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Bypass Turkish Government Censorship Ask about our free Speed Trial account -- for in-country Türkiye Click the image to learn how to protect your Internet freedom for less than $8 a month! Turkish Food Online - Turkish Drink Online Gourmet Turkish Food Guide If it has to do with Turkish cuisine, you'll find it all here... er, some of it... With Sound! In Turkey - Türkiye'de Tüm içecek fırsatları için tıklayın ! Turkish Cheeses 10 Best Turkish wines 10 Best Turkish cheeses 10 Best 'Chicken Wings' Restaurants 10 best pickle purveyors 10 Best Pide bread purveyors Peri's favorite Turkish recipes from Gözcü Gazetesi Uncommonly Tasty Turkish Recipes... Aubergine 'Tongue-sugar' Turkish 'Pizza' İçli Köfte Kadınbudu Köfte Carrot Suaté Cold Bulgur Meze/Appetizer (in English and illustrated) Cold Bulgur Meze/Appetizer (in Turkish) Shepherd's Salad (in English and illustrated) Shepherd's Salad (in Turkish) Chicken with Okra (in English and illustrated) Peri's Turkish Potato Salad Spicy Turkish Sausage Adana Kebap Sütlaç Turkish Food and Beverage Glossary of Terms Thanks to JS for her kind contributions... [A] [B] [C] [Ç] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [İ] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [Ö] [P] [R] [S] [Ş] [T] [U] [Ü] [V] [Y] [Z] Turkish Definition/Comments A Adet (2k bytes) 'unit of' something...as in, 3 or 4 [units of] potatoes Ançüvez (3k bytes) Anchovies Ayıklamak (4k bytes) [to] clean, pick, sort [rice, vegetables]; to shell [peas, beans]; to bone meat Ayran (3k bytes) Turkish drink made with yogurt, water and a pinch of salt -- serve ice cooold, if poss. Really lip-smacking on a hot day... Azıcık (2k bytes) Just a little, a small amount, for a moment B Badem (Bademler) (Only on CD) Almond(s) Bakla (Only on CD) Broad bean, horse bean Balık (balığı) (Only on CD) Fish...While the following is not strictly a list of fish, it's a good place to bring all these fresh seafoods into one place... Ahtapot -- octopus Akya (Kuzu Balığı) -- leer fish Alabalık -- speckled trout Barbunya -- red mullet Çinakop -- blue fish or young lüfer Çiroz -- salted dried mackerel Derepisisi -- flounder Dil balığı -- sole Fener balığı -- angler fish Gelincik -- rockling Hamsi -- anchovy Istakoz -- lobster İstavrit -- horse mackerel, scad İstiridye -- oyster İzmarit -- pickerel Kalkan -- turbot Karagöz -- spottail Karides -- shrimp Kaya balığı -- goby Keler -- monkfish, skate, angel shark Kerevit -- crawfish Kılıç -- swordfish Kofana -- large bluefish (lüfer) Köpek balığı -- shark Lâkerda -- salted tunny Levrek -- sea bass Lüfer -- blue fish mercan -- Red Sea bream mersin balığı -- sturgeon mezgit (tavukbalığı) - whiting midye -- mussel pisibalığı -- plaice som balığı -- salmon tonbalığı -- tinned tuna fish yayınbalığı -- catfish   Barbunya (Only on CD) Small red colored bean, similar in size and flavor to a British/American "bake" bean -- also, a red mullet fish Bardak (bardağI) (Only on CD) Glass Basmati pirinç (Only on CD) A flavorful rice. baş (Only on CD) beginning, young Beyaz Peynir (Only on CD) A soft white cheese referred to as Feta in most countries, but in Turkey they call it like they see it...'white cheese'. A breakfast staple... Bıçak (Only on CD) knife Bira (Only on CD) beer Biraz (Only on CD) a small amount [of an ingredient] Börek (Only on CD) Various types of pastry dishes, either non-sweet (tuzlu) or sweet (tatlı). The crust is thin and usually quite crispy, made from yufka, aka milföy Börülce (Only on CD) Black-eyed pea, cowpea Bulgur (Only on CD) Cracked wheat, often served in place of rice. It's also the main ingredient in kısır Büyük (Only on CD) Big Buğday (Only on CD) Wheat C Cacık (Only on CD) a kind of cold soup, made with yogurt, cucumber, and garlic [and, if