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1.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:09 pm

Hello everyone!

 

I would like to ask for your opinions:

 

As you may know, I am Turkish. I invited friends for dinner tomorrow, who are from Serbia, Germany and Ecuador (so we have a mixed population ) . I don´t know what to cook so I need ideas something(s) that everyone will like (well, actually most Turkish foods are loved but anyway , and could be counted as traditional Turkish. Since most of you are foreigners who are some how related Turkish culture I think you are the right people to ask

 

p.s.: don´t advise too difficult things like sarma; I am just a student Actually I have good culinary skills but I don´t have too much time.

 



Edited (3/5/2010) by dilliduduk

2.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:31 pm

  Im romanian and i can say that if im invited to dinner at a turkish familly i prefer eating turkish food and not what im eating everyday home or in my country. I only dont like turkish pilav .

 Of course i think you will not serve them food made with pork even if they like it {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

3.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:42 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

  Im romanian and i can say that if im invited to dinner at a turkish familly i prefer eating turkish food and not what im eating everyday home or in my country. I only dont like turkish pilav .

 Of course i think you will not serve them food made with pork even if they like it {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

 

Thanks but are there any Turkish food you like and you can advise me to cook ?

 

Of course I won´t serve pork to Germans, they eat it every single day {#emotions_dlg.lol}

4.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:48 pm

What i saw in the house i worked for 3 years in Ankara ( they were mudur both) they used to make this for dinner : meze the bought from Carrefour...olives..borek, american salatasi.. sometimes also ansoa.. acilik...you can buy them. Then made at owen or fish..or chicken...if was warm made mangal with that meat on the stick... as garniture you can chose. Wine and sweets. Its not big deal. Most of the food you buy it. Just the meat you make it home.

5.       Trudy
7887 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:52 pm

 

Quoting dilliduduk

 

 

Thanks but are there any Turkish food you like and you can advise me to cook ?

 

Of course I won´t serve pork to Germans, they eat it every single day {#emotions_dlg.lol}

 

Loads of Turkish dishes I like but I have no idea if they´re difficult to make. Suggestions? Sigara böreği, Adana kebab, Işkender kebab, Ezogelin çorba, lahmacun and several delicious desserts as künefe, kadayıf or Kemal paşa tatlısı. There is also a dessert made of pumpkin but I forgot the name.

6.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:59 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

 

 

Loads of Turkish dishes I like but I have no idea if they´re difficult to make. Suggestions? Sigara böreği, Adana kebab, Işkender kebab, Ezogelin çorba, lahmacun and several delicious desserts as künefe, kadayıf or Kemal paşa tatlısı. There is also a dessert made of pumpkin but I forgot the name.

 

hmmmm thanks

ok just suggest things, I will skip anyway if it is too difficult

 

İskender kebap is something we never make at home... Also lahmacun almost never...

 

I am planning to make some börek,maybe sigara böreği, or some muska böreği... I think everyone likes them

Ezogelin or mercimek soups are also fine, right? 

 

The desert from pumpkin is called kabak tatlısı by the way. mmm I love it

7.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 08:59 pm

...wine...and beer. Germans like beer. Juice for children {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

8.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:00 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

What i saw in the house i worked for 3 years in Ankara ( they were mudur both) they used to make this for dinner : meze the bought from Carrefour...olives..borek, american salatasi.. sometimes also ansoa.. acilik...you can buy them. Then made at owen or fish..or chicken...if was warm made mangal with that meat on the stick... as garniture you can chose. Wine and sweets. Its not big deal. Most of the food you buy it. Just the meat you make it home.

 

Thanks!

I can´t buy börek or many typical Turkish side dishes unfortunately since I am not in Turkey

But I will try to do some börek

9.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:02 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

...wine...and beer. Germans like beer. Juice for children {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

 

Yessss

I think wine would be fine, and there are no kids around so no need for juice

 

I think rakı might be too heavy for them ( I cannot also drink it {#emotions_dlg.lol_fast})

 

Do you like Ayran?

Should I make some?

10.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:07 pm

Im crazy for ayran... sorry you are not in Turkey ( i would like some su boregi) but still you can find some meze in markets.

11.       Trudy
7887 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:16 pm

 

Quoting dilliduduk

 

 

Thanks!

I can´t buy börek or many typical Turkish side dishes unfortunately since I am not in Turkey

But I will try to do some börek

 

No Turkish supermarket around? You should come here, loads of them - one at 200m from my house!

 

Ayran! Yessssssss! Turkish - thick - yogurt and Turkish bread are great too. 

 

Ohhh, meze! Açılı esme, cacık, green olives (no black ones!), humus, ´green´ cheese from Erzurum. 

 

Can I come over?



Edited (3/5/2010) by Trudy [Added some food.]

12.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:22 pm

kuzu pirzola ise..ben de gelirim {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile} .. and rakı



Edited (3/5/2010) by ReyhanL

13.       Trudy
7887 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:25 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

kuzu pirzola ise..ben de gelirim {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile} .. and rakı

 

Lots of rakı!!!! {#emotions_dlg.alcoholics}

14.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 09:47 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

 

 

No Turkish supermarket around? You should come here, loads of them - one at 200m from my house!

 

Ayran! Yessssssss! Turkish - thick - yogurt and Turkish bread are great too. 

