Turkish Appetizers

Here you will fınd a large selection of turkish appetizers (meze), delicious starters. they are best served together! this is how enjoyment works!

In Turkey, of course, things are going much better for the delicious turkish appetizers. There is a refrigerated counter in almost every restaurant near the entrance where you can look at the fresh starters. Then you decide what you want from it and shortly afterwards it is served at the table with toasted flatbread. First the cold starters, then the warm meze such as, for example , Sigara Böreği . Danger! There is an acute risk of gluttony!

In the Arab world, the spelling Mezze or Mazza is often found . It’s basically all the same. In its heyday, the Ottoman Empire expanded around the Mediterranean. Accordingly, the term has established itself in many countries and cultures there.

You can find the individual dishes in separate articles so that they can be found more easily using the search. The list here will keep growing and growing over time. But before we start, a quick recipe for pickling olives. Because they should of course not be missing on any starter

RECIPE APPETIZERS – PICKLED OLIVES

Turkish appetizers – meze

Prep. time: 10 mins
Tub. time: 1 minute
Total time: 11 minutes

Pickled olives should not be missing on any dining table in Turkey!
Author: Maza
Recipe type: starters
Cuisine: Turkish
Servings: 4

ingredients

• Good quality black olives such as sele
• Fresh lemon juice
• Pul Biber – Turkish pepper flakes
• oregano
• Salt & pepper as you feel
• good olive oil

preparation

1. I will forego the quantities here – it depends on your feeling. The olives are best bought loose by weight, then you can try them out and decide for yourself which ones taste best. They should not be pitted so that they have the full aroma.
2. At Pul Biber you can have sweet peppers (Tatlı Pul Biber) or hot peppers (Acı Pul Biber). According to your taste. The olive oil should be of the best quality. Then nothing can go wrong with the dressed olives! Have fun and a good start to the summer season!

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