Yesterday, I decided to have a Turkish breakfast consisting of sliced tomatoes, cucumber, slices of hard cheese, a hard boiled egg and—you guessed it, yoghurt with some honey. I would have wanted some crusty bread to go with the meal but I settled for some toast.
Nothing speaks to me better about a country than it’s food. And so with this simple breakfast fare, I am once again transported to a country that intrigued me so much.
Should you get a chance to visit Turkey, remember me when you dig your spoon into a bowl of creamy yoghurt
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What food talks Turkish to me and brings back delicious memories?
simit, a sesame-topped ring of baked dough (similar to a bagel-- but softer)
A fried fish sandwich (Balik ekmek) by the Bosphorus– just fresh fish, caught that day, fried or grilled and stuffed into a wedge of fresh bread with some tomatoes and lettuce
Apple tea – which I learned was for tourist.
A meze lunch- Stuffed vine leaves, a yoghurt or lentil-based soup, flatbread and dips, and grilled kofte kebab
Ayran- a yogurt (again) drink with salt and water. Said to give one a healthy stomach/
Pomegranate juice from a street vendor – a fruit with miraculous health properties according to some
Lokum- a gelatinous confectionary better known as Turkish Delight
Pistachios, Dates and Apricots
“Afiyet Olsun!” - “Enjoy your meal!”
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