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Ezme vs. Salsa: Turkish and Mexican Pepper Dips

Compare Turkish ezme and Mexican salsa side by side: ingredients, texture, heat, and serving traditions, plus practical tips for swapping one tomato-and-pepper dip for the other, and a quick FAQ on storage and pairing.

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Aegean Ot Yemekleri: Turkey's Wild Herb Cooking

A guide to ot yemekleri, the wild greens dishes of Turkey's Aegean coast: which greens appear in spring markets, the three techniques Aegean cooks use, how to buy them safely, and what substitutes in an American kitchen.

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Çerkez Tavuğu: Circassian Chicken in Walnut Sauce (Recipe)

A recipe for çerkez tavuğu, the Circassian chicken in walnut sauce: how to poach and shred the chicken, grind walnuts with stale bread and broth into a smooth sauce, make the red paprika oil, and serve it cold as meze or a main.

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Zeytinyağlı Kereviz: Turkish Celery Root in Olive Oil (Recipe)

A recipe for zeytinyağlı kereviz, Turkish celery root cooked in olive oil with onion, carrot, potato, fresh orange juice and lemon, then served cold with dill. Covers choosing and peeling the root, keeping it from browning, the right olive oil, serving and storage.

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Rus Salatası: Turkey's Olivier Salad (Recipe)

Rus salatası is Turkey's take on the Olivier salad, built from diced boiled potato and carrot, peas, chopped pickles and mayonnaise. This guide covers its Moscow origins, the Turkish variations, a full recipe, and how to store a mayonnaise-bound salad safely.

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Fava: Turkey's Broad Bean Purée Meze (Recipe)

A full guide to Turkish fava, the chilled broad bean meze that sets firm enough to slice. Covers which dried beans to buy, why starch does the setting, how it differs from Greek fava, plus the recipe and serving notes.

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