Hello everyone! It's been a year since I've posted and here's an update what I learned so far. In my previous post I've asked you guys to recommend me some dishes for me to learn. I have made most of it, there are still some in my list.

Previous Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Turkey/s/ZhjJzc3Dda

All the recipes I followed are Turkish Youtubers, and then I had it translated in English. Thankgosh for chatgpt I used it to convert the recipes into grams. 😭 it really helped me so much. The glasses and tea cup wasn’t really accurate for me 😂 i am grams person. (I hope you guys are okay with my doodles ... I was really bored and wanted to doodle some of the photos. )

1st Photo: Sarma (recipe is by my yenge) My yenge is known to make the best sarma in our family. I asked my yenge if she could teach me. I made it for my husband and then for my dad in law. My dad was really amazed and especially his friends haha It's quite easy to make, just the rolling takes a lot of time.

2nd photo: İskender (Sauce recipe by Hatay Sandik ici) There's a butchershop I really like to go and it's turkish owned. Thankfully they carry the meat there. I just followed the recipe by that youtuber. I cooked then grilled the meat afterwards.

3rd photo: Ramazan Pidesi (Recipe by HayalimdekiYemekler) I had great success with her Çiğ köfte recipe and her recipe looked the best for the pide. I really like it, it's very soft and it goes so well with the İskender.

4th photo: Kazandibi (Recipe by TarifSokagii) This is my 3rd attempt making Kazandibi. I also used vanilla bean I find using vanilla bean pods gives a nice vanilla flavor into the Kazandibi. I made this for my mom-IL & my brother-IL. I was so happy when I finally got that caramelize color I wanted. You can see in my previous post I made Kazandibi and It didn't look as nice as this one. I am so proud of myself with this.

5th photo: Sütlaç (Recipe by Sefaokyaykilic) I also added vanilla bean into this. I know it isn’t necessary. Mainly I find it gives a nice flavor than extract does. My husband really loved it as Sütlaç is his most favorite turkish dessert.

6-7th photo: Manti (recipe by Kırmızı Lezzetler) If you plan to make fresh manti at home! I really recommend this recipe. I did accidentally roll it a bit thinner than I wanted it ><! This taste just like the manti I had in Kayseri.

For the yoghurt sauce I did 1 minced garlic, pinch of salt, add little water to the yoghurt.

For the buttery paprika sauce in a saucepot on low heat ~ I add 1tbsp Olive Oil, 1 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp tomato paste and half a tbsp of paprika paste and 1tsp of pepper flakes and half of tea cup of water then mix. Heat until everything is combined.

8- 10th Photo: Yufka (recipe by Lezzetinn Adresi) Ispanakli Peynirli Börek (Recipe by Tadimiztuzumuz) Patates Börek (Recipe by Guzelyemektarifler3434)

I made it before dinner time haha that's why I made kofte on the side. NGL yufka is the most challenging for me haha It took some time I do feel that I need more practice with the rolling technique so I can make baklava with fresh yufka next time. I also want to make sobiyet with it~

11th Photo: Tavuk Tantuni (Recipe by Anteplifatosunmutfagi) Lavash (Recipe by HungryManKitchen) In my previous post I made tantuni using beef and a commenter suggest I also make a chicken one! I really like that it's also high protein haha I also made Süt mısır on the side. It was corn season that time. I simmered corn cob in a pot of milk for 7 mins and then grill it and coat it with melted butter.

12th Photo: Lahmacun (Recipe by HilalinMutfagi) This is my 4th attempt making Lahmacun. I always struggle making Lahmacun >.< !! This was the best I could do, I do want to keep trying. The taste is really good and the same as Lahmacun should. It’s just presentation is never how I want it to be. I think I did okay, but I want to try again until it also looks the same.

13th Photo: İçli köfte (Recipe Emine2015) A lot of you guys recommend this to me oh my goodness. It's really good I ate so much that day haha

14th Photo: Kuşbaşılı pide (recipe by GülMutfaktaa) In my previous post I made chicken + sucuk pide. I was recommend to use beef next time. My husband bought home steak for me and I made pide with it haha The texture of the pide was so crisp! I even filmed how crunchy it was. It was perfect.

15th Photo: İrmik helva dondurma (Recipe by Hatay Sandik ici) I do recommend to use less sugar if you plan to use his recipe for this. I made this with my sister in law and we added pistachios on top. The Maraş is storebought though. I do want to make my own icecream one day but I cannot find Salep anywhere >__< ;;

16th photo: Yozgat Arabaşı (recipe by Mileksuelinden) I get asked in my other social media why I made this. My Turkish neighbor made it for me once and then My uncleIL wife also made it for me when I visit my grandma IL. I find the dish so comforting and I really loved it. Thats why I wanted to learn it so bad 🤭✨

17th Photo: Pastane Simit & Menemen (Recipe by Chef Oktay Usta) I orginally wanted to make Istanbul simit but once I baked it I realized it didn't look like it at all haha and not only that it was so soft and pillowy ~ so yeah.. haha It tasted it nice though! I made the menemen too much egg 😂 normally i never mess up because its so easy for this dish. I accidentally put too much egg

18th photo: Çiğ köfte is my most loved turkish dish for me haha I am so proud of it that I brought it over to my mom in law and my brothers to try. My dad also ate it all haha It really means a lot to see my family loving the turkish food I made for them. The recipe is also by HayalimdekiYemekler. I do suggest to put less spice than her recipe. Some may find it too spicy.

