Heir to the Ottoman palace kitchens: kebabs, mezes, pastries and stews.
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What Turkey drinks
Turkish coffee, çay (tea), rakı, ayran
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Rakı
Turkey's 'lion's milk', distilled twice with aniseed. Drunk slowly through a long meal of meze and fish.
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Turkish Coffee
Powder-fine coffee simmered in a small pot (cezve) and served unfiltered with the grounds settling in the cup. UNESCO lists it as intangible heritage.
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Ayran
Salted yoghurt drink, Turkey's national drink; doogh is Iran's fizzy minty version.
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Döner & İskender Kebab
İskender serves döner slices on bread with tomato sauce, sizzling butter and yoghurt.
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Baklava
Layered filo with nuts and syrup; Gaziantep's pistachio baklava is protected.
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Lahmacun
Crisp 'Turkish pizza'.
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