Eat Smart in Turkey: How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure

162 Pages·1996·4.3 MB·English

by  Joan Peterson

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How to Dec:iiphier the Menu
Know the M�W'ket Foods
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Ernba�k on a TastingA dvel!'ll'S:Ul!"e
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Contents
Pre/acel X
Acknowledgmentxzsz z
TheC uisionfeT urkey
1
An historsiucravloe fyt hed evelopmoefnT tu rkicsuhi sibneeg:i nniantg
the6 thc entuwriyt nho maditcr ibiensc entrAasli at,r acitnhges low
advanocfet heT urkipseho plwee stwaarcdr otshse c ontinteon t
Anatolciual,m inatiinmn ogd ertni mes.
TurkisOhr igiinnsC entrAasli a 1
TheT urkisn W esterAns ia 3
TheS elr;:ukisn A natolia 5
OttomaTnu rkisChu isine 7
Foodi nt heO ttomaMni litary9
Special-OccFaosoido n 10
Coffeea ndS ociabilit1y2
RegionTaulr kiFsoho d
15
A quictko utrh routghhe s everne gioonfsT urketyos eet he
diversoifct oyo kisntgy leensc ounteirnte rda veltihnelg e ngth
andb readotfht hec ountry.
TurkisFho odi na Nutshell 15
TheS eao /MarmarRae gion 19
TheA egean 21
TheM editerranea2n3
CentrAanla tolia 25
TheB lacSke aR egion 27
EasteArnna tolia 28
SoutheastAenrant olia 29
TasteosfT urkey
31
A selectoifdo enl icious, easyr-etgoi-opanrnaedlpn aartei onal
recipteots r bye forlee avihnogm e.
ShoppiinngT urkeyF'oso dM arkets
55
Tiptso i ncreyaosuesr a vviynb otht hee xcitoiuntgd ofooro d
markeatnsd m odersnu permarkets.
Resources
57
A listoifns gt orceasr ryhianrgd -to-Tfuirnkdi fsoho dasn d
grouptsh afto cuosn t ravteolT urkeoyr o ffero pportuniftoire s
person-to-pceornstoatnch tr ouhgohm ev isittogs a iand eeper
understanodfit nhgec ountry, inictlcsuu diisnign e.
Mail-OrdSeurp plioefrT su rkisFho odI tems 57
SomeU sefuOlr ganizattiooK nnso wA bout 59
HelpfPuhlr ases 65
QuestioinnTs u rkiswhi,t Ehn glitsrha nslatwihoincswh,i ll
assiysotui nfi ndinogr,d erianngdb uyinfgo odosr i ngredients,
particurleagriloysn paelc ialties.
Phrasfeosr u sei nR estaurants6 5
Phrasefso ru sei nF oodM arkets 67
OtherU sefuPlh rases 68
MenuG uide 69
An extensliivset oifnm ge nue ntriienTs u rkiswhi,t Ehn glish
translattiomo ankse,o rderifnogo da ne asayn di mmediately
rewardienxgp erience
Foodasn dF lavoGrusi de
103
A comprehengsliovses oafri yn gredieknittsc,hu etne nsils
andc ookimnegt hodisnT urkiswhi,t Ehn glitsrha nslations.
Bibliograp1h3y5
Index 137
Preface
Ify our eejctth feoo di,g notrhceeu st,o mafsrte he
rleigiaonnd avtohpiede o pel,y oum ighbte tter
stya home.Y oua rlei kae p ebblteh roiwnnt o
wateyro;ub ecmoew eotn t hseru afcbeu yto ua re
nevaep rar to ft hwea ter.
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si nvetterralavet,erew s eh avhea dm anayd ventaurroeutsnh dwe o rld.