cucumber is not available, then lettuce] -- served as a side dish with spicy foods, in particular. Ç Çağla badem(ler) (Only on CD) Un-ripe, green, "fresh" almond(s). Çatal (Only on CD) Fork Çay (Only on CD) Tea Çevirmek (Only on CD) [to] Blend. Ex. Yumuşak olana kadar çevriniz; Blend until smooth. Çırpmak (Only on CD) [to] whisk, whip, or beat (a food) -- like, eggs. Çocuk maması (Only on CD) Baby food -- included for you moms out there...:-) D Daire (Only on CD) Circle, circular Demet (Only on CD) Bunch of [greens -- parsley, dill, mint...] Dirilik (Only on CD) Vigor, energy Dereotu (Only on CD) Dill Doğramak (Only on CD) [to] cut into slices/pieces, to carve or chop Domates (Only on CD) Tomato Domates püresi (Only on CD) Tomato puree, tomato sauce Dökmek (Only on CD) [to] Pour Düzeltmek (Only on CD) [to] smooth, repair, fix E Ekmek (Only on CD) Bread Elma (Only on CD) Apple Ekşi Elma (Only on CD) Sour Apple Enginar (Only on CD) Artichoke Esmer Şeker (Only on CD) Brown Sugar Et suyu (Only on CD) Beef broth F Fasulye (Only on CD) Bean (s) Fındık (Only on CD) Hazelnut, shape of a hazelnut Fırın (Only on CD) Oven, Bakery Fırında pişirmek (Only on CD) [to] Bake....Kurabiyeyi fırında pişirdim; I baked the cookies [in the oven]. Fincan (Only on CD) Cup Fiyat (Only on CD) [food] Price G Galeta (Only on CD) Breadstick Gereçler (Only on CD) necessary items, ingredients H Hafifçe (Only on CD) Lightly, gently Hamsi (Only on CD) Anchovies Haşlamak (Only on CD) [to] Boil [something other than water, like vegetables] Haşlanmış katı yumurta (Only on CD) Hard boiled egg Helva (Only on CD) Dry Turkish sweet made from flour, milk, honey, seseme, and nuts (especially almonds, which dominates the sweet's flavor) I ılık (Only on CD) warm İ ince (Only on CD) thin ince ince (Only on CD) very thin, very fine(ly) incelik (Only on CD) thinness içindekiler (Only on CD) ingredients, contents iri (Only on CD) large İşlem Basamakları (Only on CD) Step-by-step Procedure iyice karıştırın (Only on CD) Mix well iyice temizleyin (Only on CD) Clean well J Jambon Ham...Although you won't find ham products everywhere [due to religion and tradition], they are available in upscale city markets. And poultry, flavored as ham, is found frequently, even in some more rural areas. Jelatin Gelatin K Kabartma tozu (Only on CD) Baking powder Kabartmak (Only on CD) [to] make something swell Kabuk, kabuklar (Only on CD) skin, skins, outer covering Kalınlık (Only on CD) thickness Kara biber (Only on CD) Black pepper Karıştırmak (Only on CD) [to] Mix, mix together Kasap (Only on CD) Butcher Kaşar peyniri (Only on CD) Firm pale cheese made from sheep's milk, easily mistaken for a mild cheddar... Kaşık (Only on CD) [table]Spoon Kayısı (Only on CD) Apricot Kaymak (Only on CD) Thick clotted cream. There's a Turkish ice cream flavor named after it, Kaymaklı -- which closely resembles rich vanilla ice cream in the US and Europe. Kaynatmak (Only on CD) [to] boil [water]. Kek (Only on CD) Cake Kesmek (Only on CD) [to] cut or carve Kıvırcık (Only on CD) A type of crinkly lettuce. Kimyon (Only on CD) Cumin Kıymak (Only on CD) [to] Chop Kişniş Coriander Kuru (Only on CD) Dry Kuru fasulye (Only on CD) Dry beans Kuşbaşı (Only on CD) Something cut into small pieces Küçük (Only on CD) little, small Küp (Only on CD) cube L Lahana (Only on CD) cabbage Limon (Only on CD) lemon M Makarna (Only on CD) Macaroni, spaghetti, and the like... Malzeme (Only on CD) Materials, supplies, necessary items, ingredients Manav (Only on CD) Vegetable market Mantar (Only on CD) Mushroom Margarin (Only on CD) Margarine Marul (Only on CD) Lettuce Maydonoz (Only on CD) Parsley Mercimek (Only on CD) Lentil(s) Miktar (Only on CD) Portion Mum (Only on CD) Candle Muz (Only on CD) Banana N Nane (Only on CD) Mint Nohut (Only on