Turkish food Archive

  • Turkey For Food Lovers In addition to being a cultural, religious and historical capital of the world, Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a food lover’s paradise. Get the skinny on what...

    What to eat in Istanbul

    Turkey For Food Lovers In addition to being a cultural, religious and historical capital of the world, Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a food lover’s paradise. Get the skinny on what...

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  • It happens every time I go to Istanbul. I visit for a few days and the city embeds itself so far under my skin that I find it emotionally distressing...

    Homesick for Istanbul

    It happens every time I go to Istanbul. I visit for a few days and the city embeds itself so far under my skin that I find it emotionally distressing...

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  •   I am an admirer of Steve Sando who grows organic heirloom beans in California, so when he praised a book on Turkish cooking, Turquoise, written by a friend of his,...

    A Vacation Trip to Istanbul

      I am an admirer of Steve Sando who grows organic heirloom beans in California, so when he praised a book on Turkish cooking, Turquoise, written by a friend of his,...

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  • Musa Dağdeviren (right) in the kitchen at his restaurant Çiya Sofrasi. Photograph by Carolyn Drake. To get to the restaurant Çiya Sofrasi from the old city of Istanbul, you take...

    Musa Dagdeviren recovers foods that Turkey forgot

    Musa Dağdeviren (right) in the kitchen at his restaurant Çiya Sofrasi. Photograph by Carolyn Drake. To get to the restaurant Çiya Sofrasi from the old city of Istanbul, you take...

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  • Five Istanbul Hot Spots With A View Caroline Patek Caroline Patek, Contributor Five Top Spots With Views of Istanbul’s Bosphorussee photosMecit Gulaydin With its Ottoman Empire history and vibrant modern...

    Five Istanbul Hot Spots With A View – Forbes

    Five Istanbul Hot Spots With A View Caroline Patek Caroline Patek, Contributor Five Top Spots With Views of Istanbul’s Bosphorussee photosMecit Gulaydin With its Ottoman Empire history and vibrant modern...

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  • A shouting ban is crazy, as markets are meant to be noisy places – you should have heard my grandfather sell his wares guardian.co.uk A fish monger in front of...

    Quiet market traders? Istanbul may as well just install vending machines

    A shouting ban is crazy, as markets are meant to be noisy places – you should have heard my grandfather sell his wares guardian.co.uk A fish monger in front of...

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  • At the Instanbul Grill owner Senol Aydemir shows a gyro wrap (left) and a chicken kabob meal. (DONNA FISHER, THE MORNING CALL / January 20, 2012) By Susan Gottshall, Special...

    Restaurant review of Istanbul Grill in Bethlehem

    At the Instanbul Grill owner Senol Aydemir shows a gyro wrap (left) and a chicken kabob meal. (DONNA FISHER, THE MORNING CALL / January 20, 2012) By Susan Gottshall, Special...

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  • The true history of the doner kebab and a visit to its glorious birthplace in Bursa, Turkey. Doner kebabs in the doner kebab birthplace. Photo credit: Gabrielle Jackson In my...

    The true history of the doner kebab – and a visit to its birthplace

    The true history of the doner kebab and a visit to its glorious birthplace in Bursa, Turkey. Doner kebabs in the doner kebab birthplace. Photo credit: Gabrielle Jackson In my...

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  • Seasonal Drinks to Warm Up Winter in Istanbul By SUSANNE FOWLER   Posts | City Guide Once winter arrives in full force, with wind whipping down the Bosporus from the...

    Seasonal Drinks to Warm Up Winter in Istanbul

    Seasonal Drinks to Warm Up Winter in Istanbul By SUSANNE FOWLER   Posts | City Guide Once winter arrives in full force, with wind whipping down the Bosporus from the...

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  • Filling one’s belly in Istanbul is not challenging as long as you are a carnivore, but finding an impressive place to eat is not so simple. If one comes to...

    A Photo Guide to 10 Turkish Culinary Delights

    Filling one’s belly in Istanbul is not challenging as long as you are a carnivore, but finding an impressive place to eat is not so simple. If one comes to...

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  • Written by Ozgur Tore Tuesday, 03 January 2012 15:27 From the inspired alchemy of master chef Tolga Atalay, W Istanbul presents OKKA. w-istanbul-okka-restaurantOKKA, named after the food weight measurement unit...

