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Perde Pilavı: Kayseri's 'Curtained' Rice Pilaf (Recipe)

Perde pilavı is Kayseri's showpiece "curtained" pilaf: buttery chicken and rice with currants, almonds, and allspice, baked inside a golden dough shell. Here is the full step-by-step recipe, plus the...

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Çiğ Köfte Today: Vegan Bulgur Bites Explained

Why modern çiğ köfte is vegan (Turkey's 2008 raw-meat ban), what goes into the bulgur-isot-pepper-paste bites, a four-step home method, and how to serve them — dürüm, lettuce cups, lemon,...

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What Is Güllaç? Turkey's Rosewater Ramadan Dessert

Güllaç is Turkey's signature Ramadan dessert: delicate starch wafers soaked in rosewater-scented milk, layered with walnuts and crowned with pomegranate. This guide covers its 1489 Ottoman origins, what güllaç leaves...

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