February 27: That night, my friend Serhat from Turkey invited some friends and I over for a traditional Turkish dinner. This guy is awesome, he likes cooking so much that I swear he packed half of his suitcase full of traditional foods when he came over! Anyways, we got there and helped cut some things up, and then he served us our meal. We started with bread and tarhana corbasi which is like a really good tomato soup with garlic, herbs, and spices. With that, we drank ayran, which is like a drinkable yogurt. Then he brought out the main meal which was kofte (a traditional beef sausage), salata (a salad of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon, oil, and salt), pilaf (rice and vegetables), and tursu (a type of pickle). Finally, he brought out a dessert, which I don't remember the turkish name of. Basically, it was baklava with pistachios and Turkish tea. So good, but I'm pretty sure that is the fullest I've ever been in my life!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Turkish Dinner
February 27: That night, my friend Serhat from Turkey invited some friends and I over for a traditional Turkish dinner. This guy is awesome, he likes cooking so much that I swear he packed half of his suitcase full of traditional foods when he came over! Anyways, we got there and helped cut some things up, and then he served us our meal. We started with bread and tarhana corbasi which is like a really good tomato soup with garlic, herbs, and spices. With that, we drank ayran, which is like a drinkable yogurt. Then he brought out the main meal which was kofte (a traditional beef sausage), salata (a salad of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon, oil, and salt), pilaf (rice and vegetables), and tursu (a type of pickle). Finally, he brought out a dessert, which I don't remember the turkish name of. Basically, it was baklava with pistachios and Turkish tea. So good, but I'm pretty sure that is the fullest I've ever been in my life!
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