Lonely Planet World Food Turkey

by Valent, Dani; Masters, Perihan

• ISBN13: 9781864500271
• ISBN10: 1864500271
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

All travellers know that experiencing the local cuisine is one of the major highlights of any trip, and everyone brings home with them tales of what they ate and drank, where and with whom. Finally, here is a series to cover the whole cuisine experience.The World Food series is a list of definitive culinary guides to major world destinations. With tantalising photography throughout and written in an entertaining, opinionated and contemporary style, each guide is intended to be the benchmark for a country's cuisine. Illustrated with the work of specialist food & travel photographers, the books have a dynamic design style which contributes to the overall tone of fun and enthusiasm. They are intended to be a bible for travelling and non-travelling food lovers around the world.These pocket-sized guides include everything to do with eating and drinking in each country -- the history and evolution of the cuisine, its staples and specialities, and the kitchen philosophy of the people. We open the doors on home cooking and traditions, showing how food and drink have become integral to personal and national celebrations, and discover the myriad of regional cuisines that exist in even the most familiar countries.The World Food guides also include comprehensive cuisine dictionaries. These two-way guides will be the best available resource for anyone interested in having a key reference to the local food, drink and cooking terms on their shelves, and will prove invaluable to travellers as they try to read menus, buy food, speak the right words and gain an insider's knowledge of where and what to eat and drink.-- glossy specialist photography and full colour throughout-- essentialguide to markets and local produce-- explores variations of regional cuisine-- covers cuisines for all occasions, including festivals and home cooking-- simple and authentic recipes with notes on origin, occasion,

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(9)
The Culture of Turkish food	9	(12)
History	12	(5)
How Turks Eat	17	(1)
Etiquette	18	(3)
Staples & Specialities	21	(42)
Ekmek (Bread)	22	(2)
Et (Meat)	24	(5)
Deniz Urunu (Seafood)	29	(1)
Bitkiler (Vegetables)	30	(4)
Meze (Hors d'oeuvre)	34	(1)
Salata (Salad)	35	(2)
Meyve (Fruit)	37	(3)
Pirinc (Rice)	40	(2)
Bulgur (Cracked Wheat)	42	(1)
Baklagiller (Pulses)	42	(2)
Makarna (Pasta)	44	(1)
Corba (Soup)	45	(1)
Sut Urunler (Dairy)	46	(3)
amur Isleri (Pastries & Buns)	49	(2)
Baharat (Herbs & Spices)	51	(2)
Tatli (Dessert)	53	(10)
Drinks	63	(14)
Alcoholic Drinks	64	(5)
Non-Alcoholic Drinks	69	(8)
Home Cooking & Traditions	77	(10)
Hospitality	83	(3)
Special Utensils	86	(1)
Celebrating with Food	87	(10)
Weddings	88	(1)
Births	89	(2)
Ramazan	91	(4)
Seker Bayrami	95	(1)
(or Ramazan Bayrami) Kurban Bayrami	95	(1)
(Feast of the Sacrifice) Asure Bayrami	96	(1)
Regional Variations	97	(30)
Marmara	101	(5)
Aegean Region	106	(4)
Mediterranean Coast	110	(6)
Central Anatolia	116	(3)
Eastern & Southeastern Anatolia	119	(5)
Black Sea Region	124	(3)
Shopping & Markets	127	(12)
At the Pazar (Market)	131	(3)
Specialist Shops	134	(4)
Things to Take Home	138	(1)
Where to Eat & Drink	139	(18)
Where to Eat	140	(7)
Understanding the Menu	147	(2)
Vegetarians & Vegans	149	(2)
Where to Drink	151	(5)
Children	156	(1)
Street Food	157	(10)
Eating On the Road	161	(1)
A Turkish Picnic	162	(2)
Lowbrow Snacks	164	(3)
A Turkish Banquet	167	(10)
Music	175	(2)
Fit & Healthy	177	(7)
Recommended Reading	184	(1)
Eat Your Words	185	(72)
Pronunciations Guide	186	(1)
Useful Phrases	187	(8)
English-Turkish Glossary	195	(18)
Turkish Culinary Dictionary	213	(44)
Photo Credits	257	(1)
Index	258