CD) Chickpea, garbanzo O Orkinos (Only on CD) Tuna Orta (Only on CD) Middle Ovmak (Only on CD) [to] knead Ö Ölçü (ölçüler) (Only on CD) Measurement(s) P Pasta (Only on CD) Cake...Don't confuse this word with the Italian word -- with the same spelling. Pastırma (Only on CD) Spicy pressed beef along the same idea as Italian Pastrami...tender and mouthwatering when made with good quality meat. Patlıcan (Only on CD) Egg Plant, Aubergine Pekmez (Only on CD) A thick sweet sauce made from boiled grapes that looks like dark treacle. In a pinch, it can be used as a maple syrup substitute on pancakes -- but ya gotta suspend your disbelief. Pilav (Only on CD) Rice that has been cooked/prepared -- and is ready to eat. Pirinç (Only on CD) [uncooked] Rice Portakal (Only on CD) Orange Portakal suyu (Only on CD) Orange juice pudra (Only on CD) Powder(ed) R Rakı -- follow the links to learn all there is to know about the famous Turkish alcohol drink, rakı. The Turkish National Adults-only Drink -- similar to Pastis, Ricard, and Ouzzo. Robot (Only on CD) Food Processor S Salata (14k bytes) Salad Salatalık (14k bytes) Cucumber Sarımsak (Only on CD) Garlic Sermek (Only on CD) [to] Spread [on]... as when you spread our homemade crunchy peanut butter on bread. oh yeah. Sert (Only on CD) firm, hard Sıcak (Only on CD) Hot Sıvı yağ (Only on CD) Liquid vegetable oil Sirke (Only on CD) Vinegar Soğan (Only on CD) Onion Soğuk (Only on CD) Cold Soymak (Only on CD) [to] Peel Su (Only on CD) Water Sucuk (Only on CD) Spiced Turkish garlic sausage. Often sliced and fried -- and served for breakfast. It nicely complements the flavors of other breakfast staples like white cheese, olives, and buttered toast -- with Turkish fruit preserves. Strawberry is our favorite. Süslemek için (18k bytes) as/for ornament Süsleyin (Only on CD) Decorate with... süt (Only on CD) Milk Ş Şeker (10k bytes) Sugar Şişe (Only on CD) Bottle T tabak [tabağı] (10k bytes) plate tane (10k bytes) a piece, one unit of something... tarçın cinnamon tavuk suyu (14k bytes) chicken broth taze (10k bytes) fresh tereyağ (10k bytes) butter tekrar (10k bytes) again ton balığı, tonbalığı (14k bytes) tuna fish tost toasted bread toz (10k bytes) granulated tutam (10k bytes) [a] pinch [of an ingredient] tuz (10k bytes) salt U uç (10k bytes) end, extremity, tip un (10k bytes) flour Ü ürün (10k bytes) product üzüm (10k bytes) grape üzerine (10k bytes) [on] top, the upper surface V vurmak (10k bytes) [to] beat Y yaprak (yapraklar, yaprağı) Leaf, leaves yarım one-half yeşil biber Green pepper yeşil soğan Green onion, spring onion yeşillikler [mixed] Greens yiyecek Parçalayıcısı Food Processor yıkamak [to] clean. yoğurt Yogurt yumurta Egg yumurta sarısı Egg yolk Z zencefil Ginger zeytin olive zeytinyağ Olive Oil Summer Salad Recipes OK, now try your newly learned skills. We haven't used any words that aren't in the dictionary above or that you can't find in the measurements guide below the Turkish recipes (or that, with your burgeoning language knowledge, you can't intelligently guess!). But don't get frustrated...If there's something you don't understand then just write us, and we'll send you the English translation. Kısır (Cold Bulgur Meze/Appetizer, just right for a hot summer's day) Malzeme : 1 su bardağı ince bulgur -- 1/2 demet maydanoz 2-3 domates -- 1/2 demet nane 2-3 yeşil biber -- 1/2 demet dereotu 5-6 taze yeşil soğan -- 1 limon Tuz, karabiber, kimyon -- 1/2 çay bardağı zeytinyağı İşlem Basamakları 1. Bulguru ayıklayıp, 1 su bardağı ılık su ile kabartınız. 2. Bütün yeşillikleri ince ince kıyınız. 3. Domatesin kabuklarını soyup fındık büyüklüğünde doğrayınız. 4. Bulgur kabarınca içine tuz, karabiber, baharat koyup biraz karıştırınız. 5. Yeşillikleri koyup tekrar karıştırınız. 6. Doğranmış domatesi, zeytinyağı ve limon suyunu koyup tekrar kaşıkla karıştırınız. 