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Small fried anchovy pairs with a thin onion-and-herb filling, lemon and parsley
Trabzon style

Stuffed Anchovy Pairs

Pairs of small anchovies enclosing a little onion and herbs, crisped in a light cornmeal coating. This version sandwiches two butterflied anchovies. Hamsi kuşu also has other local shapes and mixtures; the name does not imply one fixed recipe. Use very little filling so each pair stays closed.

Three thin lamb-and-garlic lahmacun on a blue-and-turquoise-rimmed platter in a stone courtyard.
Gaziantep style

Thin Flatbread with Spiced Meat

Thin oval flatbreads carry an onion-free topping of lamb, garlic, tomato, peppers and parsley. The finely chopped filling is spread to the edges and baked on a hot surface until the base is cooked and the edges crisp.

A browned caul-wrapped liver and rice parcel cut open to show herbs, currants and pine nuts
Edirne style

Thracian Caul-Wrapped Liver and Rice

Lamb liver and rice with currants, pine nuts and herbs, wrapped in caul fat and baked. Ciğer sarma is associated with Edirne and the wider Thracian/Rumelian repertoire. This herb-and-spice adaptation keeps its lamb liver, rice and caul structure. Buy cleaned food-grade caul from a butcher.

A toasted Yengen roll filled with meat strips, melted kaşar, tomato and pickles on a blue patterned plate on a terrace.

Toasted Deli-Meat Sandwich

A generous Turkish street-food sandwich with pan-cooked sucuk, beef bologna and frankfurters, melted kaşar, tomato and cornichons in a lightly toasted roll.

Small folded dumplings beneath garlic yogurt, red pepper butter and dried herbs on a patterned plate
Kayseri style

Turkish Dumplings

Small meat-filled dumplings with garlic yogurt, pepper butter, mint and sumac.

White beans in a red tomato and pepper sauce in a ceramic bowl, with separate rice and pickles behind

White Bean Stew

Tender white beans simmered with onion, tomato paste and olive oil in a rich, gently spiced sauce.

Upright yufka rolls covered with garlic yogurt and red pepper butter on a floral platter.

Yogurt Yufka Rolls

Lightly baked yufka rolls softened with hot water, topped with garlic yogurt and red pepper butter. Walnuts add an optional finish.

A round toasted roll with sucuk, frankfurters, melted cheese, a cooked egg with broken yolk, pickle slices and ketchup on a blue-and-white plate on a stone terrace table.
Antalya style

Yumurtalı Yengen

A hot büfe sandwich with a ring-cooked egg, melted cheese and pickles. Inspired by our editor’s childhood memories of eating yengen at Antalya Spor Büfesi, this version features a round bun, grilled sucuk and sosis, melted kaşar, and an egg cooked in a metal ring.

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