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Homemade Yoğurt: Setting Turkish Yogurt at Home (Recipe)

A step-by-step method for setting Turkish yogurt at home: which milk to use, why the milk must reach 180F, choosing and refreshing a maya, incubating in a turned-off oven, straining to suzme, storage and five common failures.

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Tavuk Suyu Çorbası: Turkish Chicken Soup (Recipe)

How to make tavuk suyu çorbası, the Turkish household chicken soup: poaching a whole chicken into a clear broth, shredding the meat back in, and choosing between a şehriye finish and an egg-yolk-and-lemon terbiye, with fixes for curdling.

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Askıda Ekmek: Turkey's Suspended Bread Custom, Explained

How askıda ekmek works: the Turkish custom of prepaying a loaf at the bakery for whoever asks. The tally board, the anonymity that protects the person collecting, the link to suspended coffee, and how the model spread to tea and bills.

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Kırmızı vs. Yeşil Mercimek: Which Lentil for Which Dish?

A practical comparison of Turkish red and green lentils: how each is milled, which dishes want which bag, whether either needs soaking, what acid does in the pot, how to store them, and which one to buy first.

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Kabak Tatlısı: Turkish Candied Pumpkin Dessert (Recipe)

How to make kabak tatlısı, the Turkish candied pumpkin dessert: choosing a dense winter squash, layering sugar on the raw pieces so they make their own syrup overnight, judging doneness, and finishing with walnuts, tahini or kaymak.

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Homemade Tarhana: Turkey's Fermented Soup Base (Recipe)

A from-scratch guide to homemade tarhana, the fermented Turkish soup base. Covers the vegetable and yogurt dough, five to ten days of fermentation, how to dry and grind it safely, regional versions, troubleshooting, and cooking the finished powder.

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