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Shredded lamb and rice in red-pepper broth in a shallow copper dish, with pide bread and lemon wedges
Gaziantep style

Lamb and Rice Soup

Shredded lamb and rice in a hot garlic-and-red-pepper broth inspired by Gaziantep’s cuisine. The home method uses a regular saucepan and avoids the dramatic flame of specialist beyran service. Longer professional cooking and individual copper-pan assembly give a different result.

Braised lamb with small pearl onions, zucchini, carrots, potatoes, green beans and short noodles in a copper pan.
Antalya style

Lamb and Vegetable Stew with Noodles

Tender lamb, whole pearl onions and vegetables simmer together before cooked erişte is folded through the juices. A hearty Antalya-style stew.

Tender boneless lamb over broth-moistened pide pieces on a copper platter, finished with black pepper.
Isparta style

Lamb over Pide

Tender lamb and its hot broth served over pieces of firm pide, finished with black pepper.

Diced lamb and pepper butter over garlic-yogurt eggplant, with parsley
Gaziantep style

Lamb with Yogurt Eggplant

Hot lamb and pepper butter over smoky eggplant folded into garlic yogurt. This diced-lamb adaptation is related to Gaziantep’s alinazik, which is also made with coarsely minced meat. Let the eggplant cool to warm before folding it into the yogurt so the base stays creamy.

Creamy lamb, lentil, wheat and chard stew with chickpeas and red pepper butter in a cream bowl.
Van style

Lamb, Lentil and Chard Stew

A Van-style pressure-cooker stew of lamb, green lentils, wheat, cooked chickpeas and chard, finished with strained yogurt, garlic and red pepper butter.

Tender pale-green leek pieces with carrot rounds, rice, dill and lemon on a shallow plate

Leeks in Olive Oil

Tender leek pieces, carrot and rice in a gentle lemon and olive-oil cooking liquid.

Lentil and hand-cut noodle soup with meat, bread, pickles, and a spoon.
Erzurum style

Lentil and Noodle Soup with Tarragon

An Erzurum household soup of whole green lentils, hand-cut egg noodles and small beef meatballs, finished with onion and tarragon butter.

Layered lentil and poppy-paste börek served with ayran, pickles, a knife, and a fork.
Kütahya style

Lentil and Poppy-Paste Börek

Kütahya-style folded pastries with a cooked green-lentil and onion filling. Plain poppy paste and sunflower oil form the thin dough layers.

Lentil and rice soup in a patterned bowl on a sunlit courtyard table.
Hatay style

Lentil and Rice Soup

Red lentils and rice simmer together, finished with onion, tomato paste and cumin.

A clear cup of strained golden linden tea with dried blossoms, lemon and honey alongside

Linden Blossom Tea

A delicate linden-blossom infusion, strained and served warm with optional honey and lemon.

A baked potato filled with creamy potato, corn, black olive slices, chopped pickles, mayonnaise and ketchup.
İstanbul style

Loaded Baked Potato

A large baked potato mashed inside its skin with butter and kaşar cheese, then topped with corn, olives, cornichons, mayonnaise and ketchup—an Ortaköy favorite.

Milk and rice soup with red-pepper butter in a patterned bowl beside a window.
Bolu style

Milk and Rice Soup

Rice simmered in milk, thickened with an egg-yolk mixture and finished with red-pepper butter.

Soft white güllaç layers topped with walnuts, pistachios and pomegranate

Milk and Rose Dessert

Delicate starch sheets soaked in sweet milk, layered with walnuts and finished with pistachios and pomegranate.

Warm mint and lemon infusion with lemon slices and a fresh mint sprig

Mint and Lemon Tea

A fragrant hot infusion of dried mint and lemon, lightly sweetened if desired.

Bite-sized ivory and purple octopus pieces with parsley, dill and lemon wedges in a shallow cream bowl beside the sea.

Octopus Salad

Tender octopus pieces tossed with lemon, olive oil, parsley and dill for a bright, chilled seafood salad.

Flaky katmer with kaymak and crushed pistachios on a copper platter in a sunlit stone cafe.
Gaziantep style

Pistachio Pastry

Paper-thin pastry folds around pistachios, kaymak and sugar, then bakes until golden and crisp. The handmade dough rests before stretching, while melted clarified butter enriches the delicate layers.

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