Turks love fish and they love their fish done simply. If you live here or have visited, you will notice that there are no sauces, for example. This means that the only choices you will have to make ...
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Chunky Fish Soup with Vegetables/Sebzeli Balık Çorbası & How to Make Fish Stock/Balık Suyu
In our house we love soups especially during the colder months. Here's my latest and we think it's scrumptious! The traditional Turkish soups lend themselves well to this time of year: ...
Very Seasonal Bonito Baked in the Oven/Takoz Palamut
If you want a true example of what seasonal means, just pay a visit to one of the large fish markets of Istanbul. Karaköy just down by the Galata Bridge is a sight to behold and so is the ...
Fresh from the Black Sea: Fried Anchovies/Hamsi Tava with Parsley Sauce
Following the fish as they swim down from the Black Sea at this time of year is quite exhilarating. I don't mean literally but the fish' progress down the Bosphorus can be closely observed simply ...
Another Ottolenghi: Marinated Sweet&Sour Fish
I am not anti-meat or anything but I do feel we should eat as much fish as possible. If you have been following my blog, you will know that I am quite Ottolenghi-addicted. I love his recipes mainly ...
Sea Bass Baked in Parchment with Rakı and Herbs/Kağıtta Levrek Buğulama
This is going to be my very next dinner party recipe, I swear. Followed by revani for dessert! A few days ago, I thought some fish for dinner wouldn't come amiss after what seemed like a lot of ...
Simple Smoked Salmon Tart: the Perfect Tuzlu for Your Next Turkish Tea Party
Yesterday it was my turn to host my little group of 22 years to tea. I have already described how tea parties are an absolute way of life here in Istanbul - click here to read about that - and you ...
Tangy Fish Soup/Balık Çorbası
Here is a beautiful fish soup that I made the other night when we had friends round for dinner, the first post-Christmas dinner party of the new year! Fish soup with a garnish of parsley ...