Turkish Cookbook: Exploring the Food of a Timeless Cuisine

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TURKISH COOKBOOK 150 recipes and 500 glorious specially-taken photographs of food and techniques “Greet a Turk and you will eat. Whether you are in the busy streets of Istanbul, in a small village in Anatolia, on the slopes above Bursa, or in a resort in the Mediterranean, the enticing aroma of grilling, baking, and spices fills the air – warm bread rings covered in sesame seeds; deep-fried mussels with a garlicky sauce; roasted chestnuts, almonds and pistachio nuts; savory pastries filled with melting cheese; lamb roasting on a spit; eggplants smoking over charcoal; and the scent of fresh peaches. You can try Ottoman puddings in Istanbul; juicy apricots stuffed with rice in Cappadocia; anchovy pilaf along the Black Sea coast; fiery kebabs served on a sword in Adana; and the hallucinogenic honey of Kars in eastern Anatolia. "The Turks are passionate about their cuisine. It gives them pleasure to share it with you and it is their generous hospitality that draws me to the country again and again.” This glorious volume by award-winning author and cook Ghillie Basan looks in detail at the culinary history and geography, the customs and festivities, as well as the local ingredients, and presents a tantalizing selection of classic regional recipes. Review: Awesome!! Made an entire turkish dinner for easter, everything eas amazing - I absolutely love this book, I've made several of the recipes and we have liked each of them. I made an entire turkish dinner on easter, cooked from 9am to 7pm but was worth it. We had the sherbet- i can see why its so popular (but had to find recipe online sadly), ayran (definitely something u grow up with but my cat liked it), chestnut lamb, bulgar wheat with dates and nuts, parsley feta dip, the spinach currant nut salad and for dessert the apricots stuffed with creme frecia. It was awesome and next on the list is the veggie stew. Weve been watching a tv series called resurrection ertrugull-turkish show so subtitles are a thing, were on the 5th season and every episode they r eating so i figured it must be good. Buy this book, u wont be disappointed, great history, awesome pics with every recipe, easy to find ingredients (desertcart has some of it). Will buy again for present. Review: Beautiful and great recipes - This book is beautifully made, with high resolution pictures that show the meals and history of turkey. The recipes are easy to follow and delicious. I would highly recommend this book.