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Kuru Fasulye: Turkey's National Bean Stew (Recipe)

Kuru fasulye is the white bean stew many Turks would call the national dish. This lokanta-style recipe covers the overnight soak, the butter-and-pepper-paste base, meat/sucuk/vegan versions, and the classic fasulye-pilav-turşu...

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Midye Dolma: Istanbul's Stuffed Mussels Explained

Guide to midye dolma, Istanbul's iconic street-food stuffed mussels: what the dish is, the midyeci vendor culture, the iç pilav filling (baldo rice, currants, pine nuts, cinnamon, allspice), the lemon-and-shell-spoon...

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Keşkül: Turkey's Almond Milk Pudding (Recipe)

Keşkül is Turkey's silky Ottoman almond milk pudding, thickened with ground blanched almonds, rice flour, and cornstarch. This step-by-step recipe uses US measurements and finishes with the traditional pistachio-coconut garnish.

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Tantuni: Mersin's Sizzling Beef Wrap Explained

Tantuni is Mersin's signature street food: fine-chopped beef flash-cooked in cottonseed oil on a domed griddle, rolled in lavash with sumac onions and parsley. Here is how it works and...

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