7. Salata tabağına marul yapraklarını serip üzerine kısırı koyup servis yapınız. Çoban Salatası (Shepherd Salad, best when tomatoes are at their best) Gereçler : 2 iri sert domates -- l/2 demet maydanoz 1 küçük baş soğan -- 1/2 demet Dereotu 3-4 yeşilbiber -- Zeytinyağı, limon, sirke 2 salatalık -- 1 çorba kaşık kuru nane Tuz İşlem Basamakları 1. Soğanın kabuklarını soyup, yıkayıp, yarım cm kalınlıkta yarım halkalara doğrayınız. 2. İçersine biraz tuz koyup hafifçe ovup diriliğini ve acısını azıcık gideriniz, 3. Soğuk suyla yıkayıp salata tabağına koyunuz. 4. Domatesleri yıkayıp istediğiniz büyüklükte kuşbaşı doğrayıp soğanların üzerine koyunuz. 5. Salatalıkları da yıkayıp, kabuklarını soyup yarım ya da daire şeklinde kıyıp istediğiniz incelikte kesip salata tabağına koyunuz. 6. Biberleri de yıkayıp orta incelikte kıyıp salata tabağına koyunuz. 7. Maydanozu da yıkayıp salata tabağına doğrayınız. 8. Salata tabağındaki karışıma azıcık tuz koyup hepsini karışıtırınız. 9. Üzerlerini düzeltip limonlu sosu döküp servis yapınız. Perihanın Patates Salatası (Perihan's Turkish Potato Salad) Içindekiler : 2 domates -- 1/2 kg patates (3-4 adet) 1/2 demet dereotu -- 2 limon, tuz 3-4 yeşil soğan -- 1/2 su bardağı zeytinyağı 5-10 zeytin tanesi İşlem Basamakları 1. Patatesleri haşlayınız. 2. Patatesleri ve domatesleri küp küp doğrayınız. Soğan ve derotunu ince ince kıyınız. 3. Hepsini karıştırıp servis tabağı ya da salata tabağına koyup. 4. Zeytinyağı limonu ve tuzunu ilave ediniz. 5. Tekrar karıştırınız. 6. Zeytinle süsleyiniz. Soğuk servis yapınız. Ok. that's enough exquisite torture. The rest of the Turkish recipes will be in English... Sucuk -- Spicy Turkish Sausage This Turkish recipe comes from our local butcher, Musa Bey, who makes his own. He doesn't have much equipment to automate the process and the recipe reflects that... Ingredients: 15 kilograms of medium fat ground beef (if possible include some ground beef from the shoulder of the animal, for flavor) 3 kg of animal fat 250 grams ground sweet red pepper (paprika?) 150 grams ground hot red pepper (cayenne pepper?) 350 grams ground cumin 400 grams salt 120 grams ground garlic 120 grams ground black pepper sufficient animal intestine sausage casing Preparation Steps: 1. Knead the mixture very thoroughly by hand. 2. After kneading, let it rest for 2-3 hours in open air. 3. Use the mixture to fill sausage casing made from animal intestines (pack tightly, avoid air bubbles in the casing -- otherwise the casing may later pop open). 4. Stack the cased sausages in a suitably large container and cover it tightly. Let the container stand in the open air for 5-6 hours to allow the sausage to 'sweat'. 5. Remove the sausage from the container and hang it out to dry in fresh air for 7-8 hours. 6. Place the dried sausage in refrigerator (not in freezer) and allow to rest for 5 or 6 days. 7. Sausage is now ready for eating/selling -- or giving (and remember that this is our butcher's recipe, so it makes 'a bunch' of sucuk!) Sounds pretty good to us...Whaddya think? Sarımsaklı Yoğurtlu Havuç Sote Grated Carrot Sauté with Garlic Yogurt From our favorite chef's secret Turkish recipe stash -- a very tasty, simple and elegant side-dish... Ingredients: 6 carrots half cup of olive oil half cup of yogurt two garlic cloves half teaspoon of salt Preparation Steps: 1. Mash the garlic cloves, mix thoroughly with the yogurt. 