About this site
I am a Turkish housewife and mother who has been living in Canada since 1995. Somehow during my free time, I always find myself in the kitchen. I grew up in a traditional Turkish household and have been cooking traditional Turkish meals for decades.
In early 2005, my daughter and I thought it might be a good idea to post my recipes online, so that other people can be introduced to Turkish cuisine, which is one of the most varied and overlooked cooking styles. Since I moved to Canada, I've often wondered why no one knows much about Turkish cuisine in North America, considering that Turkish cuisine is the 3rd largest kitchen in the world in terms of variety, after Chinese and French.
So this is the result: Turkish Cookbook. I hope you will enjoy the delicious, healthy and simple-to-prepare dishes that Turkish cuisine has to offer. Usually our recipes are heavy on vegetables and grains, and the most commonly used meat is lamb. We have many seafood dishes as well since Turkey is surrounded by sea on three sides.
Please feel free to leave any comments, suggestions or questions here on the site, or you can email me directly at binnur+tc@gmail.com. And make sure to check back often as I'll be adding recipes once or twice a week.
My daughter and I recently added a section for International Recipes that I've collected over the years as a result of living abroad for so long. Some of them we've enjoyed and others not. :) I decided to share the better recipes that are now a part of my repertoire.
Enjoy!
Binnur.
91 Comments:
Binnur,
Ellerinize saglik. Ben, henuz guney Afrika'dan Almanya'ya tasindim ve sayenizde icinde yemek kitaplari olan paketleri acmama simdilik gerek yok. Keza, normalde, zamanim kisitli oldugundan, siradisi ama yine de lezzetli yemekler yiyoruz: Endonezya, Tayland, Bati ve Orta Avrupa, Guney Afrika ve Cin yemekleri evimizin genel yemek repertuvarlarini olusturuyorlar. Ama, arada bir usuluyle turk yemegi yemek istedigimizde ozurlu kaliyoruz.
Neyse, girisiminiz beni birkac acidan cok sevindirdi: Bildiginizi aktarma hevesi ve website acmaniz (verimlilik) bunlardan ilk aklima telaffuz edebildiklerim. Tebrik ederim
Dear Binnur!
What a great site! I have to be honest - this is the only site I found online that had authentic Turkish dishes. Other sources are usually designed for Western tastes. I am from Kyrgyzstan, and had a lot of Turkish food growing up. All my favorite dishes are on your site.
Best,
Meerim
San Francisco
Dear Binnur,
I was very happy to find your web site. The reason why is, I have been trying to learn how to cook traditional Turkish dishes for my husband. I am an American and my husband is from Kars, Turkey. He really misses some of the dishes you have on your site. I really appreciate your efforts in making such a wonderful web page. I will try to start making some of these recipes and with your instructions, I'm sure they will be perfect. I look forward to trying each of them. Thank you so much!
Best Wishes,
Rabia
NY
This is such a great site! It's so well-designed, simple and easy to use! I was thrilled to come across it. I lived in Turkey as a child (in Eskisehir and Istanbul and I have really missed all the great foods of my childhood. It's very hard to find real Turkish recipes--but here I found Mercimek corbasi and borek!! Everything I've made so far has tasted great. Thanks a lot for all of your work.
What a great site! I just stumbled across it looking for tomato recipes. The recipes look so good and pictures! I love photos so I can see how pretty the recipes are.
Tonight I'm making the tomato salad. I can't wait to try the others. They look delicious.
I read an article on Turkish cooking in an old Eating Well magazine. The recipes were delicious and different than the ordinary.
Thank you and your daughter for sharing your recipes.
Terry in Florida
BINNUR MAMA!!!!!!
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Please, add more recipes... Please keep up your great works.
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Great site!!!
Tesekkurler!
I am so happy that I found this site and can't wait to try the recipes. We lived in Turkey for 18 months and had many great Turkish dishes. I never thought that I would be able to make them until now.
Thank you so much.
