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Höşmerim: Turkey's Fresh Cheese Dessert (Recipe)

A guide to höşmerim, the Turkish dessert made by melting fresh unsalted curd cheese with semolina and sugar until it strings. Covers which cheese to buy in the US, how it differs from halva, a stovetop recipe and troubleshooting.

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Ev Reçeli: Making Turkish Fruit Preserves at Home (Recipe)

A full method for ev reçeli, the homemade Turkish fruit preserve that keeps the fruit whole: the sugar ratio by weight, the overnight soak, lemon juice, the cold-plate set test, jars and storage, worked on sour cherry.

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Kuzu Tandır: Turkish Slow-Roasted Lamb (Recipe)

A practical guide to kuzu tandır, Turkish slow-roasted lamb: what a tandır oven actually is, which bone-in cut to buy, why salt is the only seasoning you need, and a sealed foil-and-low-heat oven method with serving ideas.

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Tavuk Suyu Çorbası: Turkish Chicken Soup (Recipe)

How to make tavuk suyu çorbası, the Turkish household chicken soup: poaching a whole chicken into a clear broth, shredding the meat back in, and choosing between a şehriye finish and an egg-yolk-and-lemon terbiye, with fixes for curdling.

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Kabak Tatlısı: Turkish Candied Pumpkin Dessert (Recipe)

How to make kabak tatlısı, the Turkish candied pumpkin dessert: choosing a dense winter squash, layering sugar on the raw pieces so they make their own syrup overnight, judging doneness, and finishing with walnuts, tahini or kaymak.

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Tavuklu Pilav: Turkish Chicken and Rice (Recipe)

Tavuklu pilav is Turkish rice pilaf cooked in chicken poaching stock and finished with hand-shredded chicken. This guide covers the street-cart version, which rice to buy, rinsing and soaking, a full recipe in US measurements, and how it compares to other Turkish pilafs.

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