2. Grate the carrots, sauté them in olive oil. 3. Add the salt and garlic yogurt to the sautéed carrots, mix thoroughly and serve cold -- garnished with minced parsley on top. Serves four. More 'classic' Turkish recipes... Sütlaç -- Rice pudding, Turkish Style (.JPG, 35kb) From Timeless Tastes117 Also see sütlaç in the New York news... Regional 'food kitchen', Turkish recipes -- Adana, Ağrı, İzmir, etc. Traditional Turkish Measures -- comparison to Standard American measures along with a few everyday ingredients from the typical Turkish household food cupboard... We say measuring cup; they say measuring glass... So what's the difference, eh? The Turkish su bardağı (the Traditional Turkish measuring glass that holds 200 ml or 6.4 oz of liquid) holds four-fifths of an American cup (250 ml, 8 oz. liquid) So if a Turkish recipe calls for 1 su bardağı of some liquid ingredient, then in American measurement terms, that's eighty percent of an American 'cup' ... The Turkish çay bardağı (also a Traditional Turkish measuring glass that holds 125 ml or 4 oz of liquid) holds one-half of an American cup (250 ml, 8 oz. liquid) So if a Turkish recipe calls for 1 çay bardağı of some liquid ingredient, then in American measurement terms, that's fifty percent of an American 'cup' ... A Turkish çorba kaşığı (aka yemek kaşığı aka, just plain kaşık) is about the same measurement as an American tablespoon A Turkish tatlı kaşığı is about the same measurement as an American teaspoon A Turkish çay kaşığı is an actual Turkish teaspoon, which is about half the size of an American teaspoon, for measuring purposes. 1 Turkish su bardağı süt and 1 American cup of milk are not equivalent. Running 200 ml and 250 ml respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion. And the same is exactly true of the next two items in this table... 1 Turkish su bardağı sıvıyağ and 1 American cup vegetable oil are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish çay bardağı zeytinyağı and 1 American cup olive oil are not equivalent. Running 125 ml and 250 ml respectively, the Turkish portion is one-half the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı un and 1 American cup of flour are not equivalent. Running 100 ml and 125 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı pudra şekeri and 1 American cup of powdered sugar are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish su bardağı toz şeker and 1 American cup of granulated sugar are not equivalent. Running 200 grams and 225 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is almost [but not quite] 90% the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı irmik and 1 American cup semolina are not equivalent. Running 165 grams and 185 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is about 90% of the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı buğday and 1 American cup whole wheat are not equivalent. Running 180 grams and 225 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı nohut and 1 American cup chickpeas are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish su bardağı buğday nişastası and 1 American cup wheat starch are not equivalent. Running 120 grams and 150 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion... 1Turkish su bardağı pirinç and 1 American cup rice are not equivalent. Running 200 grams and 250 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı kırmızı mercimek and 1 American cup red lentils are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish su bardağı pilavlık bulgur and 1 American cup coarse bulgar are not equivalent. Running 175 grams and 220 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is four-fifths the American portion... 1 Turkish su bardağı yeşil mercimek and 1 American cup green lentils are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish su bardağı kurufasulye and 1 American cup dried beans are not equivalent. ...ditto above... 1 Turkish su bardağı kuru bakla and 1 American cup butter beans are not equivalent. Running 150 grams and 175 grams respectively, the Turkish portion is about 85% of the American portion... 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