Excefpotsr t ianstt osu dri recftotorhr Uesn itSeedr vOircgea nizaantdi on
thIen ternat4i-oHn aYloE uxtchh awnegh ea,v ter avienldede pendently,
relyoinon ugor w n resaenrader scohu Orncewe aswy.e g autghese u ccoefs s
outrr iiphsso ww elwleb ecofmaem iwliittahhrn e a tciuvies Tionu est.,h ere
inso m orsea tiswfyaityno bg e coimmem erisnaen de wc ulttuhratenom ingle
witthh leo cpaelo pilnte h ep lacwehse rteh eeyn jgooyo d food and
conversiant thiefoianrrv, io nteei ghbocrahforeoesds, t aupriacnnstipsco, t s
oro utdmoaorrtk seW.e t rtyoc apttuhreees n sceoef ac ountthrryo iutgsh
fooda,n ds eeoku utn famiilnigarre dients antdh aptpr roevpiadrea tions
scrumptitoaussBt yemn see.aw n deornfi onoogtrn avigoantl iconabglu s,e s
weh avdei scosveerreendd impaintmyoe umsolryae balteei nsgt ablishments
awafyr ommo rhee avitlrya ffitcokuerdai rsetaA ssu. n eexcptbeudt
cheridsihneewdre hs a,v hea tdh pel eaosfus reee oiunergff oritnls e arning
thceu isaipnper ecbiyta htpeee do pilnwe a ytsh maatk aenu nderstoafn ding
eacoht h'elsra nguuangiem portant.
Eacthr einpe rguisz teahsso uigwthe roeu frri stth;pe r eparfaoatrvi i soint
becoamlemsoa sestx ciatsti hntegr i ietpls Ofn.c weed etenntihndeee stination,
web egtiona ccumuilnoafrtmea tion-mbousyitifn,n o gat ll t,h ceu rrent,
relevgaunibtdoe ko sr,a idtihnlegi braarnidse isft ing tohuhrreo futgyh
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colleocftt riaoavnre tli acnlcdel si ppfiounrsg esdfu alt Aa h.i gphr iofroirt y
usi tsh cer eaotfiar o enf erleionsfct e ft oohdews i,t thr anslfartotimho en s,
gatherreesdo umractee rFioaral lsbl.u tah adnfuolfp opuEluarro pean
destinhaotwieovtnehsare,m, o uonfit n formdaetvioottnofe odo idls i mited.
Genetrraalgv ueild aensdp hrabsokeos c ontaiann o ovnelryvo ifte hwe
cuisbienceat uhseey scomo avneoyrt hseurb joefic nttse trote rsaetvr .eNs lot
surpritshirene gfleyrl,ei nswcteeh s a ve cofmrpoitmlh eesdso eu rhcaevse
beeinn adeqtuomaoat neiy;t eomnsm enuwse ruen recognOifcz oauebr,lse .
sommee nuhsa vter anslbauttthi eoosnftesea nr e maomruesti hnaghn e lpful,
andm anwya itcearnsn porto vfurtihdeer a ssisitnain tnecrep rtheemt.i ng
Furthersmmoanrleeli, og rhbhoeosdt ablishmoefon utfrsa -vsoodrmiient ien g
spso-tfrequleancptkrl iynm teendua sn di,n satdpe,o stth ediario lffye grisn,
typiicnat lhnleay t liavneg uoancg hea,ol akbrodust stihddeeo oSrou. n less
yoaur aed equfaatmeilwlyii ttahhrl e a nguoaffg oeoy do,mu a yp asuspg ood
tasteixnpgen rcie!e s
Tom akdei nian gm osraet iscfyuilntegux rpaelr fioeornu crlesv eaensf do r
oth,ew rers esoolnvae r de cevnatc attihaowtenw oulidm prove upon the
referleinswcteeas l wacyosm pialnedrd e seatrhfeco ho "dno thsep ot"
througohunoreu xtttr iUpp.oo nu rre tuwrnew, o ugledn earc aotmep rehensive
guidebmoaokkiin,etg a sfioefrru tturraev teokl neortwsh ceu isTihnbee o.o k
tharte sulftreotdmh a"ten xttr "i fpeatutrhecedu isoifnB er azainld
represtehnet iefinwdr h sawtto ubldea s eroifie- nsd epetxhp loroaftt hieo ns
foodfso roefi gn tchobiuosno tikrss i eecsoi;nnt d h seei re.Os uri ntenitsi on
to entahbtelr ea vteol edre ctihpmehe enwrui tcho indfenacneds hoopr
browisnte h seu permaarnkiden tt hsfe a scinlaitvoieunltgyd, fo ooorad n d
spimcaer kweittgshr eaktneolrwe dge.