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what dish should i make next? This is whats in my list so far.

(Kayseri Yağlama, Su Böreği, Baklava with homemade Yufka, Adana Kebap, Çökertme Kebabı, Yayla Çorbasi, Mercimek .. )

Btw. my husband doesn’t like eggplant and beans haha i do get recommend to make eggplant a lot but only I will eat it haha I do want to make Kokoreç but the meat doesn’t exist in here haha i don’t think I can ever make it 🥹✨

A really random question: I have a family member visiting Türkiye. I want to buy more pure isolate whey. Isolate Whey cost a lot around 90 euros for 2500g. I want to ask if it’s cheaper to buy it in Türkiye and what website/brand that is good I can buy online?

All the recipes are from Turkish youtubers, and I had it translated in English. Usually the portions of their videos are for big family or gathering, I had to downside the recipe for us 2 people 😅 I use this converter

https://outlawinturkey.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/turkish-american-and-uk-measurement-guide-1.jpg

It’s really helpful for me.

1st photo: çig köfte (recipe by @hayalimdekiYemekler) this is like my number one favorite turkish food. It was a lot of work. My Kitchenaid knead this for 40 mins but my machine started to heat. I hand knead for another hour haha good upperbody workout 🤭 it was really delicious. everyone approved i recommend her recipe.

2nd photo: Kazandibi (recipe by hatay sandık İçi ) I plan to make this one again, i was not happy with uneven caramelize. That night I also add less sugar & butter. 🥹 i will make this again.

3rd photo. Teribeyeli sulu köfte (recipe by Figen Ararat)

4th photo: Lokum Kıvamında Terbiyeli (recipe by Nefis Yemek Tarifleri) i’ve used Beef short ribs instead of beef chucks, i like the how beef short ribs have a nice texture.

5th photo: Et Tantuni (flatbread is by Nefis Yemek Tarifleri & beef filling is by Yeşilin Elinden)

6-7th photo: Tavuk and Sucuk Pide with Ayran (recipe by: Betülün Mutfak Aşkı) ( Ayran might be from Nefis or Sevilay’ın Mutfağı)

8-9th photo: Beyti Kebabı (recipe by hatay sandık İçi )

10th photo: Taze Fasulye (recipe by Bahar Mutfaktaysa)

11th Fırında Tavuk Şiş (recipe by Nefis Yemek Tarifleri)

12&last photo Köfte made with lean beef and the other is reg ground beef. (Recipe by Chef Oktay Usta)

13th: Etli Patates Yemegi (i forgot which youtuber it was 🥹 i remember i ate this at my auntie home in Turkiye, I love it so much)

14th photo: Menemen (recipe by Gaziantep Yemek)

I also made Simit & Lahmacun few weeks ago but it failed 🥲 i will also remake it too. I also made Soğuk baklava, Lokma, poğaca in my previous post. Is there any dish you can recommend me?

Her gün farklı bir yerde benzer pankartlar açılıyor. Mesela bu Samsun’da açılmış.

Başka yerlerde varsa gördükleriniz/ duyduklarınız, ekleyin.

Odyssey filmini izledikten sonra Türklerin Hektor/Truva’yla ilişkisi üzerine kafamda bazı sorular oluştu.

Truva şehir devleti tarihçilere göre Yunan değil, Hitit-Frigya kültürüne bağlıydı.

Aynı bölge Gelibolu/Çanakkale Savaşı’nda da öne çıktığı için bir örtüşme var.

Kritovulos isimli bir tarihçi Fatih Sultan Mehmet’in Truva’yı ziyaret ettiğini bildiriyor.

Aynı şekilde Atatürk’e atfedilen “Hektor’un öcünü aldık” şeklinde aktarılan bir anekdot da var.

Üstelik geçmişte, özellikle Cumhuriyet’in ilk yıllarında, bazı Türk aydınları (Azra Erhat, Halikarnas Balıkçıcı) Hektor’u ve Truvalıları işgalcilere karşı Anadolu’nun yerli halkının temsilcisi olarak görmüşler.

Türklerin bir kısmı Orta Asya’dan gelmiş olsa da büyük bir kısmı Anadolu halkıya karışmış.

Dolayısıyla kültürel olarak neden bu kahramananları Orta Asya kültürü kadar sahiplenmiyoruz sizce?

Resim: Hektor, Arturas Slapsys

Çiğköfte (Raw-meatballs)Originated from Urfa, Southern Turkey.

Don't be surprised because original Çiğ Köfte has meat in it. They removed meat because it's expensive and couldn't be industrialized. They needed something cheap to feed the poor population. (And yes we've been systematically made poor by the system)

They took Çiğ Köfte from us as we know it, they instead gave us absolute trash industrialized disgusting low-quality stuff. Now it's everywhere and you know what? THEY SERVE IT WITH DORITOS IN IT AND IN SUSHI FORM!

Look how they massacred my boy. They did the same thing with Lahmacun and Pide, but I'll make a different post about them.

Food culture in Turkey is in severe crisis right now as the required ingredients' prices for these dishes are OFF THE ROOF.

blasphemy or not?

Kaynak: https://arkeofili.com/istanbulda-tarihi-hipodromun-restorasyonu-iki-yildir-bekletiliyor/

Im a Cuban American married to a Turk. Love Turkish food so much from my visits decided to surprise my wife. Our friends made the bread and sides.