Greetings too from Canada and thank you so much for this site! I am new to Turkish cuisine but am already a great fan of manti. The one thing I would love to try is a real kalmakly dondurma (ice cream). Is it possible to make it at home?
Hi,
I'm glad you like Turkish Cuisine :)
I wish I knew the recipe for real "Kaymakli Dondurma". I will ask my relatives in Turkiye and will post it if they know...
Take care
Binnur
I have to tell you that I am thrilled to have found this site! I was an exchange student in Turkey (Istanbul) years ago and have very fond memories of the experience. I've really missed a lot of the dishes you have posted and can't wait to try them out on my family. I would love to find a recipe for Turkish style rice pudding; as I recall, there were two versions; one that was served cold topped with cinnamon, and another that was broiled on the top that had the most delicious flavor!
Thanks again for taking the time to share. Afiyet olsun!
Kim
Hi Kim,
I am glad that you like Turkish food. If there is anything else
that you miss that I don't have on the site, please let me know and I
can post it:)
I am going to post Sutlac and Firinda Sutlac soon:)
Thank you...Sevgilerimle,
Binnur
Congratulations. I love your site. I visited my boss's home this weekend and his wife asked me for some Turkish recipes. Normally I translate my favorite(s) to English but this site is beyond my expectations. I can find everthing in it. Without doubt, I will recommend it. Thanks again.
Onur, North Carolina
Hi Onur,
Thank you for the nice comments, I really appreciate it:)
Binnur
09/02/06
Fabulous site! I've searched the web on occasion to make an authentic turkish meal for my husband! And today I found your site by total accident! Thank you Thank you Thank you! He misses Istanbul so very much, the people, the food. So at least now I can suprise him with a meal to remind him of home!
Thank you so much! I will keep your site in my favorite file to come back often!
Annie
TO all who find this site. This is the best site for real recipes. I have lived in Ankara as well as Adana. And since coming back to the States more than 10 years ago, I have always been looking for a traditional Turkish establishment to eat. All this to no avail.
These recipes are basically the same recipes used for many generations in Turkey. I showed my mother in law (ex) one of your recipes and she just nodded in approval, and smiled. She later commented that now I know her secret recipes.
THank you so much for such a great site.
Thank you so much for this site!
It is so nice to be able to make Turkish dishes in my kitchen in Australia. It takes away a little bit of the homesickness :)
Looking forward to more yummy recipes!
Merhaba, Binnur hanim!
Ellerinize saglik! Due to my husband's work we travel throughout the world, and are in Ecuador now. Just imagine, how exciting it is to cook Turkish food from local ingredients! I love the recepies and really appreciate your great effort in sharing it with people! Keep up! tesekkurler.
Anna Durmus
Great site, but just as a tip, your turkish-english translations could have more meaning...like Turkish Humburger....its not a hamburger at all, it would be much better if you called it something along the lines of: Traditional Turkish Meatballs
While perusing food sites and blogs, I came upon your Turkish Cookbook! Many many memories of my childhood came to me. My parents were born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt. My father spoke 5 languages and Turkish was one of them.
I grew up with many dishes in the Turkish Cookbook. I had no idea of the origin of the foods i ate. Thank you!
Sonya in the U.S.
What a lovely site and thanks for sharing your pleasures with us. I am an Englishman living in Turkey at the moment. I mostly eat in (because I love buying the fresh fruit and veg and yufka, fish, simit, meat, etc etc). Interestingly, Turkish supermarkets aren't crazy like they are back home flying strawberries in in winter. They just sell what's fresh - in abundance.
Binnur-
I am an avid, and at one time, a working cook/chef. I am also a webdesigner and developer currently living on the southcoast of Turkey in Dalyan. I write this to applaude and congratulate you on an extremely well done website. Let me say that again...extremely well done website. From the recipes, to the photos of the dishes, to the layout and design of the entire site, I am totally dazzled. Cok Cok Guzel.
