Eggplant Caviar or Tahinli Patlıcan Ezmesi Here is another delicious meze to prepare all year round, the aubergine caviar (Tahinli Patlıcan Ezmesi) is a real treat for your evenings with friends, perhaps to be enjoyed with a nice background of Turkish music. It is one of my favourites and I enjoy it when I go visit my aunts, who are really good at preparing this eggplant specialty. The ingredients for eggplant caviar Here are the ingredients for the preparation. 2 eggplants 2 small cloves of garlic Juice of 1/2 lemon About 20 gr of tahini (sesame cream) Salt Olive oil Fresh parsley How to make eggplant caviar (Tahinli Patlıcan Ezmesi)…

Today I will explain how to prepare gözleme, which we can compare in some respects to crepes. In Turkey they are widespread and very popular. There are many types, the classic ones are with minced meat or with spinach and beyaz peynir (cheese similar to Greek feta), while the more “modern” ones have many different ingredients inside. The dough must be worked out with a rolling pin. In Turkey, oklava is used, which is a long rolling pin, since the dough must be finely spread and extended. I also add that the real gözleme was made without yeast (my mom, an expert in starchy food, didn’t use yeast and made…

How to make kuru fasülye or white beans How to make kuru fasülye or white beans. This dish is a great classic of our Turkish cuisine. There is no house where she doesn’t prepare regularly, mine included. Every now and then I add some stew meat, with the addition of potatoes. Everyone in the house loves it. I often also prepare pirinç pilavı (https://www.ilsalottoturco.com/il-pirinc-pilavi-una-meraviglia-di-semplicita/), which together with this soup, becomes a real delight that makes me go back to childhood and the old flavours of Turkish cuisine. The ingredients Here are the ingredients to prepare kuru fasülye or white beans. 250 gr of white beans (for 3-5 people) 30 gr…

How to prepare Pide ekmegi, a delicious homemade bread Pide ekmeği is one of the pillars of Turkish cuisine. It’s a real treat! It accompanies almost all “meze” appetizers and main dishes, soups, such as mercimek çorbası, meat and fish. In this article I will tell you about how to make pide bread. Pide is a very easy bread to prepare, its scent will make you feel as if you were in Turkey, as every Turkish house takes price in eating this type of bread. Ingredients Here are the ingredients to prepare pide ekmeği. 15 gr of fresh yeast 500 grams of flour   50 grams of olive oil 120…