TURKISH CUISINE (EATİNG HABITS)

Turkish cuisine  varies according to region. Every region of Turkey has a rich food culture of its own. Such as  Black Sea cuisine, the Aegean cuisine, Eastern cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine.

DISHES

Breakfast    Turkish peoples usually prefer a simple breakfast. A typical Turkish breakfast consists of cheese, butter, olive, egg, tomatoe, cucumber, jam, honey, and kaymak. Everytime, Turkish tea is served at breakfast.

Soups: A Turkish meal usually starts with a Soup.  Soups are usually named  their main ingredient. Lentil soup,  Yogurt soup,Tomato soup, Tarhana soup Tripe soup are the most preferred. In somewhere of Turkey’s, soup is eaten at breakfast.                                                                        

Meat dishes:  Many of the meat dishes of Turkish cuisine, kebabs, meatballs and stews are divided in class. Among kebab, doner kebab is one of the most popular kebabs.  Also Adana kebab, shish kebab, Urfa kebab, and chops are very common. Akçaabat Meatballs, İnegöl Meatballs , Tekirdag meatballs, butcher meatballs are among the most popular nationwide. Also, in Turkish cuisine fish, poultry and offal dishes are available.                                                                                    

Vegetable dishes   Vegetable dishes in Turkish cuisine is very diverse. Stuffed vegetables, meat and vegetable dishes, olive oil dishes and roasts are some. . Meat and vegetable dishes, meat and vegetables cooked with the meat pieces are made by.                                                                  

Pastries     Lahmacun(Turkish Pizza), meat and bread, pita bread, ravioli, pastries and pies are among the most beloved of Turkish cuisine. Also in this category may participate in pasta and rice. Börek is the general name for salty pastries made with yufka (a thicker version of phyllo dough), which consists of thin layers of dough.                                                                                                    

Drinks:  Turkish cuisine has many special drinks. Ayran, Boza, kefir, turnip juice and syrup are among Turkey's own cold drinks. Turkish coffee and Turkish tea are the most popular hot drinks in Turkey. At breakfast and all day long Turkish people prefer drink black tea. Of spirits, raki is the most preferred drink. 

 

Fish   Turkey is surrounded by seas which contain a large variety of fish. Fish are grilled, fried or cooked slowly by the buğulama (poaching) method.                                                                        

Desserts Variety of Turkish dessert:  Desserts dough: Baklava, Kadayıf, Lokma, Şekerpare, Tulumba, Kemal pahsa Dairy desserts: Custard, pudding, kazandibi, rice puding, Tavuk göğsü (chicken breast)  Other desserts:  Revani, ashura, Pumpkin Dessert  Turkey holds a special place in the religious beliefs of Ashura wheat, raisins, beans and chickpeas is a dessert made ​​from plant material such as.                                                                                                                                               

Bread:  Bread is very important in Turkish cuisine. Bread is eaten with every meal. There are a lot of different kinds of bread. Such as simit (bagels), pide (pita bread), yufka (thin bread) ,bazlama (made in village). 

Oils and fats:Butter or margarine, olive oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, and corn oil are widely used for cooking. Kuyruk yağı (tail fat of sheep) is sometimes used in kebabs and meat dishes.

Yogurt is an important element in Turkish cuisine.Yogurt can accompany almost all meat dishes (kebabs, köfte), vegetable dishes (especially fried eggplant, courgette, spinach with minced meat etc.)

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