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Turkish sour lentil soup (Eksili malhuta çorba)
Turkish cuisine is known for its amazing variety of soups, diverse and beautiful. Here is one that I really loved. Let's begin by breaking down the soup name. "Malhuta" means combined or mixed, and refers to the combination of grains and letils. "Eksili" refers to sour that makes this otherwise heavy soup light and refreshing. So the soup means "refreshing sour mixed soup". And that is what it is. The lentils are almost entirely broken down, forming a creamy base. The couscou

kzafarullah
Nov 252 min read


Green beans with tomatoes and olive oil (Taze fasulye)
Taze fasulye is a staple dish in Turkey, typically served as a side dish with meats or as part of a mezze table. The name means "fresh...

kzafarullah
Oct 132 min read


Turkish banana peppers in milk (Sutlu biber yemegi)
This is a simple Turkish meze plate, but one that was so surprisingly good. The start of every meal in Turkey is with a traditional meze...

kzafarullah
Sep 222 min read
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