Description
by Tuba Tunç
Mercimekli Muska Boregi
Borek is another local iteration of a global phenomenon – the savoury stuffed pastry. These triangular turnovers made with delicate yufka pastry are filled with delicious green lentil stuffing with onions, parsley, turmeric, cumin, and garnished with black nigella seeds.
Sucuk Kofte
Slightly spicy, these Turkish kofte are made with minced beef, spiced with garlic, cumin, and paprika, a blend of warm spices and bit of a milk-soaked bread panade to keep them tender and succulent.
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Firin Mucver
This summery dish, somewhere between a latke and a gratin, is made with grated zucchini, carrots and potato enlivened with a mix of mint, basil, dill and feta cheese, baked in a tray and cut into thick slabs. (Contains eggs & flour)
Both meals come with buttery basmati rice, a creamy haydari sauce of pressed yogurt, garlic, dill, and olive oil, and a colourful red cabbage salad with apples, carrot, and parsley, in an olive oil, lemon and apple cider vinaigrette.
Revani
A lemon-scented, syrup-soaked semolina cake similar to Arabic basbousa or namoura, served with whipped cream and seasonal berries.
