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İrmik helvası (Turkish semolina halva)
İrmik helvası (eer-meek hel-vah-suh), or semolina halva, is a cherished Turkish dessert with a rich flavour and comforting texture. It...


Etli dolma (meat stuffed vine leaves)
Etli dolma (eht-lee dohl-mah) is a delicious dish of stuffed vine leaves with a minced beef, tomato, onion and herb filling. The addition...


Köy keki (Cyprus village cake)
Köy keki (kuh-y keh-kee) means 'village cake' in Turkish. It is fluffy and delicately sweet, with chopped almonds and walnuts adding a...


Ayva reçeli (quince jam)
Ayva reçeli (eye-vah reh-cheh-lee), or quince jam, is a delightful aromatic preserve with a deep peach-pink colour and rose-like flavour....


Kabak çiçeği dolması (stuffed courgette flowers)
Courgette flowers have a mild, slightly sweet flavour and make a delicate shell for the rice filling in kabak çiçeği dolması (k ah-bahk...


Mücendra pilavı (rice with green lentils and onions)
Mücendra pilavı is a comforting green lentil and onion rice dish that’s enjoyed across the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. The...
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