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God created man, man created Turkey and Turkey created cuisines for which gluttony can’t be a sin. Rich and savoury, not spicy mainly – Turkish foods have made their way onto restaurant menus worldwide. Ottoman cuisine features many meat dishes, so if you like meat, you are lucky! Try the Mantı, Köfte, Lahmacun, Menemen, Döner, İskender Kebab, Dolma and Borek.

Turkish food is delicious. Turks do not believe in mass-production of food items. Everything you buy in bakeries, restaurants, cafes, or if you are lucky enough, in the family home is likely to have been made right from scratch, with the freshest produce. Treat your taste buds with some delicious food items you must try in Turkey.

Lahmacun

If you love pizza, you will definitely love Lahmacun. This dish is cooked in wood-fired oven until the edges are crispy. The flatbread is then topped with ground lamb, spices and tomatoes. Roll it up with salad leaves, squeeze a lemon and enjoy.

Cag Kebab

The people of Erzurum take their meat very seriously. The delicious kebab is smeared with onions, salt and black pepper mix. After this long wait, the divine Cag Kebabs are served with slices of bread, tomato, white onion and sivri (green peppers).

Gozleme

Gozleme is a pastry cooked on a sac, a hot metal plate. This plate is filled with cheese, spinach and minced beef. Gozleme is considered a village food and needs expert handling to roll out paper - thin dough.

Mercimek Kofte

The dish is also known as Belluh to the locals. Marcinek is prepared using lentils, fine bulgur, onions, scallions and tomatoes. Just pop one of these nuggets of flavour onto a lettuce leaf. Squeeze a lemon on top and munch away.

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