February - March 2015: Istanbul I purposefully waited until today to go to my local weekly market here in Selami Çeşme on the Asian side of Istanbul so that I could see for myself what ...
Artichokes
A Different Take on Artichokes and Broad Beans: a Salad/ Değişik Bir Enginar ve Bakla Salatası
artichoke & broad bean salad with avocado and dill This beautiful green symphony of a salad, like the beetroot one, was a direct result of my foray to the pazar on Monday where the artichokes ...
Artichokes – Enginar: it’s the season once again!
Artichokes or enginar as they are called here in Turkey, to our great delight regularly make their appearance every spring on every street corner and in all the markets of ...
What to do with Artichokes or Enginar
an enginarcı at the Selami Çeşme pazarı, my local Monday market Everything may be a bit late this year but enginar or artichokes are indeed ripe and out there, readily ...
Artichokes with Broad Beans: a Typically Turkish Dish
Artichokes are at their height right now in Istanbul and honestly they are irresistible. We are inundated with broad beans or bakla too so it is no surprise that the enginarcı or artichoke seller ...
The First Artichokes of the Season
Monday = market day in Selami Çeşme! So earlier this week despite a rather fearful sky, off I set. Would there be any signs of spring in terms of produce, I wondered or was it still a bit ...