Thanks for your great taste, vision, and effort to bring the fabulous food of Turkey to a large audience who can now learn what some of the best culinary delights in the world are...
Gule Gule
Ken Curtis
Dalyan, Turkiye
Sevgili Ken,
I really enjoyed reading your comments:) Thank you for all the kind words you said about my cooking, pictures, and the design of the site (which my daughter did). Thank you on behalf of her too :)
Kendine iyi bak, Sevgilerimle
Binnur
Hi Peter,
Thank you for the nice comment. We Turks love to cook and eat seasonal
vegetables and fruits. We have dishes for 4 seasons...because having them seasonal gives the best taste. Eating is a big, enjoyable part of Turkish culture:) For example winter strawberries don't even smell like summer strawberries and there is no taste. We patiently wait to have it in June:) Now it's time to have Quince, orange,
mandarin/tangerine, Chestnut Kebap (I already posted it),
pomegranate.....I'll post classic Turkish dessert Quince in Kaymak
(thick Turkish Cream) for you soon:) Enjoy having healthy and
delicious Turkish dishes while you are there:)
Sevgilerimle,
what a great site!
lot's of valuable recipes and everything is very clear -- no need for guesses..
and such a wonderful creative outlet, i would guess.
congrats!
daphne
Binnur Hanim,
Let me say what an excelent job you have done on your web site great lay out and thankyou for sharing. I came across as i was looking for a ADANA KEBAB recipe. I am far away from Turkiye like your self and its always to see great Turkish material on the web.
By the way you made feel like I wanted all the food on the site .....
Please check out our site as well www.turkmarket.com.au
With kind regards From Australia.
Ahmet SANER
Merhaba Ahmet Bey,
Thank you very much for your comments:) I really wanted to create a site which is a good source of Turkish Food, and I am hoping that it
will be of use to others:)
I checked out your site and will add it to my links :)
Cheers,
Thankyou for your offer to put our site as a link it would be an honour to be linked to your site. And we will do the same if its OK with you.
Regards
Ahmet Saner
You're very welcome:) I already linked your site in the English
section, it would be great if you can link me too:)
Sevgilerimle,
Dear Binnur,
Thank you very much for your the most delicious recipes. I've been to Antalia and fell in love in Turkish food.
We went to some restaurant and we were served an appetizer which that taste of which I cannot forget until today (it was 5 years ago). I know it had humus, chicken and wlnuts in it. Could you please advise me what else might be in that salad?
Would you please write to my e-mail: svebern@gmail.com
Thank you very much!
Ilana
Merhaba!
Thank you for a fantastic site full of delicious recipes with great pictures and clear instructions. I definitely appreciate it and will enjoy making the recipes and sharing the food with my family.
excellent site bravo. now people who visit your site will know that the turkish cuisine ranks among the three best in the world --chinese, french and of course turkish. good to see
you on www. good luck. tebrikler. selim bey
Merhaba Selim Bey,
Thank you. It's my mission to introduce Turkish Cuisine to the World:)
Sevgilerimle,
Merhaba Binnur hanim,
Love the site and it's great to find the recipes I had the chance to try when I was stationed in Malatya. Haven't had trouble with any of them yet, and the Iskender Kebap reminds me of a little kebapci we used to visit when we were picking up vehicles over there. Thanks again, and I'll be checking back often to see what you and your daughter have posted
Gule Gule
Jay
Merhaba Jay,
Thank you. I am glad you like the recipes. Some little places cook the
best dishes. I used to love to go these places.. I can't go anymore
though, living in north america:(
Gule gule:)
Thank you so much for your site. I am married to a wonderful Turkish man, and for a while now, I've tried to learn how to cook Turkish food, through cookbooks, and through his mother who speaks no English and I speak no Turkish. I finally decided to look on-line and I stumbled on to your site. I've tried a couple of your recipes and my husband LOVES it! So, thank you very much. Please (if possible) can you post a recipe for my husbands favorite...chekofte (Raw meatballs)? I'd love to make it for him one day. Thanks!
