Great Turkish Food

These mouth-watering dishes are sure to set your taste buds tingling

The varied and delicious cuisine of Turkey is a major draw for tourists from all over the world. Thanks to the richness of Turkey’s cultural heritage, including Ottoman, Balkan and Turkic influences, a huge variety of exciting dishes are available for travellers to sample.

Cheap flights to Turkey are available to book right now. Food prices are also low at the moment, making Turkey the perfect place for a culinary adventure when you are watching the pennies. Check out these 10 Turkish deshes below.

 

Mezes

  Turkish appetizers, or Mezes are a great way to get the taste buds going, and restaurants will serve a large amount of them. Cold Mezes inlcude stuffed mussels, aubergine salad and stuffed vine leaves. Hot mezes will usually involve Borek – lovely flaky pastry stuffed with spinach, cheese meat.

 

Main Dishes

Main meals in Turkey will often include meat with sauce and spices varying depending on the region. Fish is a very popular main course, and it is also very fresh.  Fish includes Fresh turbot, swordfish, lobster and many many more different kinds.Barbecued bread is spread with minced lamb, coriander and other spices then salad and lemon juice is added, this is a delicious lunchtime snack.