Rolled and wrapped leaves stuffed with various fillings are the most distinctive dishes of Turkish cookery
Rose-water or rose petals are used primarily in sweets and drinks, like the gulab-jamun of India, or rose-flavored sherbets and ices of Persian and Ottoman palace cuisines
Since April 2, a total of 200 bartenders have been competing for regional rounds to be among the world finalists to represent Turkey at the Diageo Reserve WORLD CLASS™ Global Finals
Food not bombs-Istanbul is a movement started by a group of like-minded youngsters who cannot stand the thought of wasting food when there are starving people
I popped the candy in my mouth, and within seconds it started popping; it popped, and popped again. I could actually hear it popping.
Bread winning is hard for miners, and all they gain is restricted to a loaf bread and a few black olives, dark as pebbles of coal. If we look at the food provisions of the miners in Soma, it is hard to believe that there is none. The miners were forced to work every single day, and they had to bring their own food from home.
The Bocuse d’Or European selection held in Stockholm last week is over. Swedish chef Tommy Myllymäki won the gold. The world championship will be held in Lyon in January 2015.
In Turkey, the spring festival of Hıdrellez is celebrated out in the nature as a picnic day, starting on the night of May 5, and continues all day on May 6. According to the legend, this is the only day of the year when the prophets Hızır (al-Khidr) and İlyas (Elijah) meet on earth...
The Gallipoli War was a heroic battle for both sides. The Turks, determined to fight to death for their homeland, faced the Anzacs who were struggling to understand why they came to a war not of their own in this strange land on the other side of the planet.
