Koca Yemiş – the mountain strawberries that grow on trees
We're all familiar with the garden variety strawberry. Whether you like them or not, you'd recognize one if you saw it.
Pumpkins – from Jack-o-Lanterns to delicious desserts
It's autumn! Pumpkins are ripe and plentiful ... and Halloween is just round the corner.
The history of...
Welcome to Taş Mekan and the delicious world of tapas
Most visitors to Turkey adore the food!
Well who wouldn't? ... it's delicious enough to make your mouth water...
Chakchouka – how do you like your eggs?
Chakchouka (also called shakshouka) is a Tunisian and Israeli dish of tomatoes, onions, pepper, spices, and eggs.
This...
Cooking with Ozlem -Sautéed carrots and courgette/zucchini with walnuts in yoghurt
"This is a much-loved meze at home; the sweetness of sautéed carrots and courgette/zucchini works so well in garlicky yoghurt with dill....
Best meze dishes for your barbecue
Summer is here and with it, barbecue season.
If you're planning a barbecue, why not try something different to...
Baklava – the prince of pastries
The prince of pastries, the swooniest of sweet things - baklava!
The approach to eating baklava should be...
Bread: More than just a food
"It is essential to have bread during the meal" is the first principle laid down by Turkey's Association of Cuisine Professionals. That...
Watermelons – juicy, scrumptious and amazing
With a name like a watermelon (karpuz in Turkish), one would expect it to be juicy, scrumptious and amazing. The watermelon meets...
Pastries (Hamur Işleri) – the sheer goodness of simple pleasures
Turkish bakeries produce the most divine bread that you will ever eat. Gorgeous smells flood the nostrils and it's hard to resist...
Buying property with Turkey Homes – property of the month
Year-on-year house sales in Turkey leapt 113.7% in December, official data showed on Friday, accelerating the surge a month earlier as locals...