Thank you, Binnur! Like the last poster, I am also married to a wonderful Turkish man and absolutely LOVE the Turkish cuisine. Thank you for your fabulous recipes and website. Keep up the good work!
Cok ellerinize saglik!
Thank you very much Erin, senin de ellerine saglik:)
Hi,
Thank you very much for the nice comment, I really appreciate it:) We
used to eat original Cig Kofte (cig means raw) but not anymore:) After
madcow disease we don't eat raw meat. So I now make cig kofte without
raw meat. I will be posting it soon on the site:)
Cheers,
Hi Binnur!
Thanks for posting these delicious recipes! I was getting tired of cooking until I found your site!
Renee
Selam Binnur,
Your site is really looking great! I just discovered it last week and I love the way you clearly describe your recipes and the pictures that are coming with the recipes. I am definetely going to try something new from your site. I am Dutch, however my fiancee is Turkish so I learned quite a lot from him and my family in law who are living in Ankara.
Would you have by any chance a recipe for peynirli/sucuklu pide (the one shaped like a small boat)? I have eaten it several times (the best one on the otogar in Ankara :) ) but I can't find a suitable recipe for it.
Cok tessekürler!
Meike
Selam Meike,
Thank you for the lovely comment:) You are asking about Karadeniz
Pidesi, it could be with cheese, ground beef, egg, sucuk or
pastirma.....I just realized how I haven't posted it yet! Sure I'll
post it soon:)
Sevgilerimle,
Love the website!
I stayed in Turkey for several months and came to love some of the foods. One of my favorites was a dish called Chicken tava. I also loved the white cheeses served for breakfast. I also loved the Cacik!!
Will have to tryout some of your recipes! Thanks..
Tara
Binnur
Thank you so much for all of your recipes and pictures. My boyfriend is from Turkey. He has been in the United States for 10 years. Sometimes we eat certain food and I dont know the name of it but with your pictures I am able to find it and make delicious food for him. There is a dessert we ate that I can not find the name or recipe for. It has a smiliar taste to Boklava but it is in the shape of a tube/then formed into a circle. Do you know what I am talking about?
Hopefully
Thank you so much
Binnur... What a wonderful place to learn Turkish recipes... I really love it! I am not turkish but there are many turkish people in the coast of our country and we love your amazing food! I would like to ask you about "Turkish delight" (Lokum) dessert... can you teach us that delicious recipe? Thank you very much!!!
Annie
Hi,
I am glad that I help you find Turkish recipes that you like:) What you are asking is Bulbul Yuvasi, and sure I am going to post it for you in the future:)
Take care,
Hi Annie,
Thank you for the lovely comment, I really appreciate it:) I've been
receiving so many mails requesting Lokum, I am going to post it
soon. I hope you will all like it:)
Sevgilerimle,
Seriously, write a book. This is one of the best cookery sites I've ever seen, and from one of the planets finest cooking traditions to boot. Cheers and thanks for the effort!
Thank you for giving me support to publish a book, I've been working on it:)
Hi Binnur
Congratulations for setting up a blog site like this about Turkish Cusine.
As I see lots of people benefit from it.
Kitap ne zaman cikiyor ya da cikti mi? :)
Enis
Hi Enis,
Thank you:) Kitap daha cikmadi ama cikmasina az kaldi:)
hello binnur, i m just backin montreal from turkey where i ve met my long lost turkish dad and just felt in love with turkey , its culture and its food! love your site!! maybe i couldnt find it, but do you have any recipe for mantis? thanks!!! fatih
Hi Fatih,
I am sorry for your loss. I am glad you like Turkey which has such a great culture, history and cuisine:) I have already posted the recipe for making manti in an easy way, here is the address;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2005/04/manti.php
On the site, below the google ads on the right, there's a search box.
