Recently I was told that the aubergine or eggplant, an essential ingredient in this dish, belongs to the nightshade family. So I thought I would google it to find out more. The result was very ...
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Roasted White Eggplant/Beyaz Patlıcan, Sliced, Stuffed with Cheese, Tomato & Fresh Herbs!
I was at the mini pazar in Ayvacık last week when I spied these: I don't know about you but I have never seen white eggplants before - have you? Big and bulbous, the veritable Moby Dicks of ...
Summer Eggplants: different version Patlıcan Salatası/Aubergine Salad
Aubergines or eggplants? Or shall we use the Turkish word patlıcan? Summer eggplants: different version eggplant salad/patlıcan salatası But a rose by any other name, ...
Karnıyarık or Stuffed Aubergines Baked in the Oven
One of the true joys of blogging is the wonderful emails I receive from people all over the world: people I have never met but who have somehow stumbled upon my blog and are nice enough to ...
Türlü – Summer Casserole of Vegetables with Lamb
Does a casserole sound a bit too wintry? I know we usually think of casseroles as being warm and comforting but because this one is filled with all the fresh summery vegetables, it seems like just ...
Eggplant Fritters with Honey
warm and crispy: eggplant slices in a light batter drizzled with pomegranate molasses Eggplant slices soaked in milk? Never heard of it. An extension of soaking in water to ...
Patlıcanlı Böreği – Aubergine/Eggplant Borek
While we are on the subject of börek.... I was dying to try this one as I had a surfeit of eggplants in the fridge. Being a seasonal cook is all very well but it does mean you have to keep ...
İmam Bayıldı/the Imam Fainted: Another Delicious Aubergine Dish
İmam Bayıldı or The Imam Fainted I am sure you must have known that sooner or later a recipe for İmam Bayıldı would appear on my blog especially with all the aubergine recipes I have been cooking ...