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1. TURKISH
FOOD

2. • Turkish savoury pastry comes in many varieties, most
popularly filled with minced meat or spinach and cheese.
Börek can be rolled, served as puffs, or layered like
lasagna, and served for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack.
Anyway you have it, börek is always flaky and delicious.
BÖREK

3. BAKLAVA
• Nutty, syrupy, pastry dessert is never better than
when served in Turkey. Often topped in ground
pistachios, baklava is sweet and unique, and should
be eaten fresh!

4. DOLMA
• Dolma is often used to refer to stuffed vine leaves, but
encompasses any stuffed vegetable. Vine leaves are
popular in Turkey, but so are stuffed peppers,
courgettes, and aubergine.

5. LAHMACUN
• This flat and crispy bread is traditionally topped with
minced meat, salad, and lemon juice (thought the
above is a beetroot vegan option!), and can be
wrapped, folded in half, or pulled apart to eat.

6. LOKUM
• Lokum, or Turkish Delight, is a nougaty dessert served
with a variety of flavours and fillings and often topped
with powdered sugar. It’s always best fresh, as pre-
packaged versions tend to go too light on the fillings
and too heavy on the sugar, drying it out.

7. ŞİŞ KEBAP
• Meat on a stick originated in Turkey, wouldn’t you know?
Sis Kebab is typically lamb, chicken or fish served on a
wooden or metal rod, often with bread. Dip it in yogurt or
eat it on its own; it’s always tender, savoury, and delicious.

8. MERCİMEK KÖFTESİ
• These vegetarian meat balls made from lentils,
bulgur, and chopped vegetables are a common
Turkish appetiser.

9. İSKENDER KEBAP
• A popular order at any kebab house, iskender kebab is
long strips of lamb cooked in tomato sauce and served
over rice and pita bread with yogurt.

10. MANTI
• Mantı might remind you of ravioli at first sight, but the
traditional Turkish dish is completely unique in taste and
texture. Small beef or lamb dumplings are boiled or fried
and served with yogurt or butter, and often accompanied
with a range of spices.

11. DÜRÜM
• Essentially a Turkish burrito, dürüm is slow cooked
chicken, lamb, or beef served inside a wrap. The
perfect takeaway food, dürüm offers the best of
Turkish flavours on the go.

12. TURKISH COFFE
• True Turkish coffee is strong, thick, and best served
with a fresh piece of Turkish Delight, baklava, or a slice
of mozaik cake to take the bitter aftertaste away.