So you can search just my site if "TC" is selected, it will help you
to find any recipe that I posted:)
Merhaba! im not turkish but i lived in istanbul for few months and i fall in love with your culture!!!
thanks for sharing the recipes i hope you still making this for a long time....
im from guatemala my name is Bernardeth (call me Berny)
Merhaba...........Binnur! I'm Canadian but for 25 years heve been married to a Turk from Izmir. I love your site.......... your recipes are so good and authentic............I use them all the time. thanks ever so much....Cok Guzel!!!!!!!!!
Hi Berny,
Thank you, I am pleased that you love our culture:) I am hoping to continue to introduce Turkish cuisine as long as I can:)
I thank you too for the lovely comment:) All the credit goes to my mum for the recipes from Izmir and around. I learned them all from her who is a great cook:)
Hi Binnur... I have apricots (prunes and raisins) and I would like to prepare a good recipe for this weekend, maybe with meat or poultry and accompained with a good rice. Please, can you suggest one of your recipes for me? than you very much
Hi Annie,
As a main course I would suggest, Lamb Kavurma, Lamb Tandir or Lamb with Garlic in the Oven. Apricot Couscous as a side dish goes very well with the lamb.
As a dessert you can use the prunes to make Prune dessert with Walnuts
Or, again choose one of the lamb dish, Pilaf and Raisin Compote are on the side. As a dessert make Apricot Dessert.
On the site, below the google ads on the right, there's a search box. So you can search just my site if "TC" is selected, it will help you to find any recipe that I posted:)
HI BINNUR,
I FIND YOUR WEBSITE EASY AND SIMPLE TO FOLLOW. THE TASTE IS ALSO DELICIOUS. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE KUNEFE. DO YOU KNOW THE RECIPE? I ATE IT ONCE IN MADO CAFE WHEN I WAS IN TURKEY AND IT STILL LINGERS IN MY MIND NOW. THANK YOU
Thank you Ester:) It's crispy, yummy and delicious....I am going to post it soon:)
So, do you have a hard copy book that we could buy?
I used to live in Hamtramck, Michigan, a city which is inside of Detroit, like a donut hole. We had several bakeries there that served borek / burek. I loved it. Now I am in Colorado, and cannot find any such ethnic foods or bakeries.
I am very happy to have found your site and e-marked it.
Hi Kareen & Mike,
Thank you:) I have been getting so many requests about a cookbook, so
I have started looking into it. I am going to announce it on the site
when I have something:) Hopefully it will be very soon.
Variety of Borek is pretty large in Turkish Cuisine. I am going to post more Borek recipes time to time. I hope you love them all:)
Thank you so much for creating this site!!! It is absolutely wonderful and I can't wait to try all of them. Also, looking forward to your cookbook!
Nicole
Dear Binnur... just to say that I really miss your turkish and delicious recipes on this week... your cook book is full of new surprises... surprise us please!
Thank you Annie, ..posted:)
Dear Binnur,
I've browsed through most of your recipes and I must say that you're site is quite comprehensive and that everything looks totally yummie. I'm really happy to have discovered it. :)
I've tried food of various etchnics over the years, but I must admit that I only tried Turkish food recently at a local restaurant. They served a chicken dish called Afrodizyak Tavul (aphrodisiac chicken), which had some red peppers as well as dried fruits & grilled almonds and it was served in a kind of semi-sweet sauce (a little bit like Moroccan sweet tagines I guess). They also had a dish of fried calamare with a "tarator" sauce made with walnuts. I don't know if the Turks have a special recipe for fried calamare, but it was superb!
I'm wondering whether you would happen to have recipes similar to these dishes and sauces.
Thanks for letting me know and for all of your great work!
Caroline :)
Hi Caroline,
Thank you:) The chicken recipe is kind of familiar but not its name. Yes, we have special butter for calamari to make it crispy and delicious. We make Tarator sauce with different kind of nuts like walnuts or pine nuts... I am going to post them in the future.
Cheers,
Hello Binnur, thank you so much for publishing these recipes. My husband to be is Turkish and I have always struggled to find Turkish recipes that I can actually follow! :) I will be making the Iskender soon, as well as the Red Lentil soup! mmmmmmm!
