Questions tagged [turkish-cuisine]
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Clotted cream broke in the fridge
Yesterday, I purchased a package of Kaymak (the Turkish version of Devonshire clotted cream). Normally, it would act just like clotted cream. It was in the fridge when I purchased it and looked fine. I put it in the fridge at home, and it broke.…
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What is the name of this Turkish chocolate?
They are from Turkey but have no idea what they are traditionally called. Although the box is generic, the contents are from a Turkish confectionery.
The brown and white ones are almonds covered in chocolate and the green and white ones are…
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Can I make Turkish Delight with jelly powder?
I have come across some Turkish Delight recipes calling for cornstarch, others for gelatin, some use both and one that uses store-bought jelly powder (aka gelatin dessert aka Jell-O).
The jelly powder recipe confused me because it has few other…
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Doogh/Ayran from scratch
I have found several recipes online for making doogh or ayran (I love this stuff sooo much), and they all seem to involve diluting greek yogurt with either water or soda. I want to make my yogurt drink from scratch, so that means making greek yogurt…
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Recipes of Turkish drinks in Voltaire's Novel
There are some description of Turkish drinks in Voltaire's novel 'Candide', written in 1759 -
presented them with several sorts of sherbet, which they had made
themselves, with kaimak enriched with the candied-peel of citrons,
with oranges, lemons,…
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Millet (wild yeast/sourdough) fermentation decreasing thickness of the slurry
In order to reproduce a traditional Turkish drink recipe for Boza. Which has a thick consistency, low alcohol content (around 1%), and a slightly acidic sweet flavor.
I'm repeating this two step recipe in batches. First batch is with the starter,…
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What is the best way to filter Turkish coffee?
I wish to get rid of the remains of the coffee in a Turkish coffee cup.
I tried using the tea strainer, it didn't help much. I used cloth. The
results were better but still I could feel the particles in my mouth
while drinking the Turkish…
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"Red Pepper Flakes" for German-style Doener Kebab
I grew up near Munich, Germany and remember that I would love to eat my Doener by adding pepper flakes. I am pretty sure they were not the typical red pepper flakes you may put on pizza but I am not having any luck at finding the specific…
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What is the proper serving temperature for Turkish coffee?
Turkish coffee is prepared by boiling the grounds (and sugar / spices as desired) in an ibrik three, sometimes four times. On each boil, you bring the coffee just to a boil, and then remove it from the heat for a short time before boiling it…
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What are those "white eggs" in doner kebab? (picture attached)
I bought some doner kebab from the supermarket, and it is pre-cooked. When I re-heat it using oven, I found many white round spots/particles, the size is about 3mm to 5mm in diameter. I attach some pictures below. Figure.1 is from refrigerator…
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Why is pasta added to Turkish rice (sehriyeli pilav)?
In a follow-up on another question (What are these spaghetti-like strings in the rice I got from a Turkish shop?), I would like to know WHY pasta is typically added to Turkish rice dishes (like sehriyeli pilav) ?
Is it just a matter of flavor, or…
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