Turkish cuisine is very popular around the world. It has a very wide options for everyone. The variety of the recipes and the ingredients which are grown at this productive soils are so important on this variation. Turkish breakfast has great importance. It is so rich that when you see the kinds of cheese you may say those will be enough for me. But it is only for starting because at breakfast you will also have also cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, cream, types of jam, honey and spicy sausage.
The most popular breakfast dish is menemen, which consists of tomatoes, peppers, onion, oil and eggs.
A Turkish meal always starts with soup. For soups main ingredient is generally lentils. After soup as a snack there are lots of things made with olive oil. Just because olive trees are so common, especially at west of the Turkey.
Commonly consumed especially in the Aegean area. Tastes perfectly with garlic and dried mint. If the tarhana is hand-made, you will most certainly be impressed.
Calf or lamb are generally used for the main meal of Turkish cuisine. There are lots of "Kebab" kinds which consist of meat. One of the most popular kebab is "Döner" and it is made from chicken or meat and rolls vertically in front of a grill.
Turkish cuisine has deliecious pastries which are called " Börek " stuffed with meat, cheese or potatoes. The most common appetizer is " Cacık " it is prepared with yogurt and cucumber.
Another delicacy from Adıyaman. It is essentially bulgur with lots of spices and sauces. You must try this one if you haven't already.
Turkish desserts are famous all around the world and many of these have milk and others have sherbet. Most known desserts are " sütlaç ", " tavuk göğsü "," kazandibi ", "baklava", "kadayıf"
After eating food it is common tradition to drink Turkish coffee, or tea. Turkish coffee is served with small cup and turkish delight.