Turkey is not only a country of tourism and recreation, but also a well-known major supplier
vegetables and fruits to most countries in the world. Grown and Produced here
the products are appreciated by many guests of our city of Antalya. When I
arrived in Turkey, I remembered how cucumbers smell, an abundance of fish and delicious
fruit simply allows Antalya to be called a paradise on earth. Seemingly banal
the potato tastes so good that you forget about the diet.
I will dwell on some of the products and dishes that caused me and mine
friends are a special delight.
Chupra fish. This is a 500 gram fish with white meat, few bones, outwardly similar to
dorado. Prepares quickly, either on the grill or in the oven. Also very popular
Levrek, this fish is also with white meat, however, it is slightly fatter than chupra. Buying fish
in the market or in the grocery supermarket, you get the carcass already peeled, which,
agree, simplifies the task of cooking. Pour with lemon, put inside
a few sprigs of dill, spices for an amateur, lightly sprinkled with olive oil and
for 20 minutes in the oven. A wonderful Mediterranean dinner is guaranteed.
There is a wonderful ancient Chinese wisdom - forget your age; do not evaluate yourself
on years; heal yourself with exercise, word, grass and massage, warm and cold;
inhale the scent of trees and herbs; eat rice, drink tea, hide meat in vegetables; watch out
for the warmth of the kidneys and a cold head; laugh more; forget about the bad; you are protected if
soft; you are soft when you are calm; you are calm when you are healthy; love people;
those who cannot be loved - do not notice.
I am sure that the Turks are a wise and ancient people, because in terms of nutrition, they
really did very well. On the table in a Turkish family, meat is hidden in vegetables,
they eat a lot of rice and cook it wonderfully. Well, and about Turkish tea drinking, probably
heard by many. Somehow I came across a funny video prank on the Internet, in
which the local citizens who came to the cafe were denied tea, saying that
they don't have it. A real surprise was caused by such a refusal, the guests of the institution sincerely
did not understand what it means in a Turkish cafe there is no tea. And when I got a job in Antalya on
my first job, then my job training began with art training
brewing tea.
My mom says she only eats chicken in Turkey, because here she seems to her very
tasty and juicy. Meat here is somewhat more expensive than in the countries of the former CIS,
however, the greens are sold in huge bunches for almost nothing. Due to the fact
that some products are low and others are more expensive, the price of the shopping cart
is equalized.
Olives and oil. Turkey ranks fourth in terms of production and exports
very high quality olive oil. At the same time, the price of oil is much lower,
than a product from Spain, Italy or Greece. What is one of the reasons
popularity of Turkish olive oil among tourists. In ancient times, olive
trees were considered divine plants. Olive oil was called "liquid
gold "and was used not only in cooking, but also for the consecration of temples. His
medical qualities were recognized by Hippocrates himself. It was already known then that
high content of polyphenols and fatty acids in it allows you to level
risks of cardiovascular pathologies, gives an anti-inflammatory effect and
helps fight bacteria.
Lentils. There are a lot of dishes in Turkey that use lentils. Most
common dishes are merchemek chorba (lentil puree soup) and
Chicoft. Well, everything is clear with the soup, vegetables are boiled: potatoes, carrots, lentils, onions,
tomato paste and mixed with a blender. But chikofte is already, the dish is more complicated.
A whole set of spices, vegetables and tomato paste is literally pounded for a long time (before
this was done by hand) to a pasty state. Used by Chicoft in
wrapped thin pita bread with the addition of pomegranate sauce, a few drops of lemon
or also only in lettuce leaves. By the way, if you eat this dish with the Turks
in the morning, then most likely they will smile. It is customary to eat this dish in the late afternoon.
Raki vodka. The correct pronunciation of the name is not crayfish, but crayfish with stress
to "s". This is anise vodka, special narrow glasses with
by the yardstick. This vodka should be consumed in accordance with a certain ritual. And not
confuse, otherwise you never know what. First, vodka is poured to the desired measure, then
water is poured. When mixing vodka and water, the liquid will acquire a milky
shade, and add ice at the very end. They say it helps with coughs.
Pomegranates. Pomegranate juice is available on every corner during the ripening season. Of
pomegranates are prepared in a huge number of different sauces and in vegetable salad
almost always pomegranate juice is added along with olive oil. Tasty,
mortality.
We will try to introduce you more to other culinary pleasures in
different articles. After all, we have not yet talked about bread, different rolls, bagel simit,
cigar borek, figs, citrus fruits and more.
