World Recipes

Spicy hand-minced lamb on flat skewers, grilled over charcoal.

Hand-minced spicy lamb kebab with tail fat, red pepper flakes, and sumac, grilled on wide flat skewers.

Layers of phyllo, nuts, and syrup — the queen of Middle Eastern sweets.

Layers of paper-thin phyllo brushed with butter, filled with pistachios, baked crisp and soaked in sugar syrup.

Sliced döner over pita with tomato sauce, yogurt, and browned butter.

Thinly sliced doner lamb served over pide bread with tomato sauce, brown butter, and yogurt.

Tiny dumplings filled with spiced lamb, boiled and served with garlic yogurt and red pepper butter.

Poached eggs served over thick garlic yogurt with Aleppo pepper butter and dill.

Braised lamb stew served over a smoky eggplant bechamel puree, combining French technique with Turkish flavor.

Stuffed eggplant braised in olive oil — 'the imam fainted' (from pleasure).

Whole eggplants stuffed with sweet onion, tomato, and garlic, braised in olive oil until silky and collapsing.

Paper-thin crispy flatbread topped with spiced lamb mince — Turkish pizza.

Paper-thin flatbread topped with spiced minced lamb, tomatoes, peppers, and herbs, baked until crisp, rolled with lemon and parsley.

Turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes, peppers, and spices.

Silky pureed red lentil soup with onion, carrot, and potato, finished with paprika butter, lemon, and dried mint.

Creamy Turkish red lentil soup — naturally vegan and GF.

Boat-shaped flatbread filled with spiced meat, cheese, or egg, baked until puffy with a crisp bottom.

Grilled oblong meatballs of lamb and beef seasoned with cumin, onion, and parsley, served with flatbread and salad.

Herb-packed bulgur salad with pomegranate molasses — Turkey's tabbouleh.

Eggs scrambled into a pan of sauteed tomatoes, peppers, and onions with Turkish pepper paste.