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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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Pekmez vs. Maple Syrup: What's the Difference?

Pekmez is boiled-down grape must; maple syrup is boiled maple sap. This comparison covers how each is made, how the sugars and flavors differ, a side-by-side table, where each one belongs in the kitchen, and when swapping actually works.

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Zeytinyağlı Pırasa: Turkish Braised Leeks (Recipe)

Zeytinyağlı pırasa is the Turkish winter dish of leeks braised in olive oil with carrot, onion, rice and lemon, then served cold. What it is, why the cold rule matters, how to wash leeks, and the full recipe.

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Bulgur vs. Rice: Which for Which Turkish Dish?

A dish-by-dish comparison of bulgur and rice in Turkish cooking: what each grain is, how the grades work, which dishes traditionally take which, where a substitution is free, and how to buy and store both.

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Gavurdağı Salatası: Tomato-Walnut Salad (Recipe)

Gavurdağı salatası is the finely diced tomato, onion and walnut salad served with kebabs across southeastern Turkey. What goes in it, why the dice matters, how it differs from çoban salatası and ezme, and a twenty-five-minute recipe.

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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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Etli Nohut: Turkish Chickpea Stew with Lamb (Recipe)

A full guide to etli nohut, the Turkish chickpea and lamb stew: what it is, dried versus canned chickpeas, which cut of meat holds up, a recipe for six, and how it differs from nohut pilavı.

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