Cuisine of Turkey

Turkish cuisine is the cuisine of the Turkish people who controlled the eastern Mediterranean Sea region and the Middle East during the reign of the Ottoman Empire from the 14th century to the end of the World War I. Some Turkic cuisine elements were brought from Central Asia but most cuisines were simply adopted from the previously dominant cultures of Greece, Armenia, Georgia, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. As a result, Turkey shares cuisines with the countries of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This wide circle of influence extends even to the Arabian peninsula, North Africa, present Russia and countries receiving Turkish immigrants like Germany and the United Kingdom.

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Cuisine - Turkish - Mediterranean Sea - Middle East - Ottoman Empire - 14th century - World War I - Central Asia - Greece - Armenia - Georgia - Lebanon - Jordan - Syria - Arabian peninsula - North Africa - Russia - Germany - United Kingdom

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Turkish cuisine is well-known, especially in Europe. Frequently used ingredients in Turkish dishes include eggplant, green pepper, onion, lentil, bean, tomato, garlic, and cucumber. Grape, apricot, cherry, melon, fig, lemon, pistachio, pine nut, almond, hazelnut, watermelon, and walnut are among the most abundantly used fruits and nuts. Preferred spices and herbs are parsley, cumin, pepper, paprika, mint, and thyme.

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Eggplant - Pepper - Onion - Lentil - Bean - Tomato - Garlic - Cucumber - Grape - Apricot - Cherry - Melon - Fig - Lemon - Pistachio - Pine nut - Almond - Hazelnut - Watermelon - Walnut - Spice - Herb - Parsley - Cumin - Paprika - Mint - Thyme

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Best flavored white cheese and yogurt is prepared from the sheep milk. Although rice, which is named as pilav (pilaf), is the essential part of many foods, bulgur (prepared from wheat) can also used for the same purpose. Especially in the western parts of Turkey, where olive trees are grown abundantly, olive oil is the major type of oil used for cooking. The bread is prepared from wheat, barley or corn. Pide (broad, round and flat kind of bread made of wheat) and tandır ekmeği (baked on the inner walls of a round oven called tand?r) are some examples for authentic types of bread in Turkish cuisine.

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Yogurt - Sheep - Pilaf - Bulgur - Turkey - Olive oil - Pide - Tand?r

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