 

Ohhh, meze! Açılı esme, cacık, green olives (no black ones!), humus, ´green´ cheese from Erzurum. 

 

Can I come over?

 

There are some Turkish supermarkets but not many choices inside...

 

You bought are welcome if you can come to Germany tomorrow , and thanks for your ideas

15.       Trudy
7887 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 10:38 pm

 

Quoting dilliduduk

 

 

There are some Turkish supermarkets but not many choices inside...

 

You bought are welcome if you can come to Germany tomorrow , and thanks for your ideas

 

Germany isn´t that far (depending of where in Germany I can be there within 4 hours...) lol

16.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 10:48 pm

 

Quoting dilliduduk

 

 

There are some Turkish supermarkets but not many choices inside...

 

You bought are welcome if you can come to Germany tomorrow , and thanks for your ideas

 

 Wait for telling us how it was...and i will imagine i was there {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

17.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 11:35 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

 

 

Germany isn´t that far (depending of where in Germany I can be there within 4 hours...) lol

 

you will need a little bit more, but I think still in 5-6 hours you can come

I will have an extra serving if you can be on time

18.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 05 Mar 2010 Fri 11:36 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

 

 

 Wait for telling us how it was...and i will imagine i was there {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

 

19.       armegon
1872 posts
 06 Mar 2010 Sat 12:07 am

Mercimek çorba, tas kebabı, çoban salata, sütlaç...

20.       Trudy
7887 posts
 06 Mar 2010 Sat 11:30 am

 

Quoting armegon

Mercimek çorba, tas kebabı, çoban salata, sütlaç...

 

Sütlaç.... ohhhh I want that too!!! 

21.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 07 Mar 2010 Sun 04:13 pm

 

Quoting ReyhanL

 

 

 Wait for telling us how it was...and i will imagine i was there {#emotions_dlg.bigsmile}

 

I made "yayla çorbası" (with yoghurt and rice)

köfte with potatoes and tomate paste in the oven 

bulgur pilavı

and kaşarlı mantar (mushrooms filled with kaşa cheese and baked in oven)

 

and then we made chocolate fondue afterwards.

 

I think they were yummy my friends also loved.

especially the soup was very different for them but they loved it!

 

Thanks for your ideas again



Edited (3/7/2010) by dilliduduk

22.       Trudy
7887 posts
 07 Mar 2010 Sun 04:47 pm

 

Quoting dilliduduk

 

 

I made "yayla çorbası" (with yoghurt and rice)

köfte with potatoes and tomate paste in the oven 

bulgur pilavı

and kaşarlı mantar (mushrooms filled with kaşa cheese and baked in oven)

 

and then we made chocolate fondue afterwards.

 

I think they were yummy my friends also loved.

especially the soup was very different for them but they loved it!

 

Thanks for your ideas again

 

Any left overs? Send it to me please, my mouth is watering....

23.       dilliduduk
1551 posts
 07 Mar 2010 Sun 11:16 pm

 

Quoting Trudy

 

 

Any left overs? Send it to me please, my mouth is watering....

 

haha

I still have some soup

come and get it quickly

24.       ReyhanL
1961 posts
 07 Mar 2010 Sun 11:21 pm

 

what did you cook ? {#emotions_dlg.razz}

25.       alameda
3499 posts
 08 Mar 2010 Mon 05:02 am

 

Quoting ReyhanL

 

what did you cook ? {#emotions_dlg.razz}

 

I am made chicken stew with shiitake mushrooms and celeriac. I am now boiling the bones and none choice parts to make stock.  It will be a few hours more or less.

 

It has a whole chicken in it, some onion, garlic one celeriac root and shiitake mushrooms.  The boned chicken went into the stew for now, and I have boned the chicken already and put meat away in the freezer for later.  The  meat will be saved for other things. Maybe chicken salad. 

 

It should be possible to get a couple more quarts to freeze for later use.  It´s always good to have chicken stock ready, particularly for flu or colds. 

 

..........and yes, I have been growing my own mushrooms....yum....yum



Edited (3/8/2010) by alameda [edit]

26.       Elisabeth
5732 posts
 08 Mar 2010 Mon 05:32 pm

Made some stuffed peppers this weekend.  Stuffed them with lamb, rice, fresh herbs and spices, all smothered in a fresh tomato sauce....can´t wait to have left overs for lunch! 

27.       lemon
1374 posts
 08 Mar 2010 Mon 05:46 pm

 

Quoting Elisabeth

Made some stuffed peppers this weekend.  Stuffed them with lamb, rice, fresh herbs and spices, all smothered in a fresh tomato sauce....can´t wait to have left overs for lunch! 

 

yameeeeeeeeeeee! love them!

 

many people stuff them with cooked meat and rice. and I do with raw.

28.       alameda
3499 posts
 08 Mar 2010 Mon 06:42 pm

 

Quoting Elisabeth

Made some stuffed peppers this weekend.  Stuffed them with lamb, rice, fresh herbs and spices, all smothered in a fresh tomato sauce....can´t wait to have left overs for lunch! 

 

yum...sounds delicious.

 

Do you have mini peppers there? Trader Joes has beautiful red and yellos mini peppers.  I like to stuff them with ground turkey or chicken. I blend quinoa with the ground meat. It´s not quite Turkish, but it is low fat and the quinoa adds a nice texture.  A little fresh dill is nice with them.

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