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Kayseri Food Guide: Mantı, Pastırma & Sucuk

A regional guide to Kayseri food: how a cold, dry plateau and centuries of trade produced mantı, pastırma and sucuk, how each is made and served, the dishes beyond the big three, and how to shop for them from a Turkish grocery in the US.

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Karadeniz Cuisine Guide: Corn, Anchovies & Butter

A regional guide to Karadeniz cuisine, the cooking of Turkey's Black Sea coast. Covers the geography behind corn, hamsi, butter and cheese, the dishes to know from kuymak to Akçaabat köfte, Rize tea and hazelnuts, and how to shop for it in the US.

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Erzurum Food Guide: Cağ Kebabı, Civil & Kadayıf Dolması

A guide to Erzurum food: cağ kebabı cooked on a horizontal spit, hand-pulled civil peyniri and göğermiş cheese, walnut-stuffed kadayıf dolması, the eastern winter pantry, and what to buy or substitute in the US.

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Gaziantep Food Guide: Turkey's Gastronomy Capital

A city guide to Gaziantep cooking: why Antep leans on pistachios, clarified butter and bulgur, how a day of eating runs from beyran soup at dawn to baklava at any hour, and what to keep in a US pantry.

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Hatay Cuisine Guide: Antakya's Levantine Turkish Table

A guide to the cooking of Hatay, Turkey's southernmost province, and its capital Antakya: künefe, oruk, sürk, zahter and the Levantine meze table, plus the pantry staples and how to build a spread at home.

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