Kuş Üzümlü Kuru Patlıcan Dolması — Denizli Stuffed Dried Eggplant
Denizli-style dried eggplant shells stuffed with rice, minced meat, and currants, simmered in a savory sauce.
Şakşuka — Eggplant and Pepper in Tomato Sauce
Golden eggplant and peppers dressed with a thick garlic-tomato sauce, served warm or at room temperature with bread.
İmam Bayıldı — Olive-Oil Braised Stuffed Eggplant
Olive-oil braised eggplants filled with soft onions, tomato, garlic, and parsley. Serve this classic zeytinyağlı at room temperature.
Vişne Kompostosu — Turkish Sour Cherry Compote Drink
A ruby-red sour cherry drink with tender fruit, served chilled beside a meal or in small bowls with a spoon.
Demirhindi Şerbeti — Spiced Tamarind Sherbet
A tangy brown tamarind sherbet with cinnamon, cloves and ginger, served chilled in small glasses.
Reyhan Şerbeti — Purple Basil Sherbet
A fragrant pink-purple sherbet made by steeping purple basil with gentle spice and citrus, then serving it well chilled.
Limonata — Turkish Homemade Lemonade
Bright Turkish-style lemonade made with fresh citrus juice and fragrant zest rubbed into sugar, finished with mint.
Salep — Turkish Winter Milk Drink
Warm, gently thickened milk scented with cinnamon: the classic Turkish winter drink made with salep powder.
Ihlamur — Turkish Linden Blossom Tea
A delicate floral infusion of dried linden blossoms and bracts, traditionally served warm, with honey and lemon offered on the side.
Nane Limon — Turkish Mint and Lemon Tea
A familiar Turkish home-style drink of dried mint and fresh lemon, gently simmered and strained into warm cups.
Adaçayı — Turkish Sage Tea
A fragrant, pale-golden sage infusion, served plain or with a little lemon. A simple Turkish herbal tea made by steeping the leaves rather than boiling them.
Ayran — Turkish Yogurt Drink
Cool, lightly salted and whisked until frothy, ayran is made with yogurt, cold water and salt. Serve in a traditional copper cup alongside pide, lahmacun or grilled kebabs.
Fava — Aegean Split Broad Bean Purée
A silky Aegean meze of split broad beans, onion, olive oil, lemon, and dill, served cool with red onion.
Deniz Börülcesi Salatası — Samphire with Lemon and Garlic
A coastal Aegean meze of tender samphire dressed with extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, and garlic.
Cibes Salatası — İzmir Cabbage-Shoot Meze
Tender İzmir cibes greens simply dressed with lemon, garlic, and olive oil—the essence of an Aegean ot meze.
Radika Salatası — Aegean Dandelion Greens
Pleasantly bitter radika greens, blanched and dressed with lemon and olive oil in classic Aegean style.
Turp Otu Salatası — Wild Radish Greens
Wild radish greens with their gentle peppery bite, softened and dressed with olive oil, lemon, and garlic.
Girit Ezmesi — Aegean Herb and Cheese Meze
A rustic Aegean cheese meze with fresh herbs, walnuts, pistachios, garlic, and olive oil.