Thanks again!
Raejean
Hi Binnur, thanks for sharing your recipes here. I only know a few of Turkish dishes such as kebab and pide. I'll try the recipes later since these recipes are authentic and I can have healthier version of kebab.
Regards,
Regina
Hello Binur,
It's nice to know your blog from my Indonesian friend who lives in Aussie. I also have the same problem here, so many Indonesian recipes on the internet but they are mostly in my language "bahasa Indonesia". Since I moved to Canada, I created my Indonesia-eats blog to share Indonesian recipes for non-Indonesian speakers.
Hi Binnur,
Great blog and recipes you have here. I'm always hungry after reading it!
I was wondering if you could suggest any really good Turkish restaurants in Toronto. I'd love to try some!
Chris
Hi Binnur,
Have you ever heard of Osmane/Osmanisch Pan? It's a spicy meat and veg stew I've had in the Alanya region of Turkey. I've been searching for a recipe ever since. Can you help>
Hi Ciaran,
It is a very special dish from the Ottoman era called Osmali Tava (Osmanish Pan). It
can be cooked with veal, beef or lamb. The variety of vegetables comes seasonally for this dish. In Turkey we have dishes for 4 seasons...because having them seasonal gives the best taste. Also every restaurant cooks it in a different way. You need to cook the meat first until it is soft. Then add butter, vegetables and spices. You can use tomato paste or crushed tomato, it depends on what kind of vegetables you are using. Place them in an oven proof dish (casserole). Put it in the oven and cook over medium heat until the meat is tender and vegetables are cooked. If necessary add some hot water occasionally. I've already posted some recipes with lamb or beef with the vegetables, here are the addresses;
Turlu;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2005/03/turkish-lamb-and-beef-recipes.php
Kuzu Etli Guvec;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2006/06/lamb-and-veggie-casserole.php
Sebzeli Kuzu Tandir;
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2006/10/lamb-tandir-with-vegetables.php
All the recipes that will give you the some idea. I am going to post more in the future:)
Take care,
Hi Chris,
Some Turkish restaurants have been opened and closed in Toronto for last 12 years. So I don't know there is one now here. But if you go to New York, there is Dervish Turkish Restaurant (146 West 47th Str.) . Couple of months ago last day of our trip we had
Egg Salad, Hummus, Sultan's Pleasure, Adana Kebab, Baklava, Kunefe with Turkish Coffee
for dinner over there. The well presented dishes were so delicious....we loved it. I am still upset that we found the restaurant our last meal of the trip:)
hi birnur im a turk living in sydney australia my family migrated here forty years ago. im a mother of four sons and married to an italian . my husband and i have an italian restaurant . i was just checking to see if i could see some turkish recipes and i stumbled across your site i think your pretty accurate I'd like to share some of my recipes with you although im limited to dishes from the agaen region because my family is from izmir anyway keep up the good work im going to try your homemade kaymak and ill let you know how i went, see ya.
Merhaba Binnur,
I recently became a stay at home mum, after working full-time for many years so my cooking skills were not so great.
I came across your website some time ago and I check the site almost everyday for new receipe ideas. Your receipes are so easy to follow and work out very well each time.
My husband thanks you, but more so - I want to thank-you very much.
I love your website, please keep up the great work.
Regards
Dilek from Melbourne, Australia
Binnur Hanim,
Elleriniz dert gormesin.
Sevgiler
SoCAL, USA
Hi there,
Today I was searching for different and new recipes and I and somehow I came across your site. I just wanted to let you know it was FANTASTIC! There were so many recipes, easy instructions, great pictures and a vast variety of recipes. I have never cooked Turkish food (I am lebanese and husband is Iranian) but there are soooo many recipes I know my husband would love. I have bookmarked your page and will be visiting your site frequently!! I am so greatful I found your page!
( I only wish I found your site earlier during Ramadan!!)
