Turkish Baklava• It is a very popular dessert in Turkey. Made of

flour, eggs, walnut or pistachio, syrup and butter.

Aşure• Wheat, pea, haricot beans, dried fruits such as apricot, fig,

grape, walnut, pistachio and sugar are the main ingredients. It is a nutritious dessert.

Güllaç

• Made of milk, sugar, walnut and rose water.

Tel Kadayıf• A kind of sweet pastry.• Prepared with flour, walnut or pistachio, syrup and

butter

Künefe• It is pepared with a kind of sweet pastry,

special saltiness fresh cheese, butter and syrup. It is served hot.

Pumpkin• A dessert prepared with boiled pumpkin,

sugar and walnuts.

Höşmerim• Prepared with cheese and sugar. It is light,

delicious and nutritious dessert.

Zerde • Prepared with rice, rose water, crocus and

sugar.

Revani• A sweet made with semoline, sugar, eggs

and yoghurt.

Un Helva• Ingredients are flour, oil and sugar• It is made by burning the flour with oil.• Flour and bread are holy things in our country.• For that reason this dessert is made on religious

days and offered to the neighbours.• It is prepared especially for dead people.• It is believed that the more people eat this food

the more the dead person will be happy.

Semoline Helva• A dessert made of semoline, pistachio,

sugar and milk.

Tulumba• A syrup-soaked pastry.

Kemal paşa• Prepared with flour, eggs, oil, yoghurt and

sugar.

Şeker pare• A syrup-soaked pastry.

Kestane şekeri• Made of chestnut and sugar.

Rice Pudding• A dessert with milk

Cheese Helva• It is made of cheese, sugar and oil.

Vezir Parmağı• It is a finger shaped pastry prepared with

pistachio and butter.

Saray sarması• It is prepared with pistachio, butter and

syrup

Antep Pistachio

Antep Pistachio

• It is a special nut grown in Gaziantep, one of the southeast city in Turkey.

• Pistachio is very important for our desserts.

• It is sometimes used as the main ingredient.

• Pistachio is also grown in İran but it isn’t so delicious as the one in Turkey because Turkey has better weather conditions and agricultural geology than İran.

• For that reason Iran pistachio is sold cheaper than Antep Pistachio.

• Almost all cities in our country have their special meals and desserts or beverages.

• Kocaeli, where we live in, is famous for a sweet called ‘pişmaniye’.

• Pişmaniye is a very delicious sweet made of flour and sugar.

Pişmaniye

• In spite of having soup for breakfast is still common in some rural areas of Turkey, there are also many other foods for breakfast.

• The main foods for breakfast are different kinds of cheese, olive, jam, scones, honey, tomato and cucumber.

• The main drink for breakfast is tea.• Tea is the main source of caffeine for

Turks.• Cereals are not prefered for breakfast.

Foods for breakfast

Some kinds of cheese

• There are 160 kinds of cheese in Turkey but the most of them are made in a traditional way and eaten at home.

• White soft cheese and a pale yellow cheese are the most common cheeses.

Soft light cheese and a pale yellow cheese.

Other kinds of cheese

Otlu peynir Örgü peyniri

Çökelek Hellim

Jams• There are different kinds of jams and

marmalades made of different fruits grown in our country.

• For instance apple, quince, pear, fig, cherry, strawberry,peach,orange, apricot, rose, tomato, etc…

Boreks and Scones

• KeteKete: is a kind of scone usually made in the east region of Turkey.

Gözleme• It is prepared in south and east regions of

our country.• Cooked on metal sheets.

Çiğ Börek

Sac Böreği• It is usually made in rural areas.

• Cooked on metal sheets

Su Böreği• It is a difficult pastry to prepare at home.

• It is boiled.

• In addition to these general categories, there are numerous meat and vegetable dishes which feature unique recipes

• Especially in many cities by the sea there are various kinds of snacks, salads, rices and soups made of fish and marine products.

• As a result of different weather conditions, different cultures and beliefs we have a big, rich cuisine.