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Sac Kavurma: Turkey's Griddle-Seared Lamb (Recipe)

Sac kavurma is Turkey's griddle-seared lamb: small dice cooked hard and fast on a convex iron sac, finished with peppers, onion and tomato. This guide covers the pan, the right cut, a full recipe, and how it differs from preserved kavurma.

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Kuru Üzüm: Turkish Raisins & Sultanas, Explained

A guide to Turkish dried grapes: where Aegean sultanas grow, why some are gold and others brown, how size grades work, what kuş üzümü is, and how Turkish cooks use them in pilaf, dolma and cakes.

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Çiğ Börek (Tatar Böreği): Turkish Fried Turnovers (Recipe)

Çiğ börek, the Crimean Tatar turnover tied to Eskişehir, seals raw seasoned ground meat in thin unleavened dough and fries it until blistered. This guide covers its origin, how it differs from layered börek, and a full home recipe.

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Beyran Çorbası: Gaziantep's Breakfast Soup, Explained

Beyran çorbası is the Gaziantep breakfast soup of slow-cooked lamb, rice, garlic and hot red pepper, assembled to order and boiled hard before it reaches the table. What it is, where it comes from, and how to make it at home.

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Ramazan Pidesi: Turkey's Ramadan Bread, Explained

A guide to ramazan pidesi, the round sesame-and-nigella bread Turkish bakeries bake only during Ramadan. Covers how it differs from boat-shaped pide, what goes into the dough and wash, why the lines form before iftar, and how to store it.

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Pilaki: Turkey's Olive Oil White Bean Dish (Recipe)

How to make pilaki, the Turkish cold white bean dish stewed in olive oil with carrot, potato, onion and garlic. Covers what sets it apart from kuru fasulye and piyaz, which olive oil to use, and a full recipe with troubleshooting.

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Turkish Pastane Culture: What's in the Bakery Window

A guide to the Turkish pastane: how it differs from a bread fırın and a milk-pudding muhallebici, what sits in the savory, sweet and chilled cases, how ordering and paying work, and when people actually go.

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