Regards,
Your friend from Sydney
Australia
Merhaba binnur hanim;
Bu guzel sayfa icin size ne kadar tesekkur etsem azdir.Ben 8 sene butun ailemi turkiyede birakip amerikaya tasindim ve sayenizde ozledigim tum yemekleri yapabiliyorum.bugunde amazondan kitabinizi siparis verdim.Heyecanla bekliyorum.Her sabah en buyuk keyfim kalkip bilgisayarimi acik acaba Binnur hanim bugun ne post etmis diye web sayfaniza goz atmak...
Merhaba Sevgili Damla,
Sabah keyfine beni de dahil ettigin icin tesekkur ederim, cok memnun oldum:) Evlendikten kisa bir sure sonra yurt disinda yasamaya basladik. Ilk sefer yanima hic bir yemek tarifi almamistim! Aklima gelen her yemegi, bir defterde topladim -hala defteri sakliyorum- Bazi tarfileri de annem mektup ile yollamisti:) Yurt disinda tarifsiz yasamak cok zor....ayrica kitabimi aldigin icin de tesekkur ederim:)
Sevgilerimle,
I absolutely LOVE this site! I am Turkish but sort of have a problem making spices work. With these recipes, I can make DELICIOUS Turkish food. Thanks so much!
:)Arzu
Dear Binnur,
your website is FANTASTIC, congratulations. Thanks for sharing Turkish recipes in English. I love Turkey and Turkish food very much and I like to try preparing them. But the most recipes I used to try on the internet were not authentical or they were in Turkish, which was not too easy to use. I like your site very much and I am looking forward to try many of your recipes. Good luck in life and I hope to be one of your customers of your book.
Best regards from Katalin from Budapest, Hungary
Merhaba Binnur!
Teşekkür ederim! This site is wonderful and I am glad to find recipes for authentic Turkish food. I just got back from 3 weeks in Turkey and fell in love with the food. I miss it so much and want to share it with family and friends here in the US. I plan on making Red Lentil soup for some on Friday! I was very excited to find a recipe for asure too!
I also love Turkish food and culture and have really appreciated your recipes for a long time now. I thought I'd stop in and let you know.
-Lucy Vanel
Binnur Hanim merhaba,
Ben de Toronto'da yasiyorum. Internetten yemek tarifleri arastirirken web sitenize rastladim. Cok kaliteli bir site, sizi tebrik eder ve tesekkur ederim..
Bengu Onay
What an extraordinarily wonderful site - clear and well-designed and with such a generous supply of recipes! Seventeen years ago I first visited Istanbul - we went there overland, walking for six months from the Baltic - and Turkey was an explosion of colour and good cooking.
It's been my obsession ever since: when I started to write a series of detective novels set in Ottoman Istanbul I knew my hero had to be a great cook, too.
May I raid your recipes for further inspiration?!
Hi Jason,
Of course, you may.
Thank you for your nice comments.
I would like to know more about your detective novels.
Thanks for the permission - I'll keep you posted! nb the books are called The Janissary Tree and The Snake Stone, set in 1830s Istanbul - with an Ottoman eunuch investigator. You can find them on amazon, of course; also in Turkish...
Keep up the good work - I'm planning a turkish feast for Saturday.
Thanks for the wonderful recipes. I have been buying turkish biscuits and pastries at a shop in north London but now I know what I have been having for my Saturday breakfast! Whilst a very lazy cook, I will endeavour to be a bit patient and prepare a healthy meal even just for my sake...
hi, i just want to say thank you sooo much for ths website!
i am married to a turkish man living in the UK, he is really missing home so i thought it would be nice to try and cook him some turkish food (never cooked anyting before!!)I come across this website which is brillent.
My husband now loves to come home from work to see what different things i have cooked for him, he loves the smells, reminding him of home.
Thank you so much for your easy and simple reciepes. Thank you for making my husband happy and thank you for introducing me to cooking!! I actually really enjoy it!! I can't thank you enough x x
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