Adana Kebap: Hand-Shaped Spicy Turkish Lamb Kebab
Adana Kebap is one of Turkey’s most recognized grilled meat dishes: a long, hand-shaped strip of seasoned minced lamb pressed onto a wide metal skewer…
Alinazik Kebap: Gaziantep-Style Meat over Smoky Eggplant Yogurt
Alinazik Kebap, often written Ali Nazik or Alinazik Kebabı, is one of the best-known meat-and-eggplant dishes from Gaziantep, a city whose food culture holds a…
Beyti Kebap with Tomato Sauce and Garlic Yogurt
Beyti Kebap is a Turkish minced meat kebap served in a style closely tied to modern Istanbul restaurant culture: seasoned lamb or beef is shaped…
Cağ Kebap Recipe (Erzurum Lamb Kebab)
Cağ Kebap, often written in Turkish as Cağ Kebabı, is one of the defining lamb dishes of Erzurum in eastern Turkey. It is made from…
Döner Kebap Recipe – Turkish Street-Food Classic
Döner Kebap is one of Turkey’s most recognized meat dishes: seasoned lamb, beef, or chicken cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then shaved into thin, browned…
Hünkâr Beğendi: Turkish Lamb Stew Over Creamy Roasted Eggplant Purée
Hünkâr Beğendi is one of the best-known dishes linked with Ottoman-style Turkish cooking: cubes of tender lamb or beef spooned over a warm, creamy purée…
İçli Köfte: Turkish Bulgur Shells Filled with Spiced Meat and Walnuts
İçli Köfte is one of Turkey’s most skillful stuffed köfte dishes: a thin bulgur shell wrapped around a rich filling of minced meat, onions, walnuts,…
İnegöl Köfte: Bursa-Style Turkish Grilled Meatballs
İnegöl Köfte is one of Turkey’s most recognized regional meatballs, closely tied to İnegöl, a district of Bursa in northwestern Turkey. Unlike many köfte recipes…
İskender Kebap with Pide, Yogurt, and Tomato Butter Sauce
İskender Kebap is one of Turkey’s most recognized meat dishes, closely tied to Bursa in northwestern Anatolia. The Bursa Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism…
İzmir Köfte with Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Peppers
İzmir Köfte is one of Turkey’s most familiar home-style meatball dishes: oval köfte cooked with potatoes, tomatoes, green peppers, and a tomato-based sauce until the…
Orman Kebap: Turkish Lamb or Beef Stew with Vegetables
Orman Kebap, or Orman Kebabı, is a Turkish meat-and-vegetable stew whose name means “forest kebab.” The word “kebap” may suggest skewers to many readers, yet…
Patlıcan Kebap: Turkish Eggplant and Meat Kebab
Patlıcan Kebap is a Turkish eggplant kebab made by pairing thick slices of eggplant with seasoned meat, then roasting or grilling them until the eggplant…
Tandır Kebap: Tender Anatolian Slow-Roasted Lamb
Tandır Kebap is one of Turkey’s most respected slow-cooked lamb dishes, rooted in the older Anatolian practice of cooking meat with steady heat in a…
Tas Kebap: Classic Turkish Meat Stew with Rice Pilav
Tas Kebap, or Tas Kebabı, is one of the steady, familiar meat dishes of Turkish home cooking and lokanta cuisine. It is not a grilled…
Testi Kebap: Turkish Meat and Vegetable Stew
Testi Kebap is one of Turkey’s most recognizable clay-pot dishes: cubes of meat, tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, butter, and warm spices are sealed inside an…
Turkish Kadınbudu Köfte with Rice and Crisp Egg Coating
Kadınbudu Köfte is a classic Turkish pan-fried meatball made with minced meat, cooked rice, onion, parsley, flour, and beaten egg. The name is often translated…
Turkish Köfte with Onion, Herbs, and Warm Spices
Köfte is one of Turkey’s most familiar everyday meat dishes: minced meat seasoned with onion, herbs, and spices, shaped by hand, then grilled, pan-seared, baked,…
Turkish Şiş Kebap with Tender Marinated Meat Skewers
Şiş Kebap is one of Turkey’s clearest expressions of grilled food: cubes of marinated meat threaded onto skewers and cooked over strong heat until the…
Urfa Kebap (Mild Turkish Lamb Kebab)
Urfa Kebap is a mild minced-meat kebab associated with Şanlıurfa, the historic southeastern Turkish city often called Urfa in daily speech. It belongs to the…
