Food of Turkey

Adana Kebab

Hand-minced, chilli-spiced lamb grilled on a wide skewer.

📍 Adana

Köfte

Spiced grilled meatballs in countless regional forms.

📍 Nationwide

Şambali

Şambali is one of the classic dishes in the dessert tradition of Turkey.

Kumru

Kumru is a beloved sandwich, traditional to Turkey.

Künefe

Shredded-pastry and melting cheese in sweet syrup, served hot.

📍 Hatay

Etli Pilav

Rooted in Turkey, Etli Pilav is a rice dish enjoyed for generations.

Iskender Kebab

Sliced doner over bread with tomato sauce and butter.

📍 Bursa

Kelle Paça Çorbası

Kelle Paça Çorbası is a traditional offal soup from Turkey.

Lahmacun

Thin crisp flatbread topped with spiced minced meat.

📍 Southeastern Anatolia

Nohutlu Pilav

Rooted in Turkey, Nohutlu Pilav is a rice dish enjoyed for generations.

Pide

Boat-shaped flatbread baked with savoury toppings.

📍 Black Sea

Testi Kebab

Meat stew slow-cooked and cracked open from a clay pot.

📍 Cappadocia

Börek

Layered filo pastry filled with cheese, meat or spinach.

📍 Nationwide

Imam Bayildi

Aubergine stuffed with onion and tomato in olive oil.

📍 Nationwide

İnegöl Köfte

From Turkey, İnegöl Köfte is a well-known meat dish.

Manti

Tiny meat dumplings under garlicky yoghurt and chilli butter.

📍 Kayseri

Mercimek Çorbası

Smooth red lentil soup with a squeeze of lemon.

📍 Nationwide

Simit

Sesame-crusted bread ring, the street snack of Istanbul.

📍 Nationwide

Su Böreği

Layered boiled-dough pastry with cheese, like lasagne.

📍 Nationwide

Burma Kadayıf

From Turkey, Burma Kadayıf is a well-known sweet pastry.

Cacık

Rooted in Turkey, Cacık is a sauce enjoyed for generations.

Çiğ Köfte

Spiced bulgur patties wrapped in lettuce with lemon.

📍 Şanlıurfa

Hoşaf

Hoşaf is one of the classic dishes in the dessert tradition of Turkey.

Kokoreç

Seasoned lamb offal grilled and chopped into bread.

📍 Nationwide