Terrific Turkish Recipes

Many of the dishes made in Turkey are unique, and some cannot be found in any other country in the world. Do you feel that it might be too hard to learn Turkish cooking in your own home? Take heart! This cookbook will allow you to faithfully recreate the delectable dishes served in Turkey. In the hands of skilled chefs and homemakers in Turkey, flatbread dough becomes a delicate pastry wrapped around meat and seasoned with spices, pine nuts and raisins. They also use many vegetables, like Romano beans, artichokes, leeks and more. Imagine a dinner of lamb, nestled within eggplant mash, or fresh fruits stewed in a sugary syrup and garnished with clotted cream or buffalo milk kaymak. These types of dishes have laid the foundation for the Turkish cuisine of today. It is firmly rooted in the past, and in the landscape of the country, stretching from the Black Sea toward Iraq and Syria and from the Aegean Sea, toward Georgia and Iran. Turkish foods are cooked using diverse methods, like stir-frying, grilling, deep-frying, boiling, marinating, steaming and roasting. You can enjoy Turkish cuisine right in your own kitchen. Turn the page and learn how...