One of the activities that most attract tourists are shopping at bazaars, shops and street stalls that we find everywhere in Turkey. The Hand of Fatima is one of the most preferred memories. It is an old … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2014
If you visit Turkey and order a Turkish coffee, in if you ocurra removerlo!! It was what I did the first time and I was awful and I started to drink up all the dregs, because what characterizes this … Continue reading
Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha was the Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent and wanted to give a new building to Edirne, favorite city of the Imperial Family. He commissioned Mimar Sinan teacher, the greatest of Ottoman architects, building … Continue reading
Although fashion “brunch” is relatively recent, Turks have their long kahvaltı. A full breakfast is taken rather late and on weekends serves lunch. Many families go … Continue reading
Although the Greeks say tzaziki yours is a typical dish and turn the Turks say that this recipe belongs to its gastronomy, we will not take the pleasure any of them. While some sources say … Continue reading
Many places in the Turkish Mediterranean coast have become famous for that combination of green mountains with blue sea in an endless succession of bays, peninsulas and islands. Marmaris is one of the most visited locations that coast. … Continue reading
I have to confess that I never liked celery, and few times in my life I had tried; but Turkish day, a friend invited me to lunch and I prepared this dish. At first I … Continue reading
One of the symbols of Istanbul is this tower almost 70 meter high towers over the district of Beyoglu, on the north side of the Golden Horn. In that place, with Constantinople, there was an old … Continue reading