Lahmacun

Lahmacun is a tasty dish where fresh dough meets tasty spices, vegetables and minced meat (but, hey,  vegan options are available and they are getting more often every day, like in this photo). Baked in an old stone oven with turkish ceramics around makes it even tastier. Best way to eat it is to put…

Let’s Have a Toast

    Among many street food options in Turkey, one of the simple but tasty ones is a toast with double cheese in it. Better paired with a glass of cold, foamy Ayran (our national yoghurt drink), this is something we crave for, whenever we feel hungry. To learn such and other details about the…

Sea Food in Ayvalık

  Ayvalık is one of the great places to try the seafood and olive oil dishes in West Turkey. Here you can find the best examples of the mediterranean food in Turkey. Fresh grilled or fried fishes of the season, some vegetables cooked in olive oil and a tasty salad made from local herbs, and…

Istanbul Cooking School in Balat

A beautiful evening in one of the oldest “meyhane”s of Istanbul. The Agora in Balat is established in 1890 and is considered as one of the best meze  style restaurants in the city. It is in the very old city part Balat, which is known for its culinary treasures, great food and lots of restaurants…