Ouro wn journbeeyegsnr ehaaetvnlehy a nbceecda wuesh ea ve sampled
unfamiflooidasOr.n eo fm aniyl lustorfat thiiiosnTn usr kweays a n
impromfpotosuda mplmianrga tihnGo anz iaanc tieitpnty, h seo utheastern
regithosanet f eesfw o retiogutnrs Wi.hs astt artaqe udi deaitsn noefpr r ivate
discoivnae t riyne ya tneerayor u hro tel eixnptaa"on o dyuem du sttrt yh is
to!os»o orfet v egn,aift neayr o ung swtauidlteeenartrn w eed wreersee arching
three g'issop neciaandli tnifeosr tmheoedw neDri.sf ho llodwiesidhna n
endlsetsrseo aflm o lcs apeciaanltdth ieemisar n vya risaT.thi oosndei shes
int h"em usttr yc"a tegtohranyte edleodn gperre partaitmwieoo unlb de
availtahnbeel xedt a iywf e w erien terWeesw teer!dMe .e morafbalveo rites
oft hetswero e apsitnsc luud/ekadok / atd ei,so hfl amb, chainctdkw poe as
differseinzte obfba ulllgisun ry oag usruatc eTh.el arbgaelrwl esrs et uffed
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paintsakiwnigtlahmy i xtoufmr ien cmeedaa tn ndu tasf taeh ro lhea bde en
pokeidnt hem awifi tnhg teorc reaac taev fiottryh set uffiAnnge .q ually
deliciouosft hvideisrs swhii,ota nht arlte,m otnoym astuaoc rea tthhearn
yoguirestk ,�u i/lkaiok / Atneo.t vhaerri actailyolunev da rallahsmaoafls o ur
anwda ter bdaolu(lghsha maubro)tu htse i ozfec hickAp semaisd.g oefn
unrippleup mas tmea ktehsde i sphi quWaena tc.q utihreed f toa�rsa tleg am,
ad rionfkb eeatn dc arrot juiwcietl he flmaoavnndo, r eltdihk Teeu rks,
drainkta lownigt rha ktzh,aen ise-flnaavtoirloeindqa uldo irs tfirlolme d
grapIetis sb. e lietvheatdth ivse getjaubilcceoe n cocctoiuonnt etrhaec ts
efcftoe f atlhceo Ahnoolt.ih netre rdersitwniekns ga mpwlaemsde y anb alz,
ane xtroaflc itc orice.
A mosdte liceinotduo as m eailst h sew eterte kautn e/mea,dw ei tthe l
kaydza/,fi nes traonfpd asst droyu gh ressehmrbeldwidhneegda t. iEna rlier
thdea wye h awda tcthheedts her ebaedismn agd iens pelcs ihaoAp mse.t al
pocto ntaail niiqnugi da nflwdao tumerir x tiussru es peonvdeaerr de vionlgv,
hocto ppgerri dTdhlee .m ixturoeu otsfl t irthetoallmaeest ts h beo ttoofm
thceo pppeortm ,a kianc gi rcpualtatroe ftr hnr eaasd sgt rhied tdulrnes .
Theayr qeu icfkreliday n gda thefrroetmdh g er idbdytl hee hafnodrfumli,n g
eacthi maes m abluln dolfte h reFaoddrse .es rsstusc ahsk uneb/uen,dol fe s
thetsher eaardsesok aeidnb utatnetdrh ebna keAdl .a yoefcr h eiepssle a ced
betweenl atywoeofrp sas trtyh rebaedfsob raek iTnhged. e ssiestr hte n
dousiensd u gsayrr aunpd speirpvhieondStg .i nGcaez iaintsth epepi shtiaoc
capiotfTa ulr kiewtya ,ns o stu rprtiofis nidang ge nersorpuisn kolfti ehnsge
nutosnt hdiesl ecdteasbsleer t.
