We give great importance to breakfast, especially if it weekend. A typical. Turkish breakfast consists of slices of Turkish feta cheese, honey or jam,

A. TURKISH BREAKFAST

We give great importance to breakfast, especially if it weekend. A typical Turkish breakfast consists of slices of Turkish feta cheese, honey or jam, butter, black olives, tomatoes and cucumber, sucuk (Turkish sausages) with egg, plenty of fresh Turkish bread, simit, pohca, or börek and strong Turkish black tea. We sometimes prepare Menemen for breakfast. Menemen is a spicy Turkish Omlette. It contains scrambled eggs with copped onions, tomatoes and sliced green peppers.

1.A TYPICAL BREAKFAST

Feta cheese Honey or jam Butter

Black olives

Tomatoes and cucumber

Sucuk (Turkish sausages) with egg Turkish bread

Simit, pohca, or börek Turkish black tea

Menemen (spicy Turkish Omlette)

2. SUCUK WITH EGG Ingredients:

1 teaspoon olive, corn, or sunflower oil 4 large eggs

6-8 thin slices of sucuk A pinch of pepper A pinch of salt

Directions:

Step 1) Heal oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.

Step 2) Place all the sucuk lying down side by side on the bottom of frying pan.

Step 3) Cook the sucuk slightly on both sides, turning each side through the help of fork. You may notice when they are ready for turning over as soon they start to release its own fat or turns a little red brown.

Step 4) As soon as both sides had been slightly cooked, start moving the slices of sucuk using fork to make room for the eggs or you may remove all the sucuk from the pan, crack the eggs in and immediately put the sucuk back on top of the eggs.

Step 5) Gently crack the eggs one after the other and pour directly on the

spaces in-between the sucuk.

Step 6) Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste .

Step 7) Cover and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until the eggs (especially the whites) are fully cooked .

Step 8) Carefully remove the pie-like scrambled eggs and transfer it to a plate with the help of a spatula .

Step 9). Have a good appetite! Afiyet Olsun!

B. TURKISH LUNCH

For Turkish people lunch is very important. If they are working and out of house in winter, red lentil and mint soup is a delicious way of getting hot.

As a main course, they prefer to eat meatballs which will be found in every restaurant and which is cheap in price. Kidney bean salad is a delicious and nutritious salad and it is good to serve it with meatballs.

Ayran which is made of yogurt, water and salt is again another nutritious traditional drink.

Turkish rice pudding is a light dessert which is made of rice, sugar and milk.

1.A TYPICAL LUNCH

Red Lentil and Mint Soup Turkish Meatball

Kidney Bean Salad Ayran

Turkish Rice Puding

2. TURKISH MEATBALL Ingredients:

500 gr. Regular ground beef

¼ cup breadcrumbs 1 egg

1 onion, grated

¼ cup fresh parsley chopped

½ tsp cumin

1-2 garlic cloves, minced Salt

Pepper Directions:

Step 1 ) Mix all the ingredients using your hands.

Step 2 ) Make a ball and throw into the ball 4-5 times.

Step 3 ) Give a round small shape like in the picture.

Step 4 ) Grill or fry in the pan with some sunflower oil.

Step 5 ) Serve with French fries

Step 6) Have a good appetite! Afiyet Olsun!

C. TURKISH DINNER

Dinner is also an important meal for Turkish people since all the family comes together. Therefore, people prepare a nice table for dinner.

If it is winter, there is always a soup on the table.

Spinach is very common vegetable in winter.

Chicken tava and manti are nutritious dishes. Manti is very popular and common in Turkey. It takes time to prepare but it is worth of your time! You should try it to taste a real Turkish flavor. Preparing manti is very fun and easy if you make it a team work.

Sweet butternut squash is also common dessert in winter.

1.A TYPICAL DINNER Chicken Soup

Manti

Leaf lettuce

Borlotti Beans in Olive Oil

Sweet Butternut Squash

2. MANTI Ingredients:

3-3 ½ cups flour 1 egg

2/3 cup lukewarm water 1 tsp salt to taste

Fillings:

½ lb ground beef

½ tsp salt to taste

½ tsp black pepper For cooking:

8 cups of water 1 tsp salt

Sauce:

2 cups yogurt

3-4 cloves of garlic, minced

¼ tsp salt to taste 3-4 tbsp butter/oil

1 tbsp tomato paste/2/3 tsp paprika 2-3 tbsp water

Dried mint Sumac

Directions:

In a bowl place the flour, crack the egg and add the salt and water. Then knead

till you get a firm and smooth dough. Knead for about 8-10 minutes. Make sure

to make it firm to flatten easily later. Cover it with a damp towel or cloth and leave for a rest (15-30 minutes). Meanwhile in a plate mix all the filling

ingredients and set aside.

Divide the dough into 2-3 pieces, take one piece and place on the floured counter. Cover the rest of the dough. Then with a rolling pin flatten the dough as thin as you can (as thick as the ridge of a knife). Then, cut it with a knife or roulette into ¾ inch (1 ½-2 cm) square pieces. Then place ¼ tsp filling over each square. Then stick the both traverse edges diagonally, by pressing with your fingertips. Do the same procedure for the remaining dough.

For cooking, boil the water in a big pot and add salt. Then add all the manti into the boiling water. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon to prevent them sticking to each other. Make sure not to close the lid. Cook over medium heat till manti gets soft (for about 10-15 minutes).

Meanwhile prepare the sauce. In a bowl mix yogurt, salt and garlic. In a small pan; melt the butter/oil and stir in tomato paste and water. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat. If you prefer using paprika, just add paprika into melted

butter/oil and turn the heat off after one minute. Do not add water while using paprika.

Drain the cooked manti and transfer it into serving plates. Let it cool for a while and pour the yogurt sauce over. Finally pour about one tbsp of butter/oil

mixture all over (adjust the amount as you like). And if desired sprinkle some

dried mint and sumac over the Turkish Dumplings.