEGENDI; smoked eggplant puree with meat casserole
- KISIR; bulghur wheat with vegetables
- MENEMEN; eggs with fresh vegetables tomatoes pepper onion etc, like omelet)
- MANTI; turkish type of ravioli
- SIGARA BOREK; rolled pastry filled with cheese
- DOLMA; stuffed vegetables pepper, green leaves, eggplant and or tomatoes.
Enjoy traditional turkish food on your gulet. It is something that you will definitely remember.
Turkish cuisine is just one more reason to put Turkey on your priority list to visit.
Flavourful and delicious cuisine makes it a place that will make you come back. No matter what you eat, meat or vegetable, starter or main dish, sweet or sour…..you will always want to ask for more.
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