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Çağla Erik: Turkey's Sour Green Plum Habit

Çağla erik are unripe green plums eaten hard, crunchy and mouth-puckeringly sour, dipped in coarse salt from carts and crates each spring in Turkey. This guide covers the season, the taste, how they are sold, and why green almonds share the name.

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Leblebi: Turkey's Roasted Chickpea Snack, Explained

A complete guide to leblebi, the Turkish roasted chickpea snack: what it is, how Corum producers roast chickpeas in stages over weeks, the five main varieties, nutrition basics, how it...

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Çekirdek Culture: How Turks Snack on Sunflower Seeds

Culture explainer on çekirdek — Turkey's roasted sunflower and pumpkin seed pastime: dizi nights, tea-garden etiquette, the one-handed cracking technique, seed types, and where to buy roasted Turkish seeds in...

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