Everycoonenesf sbeostt hod islikinfgo oacdnestdr o ta avioni ding others
thaatru en famiTlhiiasr .wilg luh iedlsept etehrte r avaewlaefyrr okmn own
problefmoaotdiscwil lae nndc ousraamgpeln ienwag n dun usounaelTs h.e
informed thraavlveee cslosen rc aewilbrnlo m uitas ktenolryd eurnidnegs irable
fooadn wdi lalsa,r esbuelmt o,ro ep etnoe xperimentation.
Theg uihdaefs o umra icnh aptTehrefs i.rp srto viahd iesst oofTr uyr kish
cuisIitin sfe o.ol wlebdy a c hapwittehrd escriopfrt eigoinTosun rakli sh
fooTdhse.o thmeari cnh apatreeerx st enlsinisgvtpseil, a cneedat rhe en odf
thbeo kof oera srye ferTehnefc ier.sa nta lipsh abeticaol fm econmup ilation
entriinecsl ubdoittnhyg p iTcuarlk fiasrahen ds pecicahlatriaecsto efr istic
eacohft hsee vreeng ioofTn usr ktehySe:e oafM armarreag itohAnee, g ean,
thMee ditercreannteraanl, tAhnBeal taoSclekria ea g,i eoans,tA enrant olia
ansdo utheAansatteorOlnui tas.aip daer tigceuolgarra aprheiwaci,att lhh e
posbsleiex cepotfii osnt anlboucslap,le ciaarluetn ileisk eblefy o utnod
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unleas rse stafueraatnuotrn eeos rm orree gioCnlUaslm. eN soteworthy,
not--bteoi-smsdeids whietsch o untryp-owpaiurdlieat rlye a be"lnteaido nal
farviotient" h mea rgnienxt tot hmee neun tCrlya.s rseigci doinsahlo efs
Turkey-anlostto o b em isse-darel abe"leregdi lo cnlaa.s"sTi hce
secolnidcs otn taat irnasn sloafft oioiodtn e amnsd taesrsimoasct weidt h
prepaarnidsn egrvi nfgoo dT.h igsls osawilrly b eu sefuilni nterpreting
menussi niciteis m practtoci ocvaaelltrl h f el avoorcr osm binaptoisosnisb le
focre rtdaiis.nh es
Also incilntu hdbeeo do iksa chaopffteerrhi inngot nsb rowsainndg
shoppiintn hgfe o omda rketos nweai ntdph h ratsheawilstl beu esfuli n
restauarnafdno tomsda rkteotl se amronr e atbhofeuo too dfsT urkAe y.
chapitsde erv ottoec dl asTsuirckri espchei .sD ot aktei mteoe xperiment
witthh erseec ibpeefsod reep artiuti rsae w ;o nderafnudil m mediately
rewarwdaiytn opg r evTiuerwk fioosdhM. o sstp ecTiuarlki insghr ediine nts
these craebnce oi bpteasii nnt ehUden itSetda stuebss;t iftouurtn iaovnasi lable
ingredairegeni tvseS no.u rfcoehrsa rdi-ntTdou -rfkiisnhg redciaenn ts
bef ounidnt hec hapctoenrt airneisnogu. Tr hciecssh apterc itaelss o
somger outphsaf to counst ratvoTe ulr koeroy ff etrh oep oprtutnoih tayv e
personr-stocono- nptteahcrto huogmhve i stiogt asia dn e epuenrd erstanding
of ctohuen itnrcyl,u idtcisun igs ine.
Wec aylolu art tenttoti hofeon r amt etndho eft hbeo ko.W ew oulldi ke
toh eafrr oymo uo,u rre ardsae,b oyuotu cru lienxapreyr iienTn ucrekse y.
Youcro mmeanntdss u ggestiboehn esl pwffiouflrluu l tr eed itoifot nhsi s
booTkh.i fso rcma anl sboeu setdoo rdaedrd itcioopnioaeflts h biso ok
direfcrtoGlmiy n kPgrose I,snc .
iyiyo luckullaa/yeriot, l sun!
JOAN ANDP EDTAEVRSIODN
MadoinsW,i sconsin
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