    Istanbul introduces OKKA

    Written by Ozgur Tore Tuesday, 03 January 2012 15:27 From the inspired alchemy of master chef Tolga Atalay, W Istanbul presents OKKA. w-istanbul-okka-restaurantOKKA, named after the food weight measurement unit...

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  • Turkish Pistachios by Regina Schrambling on 12/12/11 at 03:00 PM As I learned on two trips to Istanbul, Turkish pistachios are among the edible wonders of the world. They’re tiny...

    Turkish Pistachios

    Turkish Pistachios by Regina Schrambling on 12/12/11 at 03:00 PM As I learned on two trips to Istanbul, Turkish pistachios are among the edible wonders of the world. They’re tiny...

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  • Augapfel/CC BY 2.0 Fresh-baked bread in Istanbul. The history of wheat goes back a long way in Anatolia — 8,000 years or so. In fact, the area that is now...

    Celebrating Wheat’s 8,000-Year-Old History in Turkey

    Augapfel/CC BY 2.0 Fresh-baked bread in Istanbul. The history of wheat goes back a long way in Anatolia — 8,000 years or so. In fact, the area that is now...

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  • Datli Maya: Oven of Wonders About eight years ago, in a cozy little dining room off of an open kitchen, we first encountered the chef Dilara Erbay, who, in her...

    An Istanbul Top Chef’s New Bakery

    Datli Maya: Oven of Wonders About eight years ago, in a cozy little dining room off of an open kitchen, we first encountered the chef Dilara Erbay, who, in her...

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  • By ANDREW FINKEL ISTANBUL — In 1990, the year that globalization shifted into high gear and McDonald’s opened an outlet in Moscow, a paper delivered at the Oxford Symposium on...

    There’s a Kebab in My Tapestry!

    By ANDREW FINKEL ISTANBUL — In 1990, the year that globalization shifted into high gear and McDonald’s opened an outlet in Moscow, a paper delivered at the Oxford Symposium on...

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  • ISTANBUL, Turkey — As in any big city you can eat both high and low here, but the sheer number of restaurants per linear foot of sidewalk is unparalleled, at...

    Not always room to sit

    ISTANBUL, Turkey — As in any big city you can eat both high and low here, but the sheer number of restaurants per linear foot of sidewalk is unparalleled, at...

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  • Taxis on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Photo by TaxiBerlin Istanbul was the climax of September’s great adventure in the Balkans with the coolest cab driver in Berlin. Hungry and...

    Eating & Drinking in Istanbul: 3 Taxi Driver Tips

    Taxis on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. Photo by TaxiBerlin Istanbul was the climax of September’s great adventure in the Balkans with the coolest cab driver in Berlin. Hungry and...

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  • ANKARA, 18 Dhul Qadah/16 Oct (IINA)-First International Halal Congress opened here on Saturday with the participation of Some 16 countries including. Production and consumption of Halal food plays a vital...

    Turkey/Islam-food: First Int’l Halal Congress in Ankara

    ANKARA, 18 Dhul Qadah/16 Oct (IINA)-First International Halal Congress opened here on Saturday with the participation of Some 16 countries including. Production and consumption of Halal food plays a vital...

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  • By LIESL SCHILLINGER SOMETIMES I think it’s no accident that Istanbul’s telephone area code is 212. Despite its minarets and its hilly cobblestone streets, its Grand Bazaar and the sapphire...

    Tasting Istanbul, From Humble to High Cuisine

    By LIESL SCHILLINGER SOMETIMES I think it’s no accident that Istanbul’s telephone area code is 212. Despite its minarets and its hilly cobblestone streets, its Grand Bazaar and the sapphire...

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  • By Rita DeMontis ,Toronto Sun TORONTO – They’re talking Turkish at the Cheese Boutique this week. Toronto’s iconic cheese shop in the city’s west-end celebrates the foods of the Turkish...

    A taste of Turkey

    By Rita DeMontis ,Toronto Sun TORONTO – They’re talking Turkish at the Cheese Boutique this week. Toronto’s iconic cheese shop in the city’s west-end celebrates the foods of the Turkish...

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