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6440.       insallah
1277 posts
 16 Mar 2013 Sat 11:11 pm

 

Quoting thehandsom

After all those years I tasted igde-oleaster- again

 

 

What is it ?

6441.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 17 Mar 2013 Sun 02:12 am

İğde is a a kind of fruit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olea_oleaster It says wild olive- or feral olive.

The shop round the corner promised me that he will bring keçi boynuzu   too..

Keçi boynuzu  is translated as goat horn but actually it is nothing to do with the goats. It is carob tree pods.

Interestingly when I was looking for a picture, what I learnt is that the weight of the seeds you get from these pods never changes. The seeds used as weight by Arabs, Selcuks and Ottomans. 16 seeds were making a "dirhem" (1 dirhem =3.2 grams)

We have a Turkish phrase "2 dirhem 1 cekirdek". It is used for people who wear make up or smart clothes. Cekirdek means seed. That cekirdek is the seed of the goat horn I was talking about in the beginning 

6442.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 11 Apr 2013 Thu 12:16 am

I just wonder why some threads get locked 10 days after the last post.

{#emotions_dlg.think}

6443.       catwoman
8933 posts
 13 Apr 2013 Sat 12:30 am

 

Quoting thehandsom

I just wonder why some threads get locked 10 days after the last post.

{#emotions_dlg.think}

 

Which one?

6444.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 13 Apr 2013 Sat 02:18 am

 

Quoting catwoman

 

 

Which one?

 

http://www.turkishclass.com/turkish/forum/forumTitle_56294

I dont think it is important.. We know that people have limited time for moderation.

6445.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 26 Apr 2013 Fri 01:55 am

Some would say you have to have it with many mezes including fish:

 

Not that I complain but I find it quite ceremonial (and a hard work).

The simplistic way to enjoy it just with feta cheese and some melon.

 

6446.       Abla
3648 posts
 26 Apr 2013 Fri 06:05 pm

What about the cheese and the melon only? Uncivilized?

6447.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 26 Apr 2013 Fri 10:58 pm

 

Quoting Abla

What about the cheese and the melon only? Uncivilized?

 

Not uncivilized. We call those ´meze düşmanı´

6448.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 04 May 2013 Sat 11:14 pm

´Can erik´ zamani. -Time of unripe plumb.

It sounds weird but most of the Turks will appreciate this.

http://www.tulumba.com/storeItem.asp?ic=FB887478YY767 (if you are in the usa, you can order ´can erik´ from here)

6449.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 10 May 2013 Fri 12:53 am

"Pass the parcel. That´s sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That´s the game I want you to learn. Pass it on."

A great quote from a great  movie "history boys"

6450.       thehandsom
7403 posts
 12 May 2013 Sun 02:15 pm

God knows why  people get offended when they make racist comments and then being reminded that only racist people would do that!!

 

 

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