Experience The Food Side Of Istanbul
Today I had a radio interview that will be taped in Istanbul but aired in Philadelphia sometime in November. The program is called “Tours and Detours” with Birtan Colliers. We talked about Turkish cuisine and the new food trends in Istanbul. Then my colleague talked about the natural and organic products of the company that […]
It’s raining cats and dogs in Istanbul, and this time I am determined to get a pair of plastic rain boots. My father and I met up after work and went to a store and got the most beautiful looking and comfortable plastic rain boots. It got really cold in the evening and I started […]
This year in April, I was in U.S.A., visiting four different cities to give lectures on history of Turkish cuisine, do cooking demonstrations and also attend Roger Smith Conference on Food Technology, where I gave a presentation on “Olive Oil Extraction Techniques used in Western Anatolia”. At the end of my trip I paid a […]
It is one of those days and I am a tourist in Istanbul with my best friend. I wanted to go to the Asian side and take a walk on the shore road by Moda and then go to eat at a place that I have been hearing about for a long time. We took […]
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Homemade grape and apple vinegar.
#spooninmypocket #homemadevinegar #applevinegar #grapevinegar
Pastırma is one of my favorite breakfast items especially with eggs or just cooked with tomatoes. I sometimes order my pastırma from Kastamonu but in İstanbul I buy them from @cankurtarangida in the Spice Market or @arzumsarkuterigurme in Kadıköy market.
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What is your favorite way to eat pastırma? Please comment below👇
#spooninmypocket #pastırma #breakfast #charcuterie
When you can’t go to the Black Sea region for pide, let the pide come to you @pidesunn
#spooninmypocket #pide #karadenizpidesi #samsun #bafrapidesi #kadıköymoda
When I am in the villages of Kozak area all my food turns out to have green color with shades of yellow💛💚💛💚
#spooninmypocket #greenvegetables #mostlyvegetables #mostlyvegetarian #plantbased #kozakyaylası #eatyourveggies
If you happen to buy beets with leaves on, do not throw away the leaves. Just chop and sautee them with some sliced onions, season with salt and pepper and you have beautiful looking veggies for dinner or add some eggs and eat it for breakfast.
#spooninmypocket #nowastecooking #zerowaste #beetleaves #stirfry #eatyourveggies #mottainai
Wonderful memories of shooting BBC’s RSVP Travel Abroad with lovely @juliebensman
It was a fun day fews years ago #tbt
📸credit @aaclar
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#spooninmypocket #bbc #travelabroad #funshootingday #blastfromthepast #kadikoymarket #foodtour #istanbul
During long and cold winter nights, as you are curled up on your couch all warm and fuzzy, all of a sudden you hear the sorrowful, touching voice of the boza seller trying to make a living by selling this traditional concoction out in the cold…
This gets me every time…hearing the boza-seller’ voice really makes me depressed and the only way to remedy this depression is to grab my coat, run outside and try to catch him before he leaves my neighborhood.
Boza is a fermented millet drink that is best enjoyed with leblebi (roasted chickpeas) and cinnamon.
Cheers to you boza-man. I hope you will sell all your boza tonight and every night🙏
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#spooninmypocket #boza #fermenteddrinks #streetfood #streetvendors #istanbul
Simple dinner tonight…but before hand some aperatifs alongside roquefort cheese, murabba (the quince paste I made the other day) and my favorite crackers of my ancestors’ from Beypazarı, a.k.a. Beypazarı kurusu.
Cheers and may the new year bring you all health, joy, luck and delicious food🙏
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#spooninmypocket #roquefort #beypazarıkurusu #newyearseve #aperatif
Time to enjoy the cookies I baked a few days ago….
First I need to make some tea🫖
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#spooninmypocket #newyearscookies #chocolatechipcrunchcookies #mintswirlcookies #teatime