Posts Tagged appetizer

Acuka the Walnut Sauce

Zerrin on 03 6, 2010 | 28 Comments

Acuka the Walnut Sauce

The first time I ate this sauce was  when I was studying at university. I was staying at a dormitory sharing the room with four people, all of whom were from a different city. I learnt several new

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Beetroot Sauce

Zerrin on 02 21, 2010 | 21 Comments

Beetroot Sauce

(drawing by mom) Are you those kind of people who love to snack while watching a movie or while working on your PC? If you are, what kind of things do you eat or drink? We sometimes have dried frui

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Zucchini Fritters

Zerrin on 12 3, 2009 | 37 Comments

Zucchini Fritters

There are several vegetables used to make fritters, but zucchini is the most prefered one in Turkish cuisine. There are several reasons why Turkish women generally use zucchini for fritters. First,

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Imambayildi

Zerrin on 09 16, 2009 | 32 Comments

Imambayildi

This beautiful vegetable with purple dress is one of my favorite, and of all Turkish people, so we have many different dishes made from it in our cuisine. I always think that eggplant (patlican in T

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Purslane with Yogurt

Zerrin on 05 2, 2009 | 9 Comments

Purslane with Yogurt

Yogurtlu Semizotu This is one of my favorite savory foods served in almost every drinking house with Turkish raki. I know I’ve mentioned this drink several times. I’m just waiting for the right

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Albanian Liver

Zerrin on 04 10, 2009 | 7 Comments

Albanian Liver

Arnavut Cigeri We decided to have raki for dinner tonight and one of our favorite appetizers (savory foods) to eat with raki is Albanian liver. It certainly goes perfect with raki. We used to

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Leek With Olive Oil

Zerrin on 04 8, 2009 | 13 Comments

Leek With Olive Oil

Zeytinyagli Pirasa Leek is one of the vegetables that many children hate eating. In Turkey, moms struggle a lot to have their children eat it. There becomes an invisible fight between moms an

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Cigarette Borek

Zerrin on 04 2, 2009 | 19 Comments

Cigarette Borek

Sigara Boregi Our national football team had a match with Spain yesterday. We love watching matches with friends, so we called some friends and invited them to watch the match together. They alre

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Lentil Balls

Zerrin on 03 15, 2009 | 22 Comments

Lentil Balls

This special appetizer is another popular dish among Turkish women. Just like Kisir, it is an  indispensable taste of their gatherings in the afternoon. Of course it doesn’t mean that men doesnâ€

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Hummus

Zerrin on 02 14, 2009 | 19 Comments

Hummus

I have been far away from my hometown (Tarsus/Mersin) for ages and you can easily guess  what I miss the most (my parents are of course on the top of the list, so let’s say the second thing I mis

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