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 ...
Fish and Seafood
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 ...
From Assos …. to PARIS!!!
In less than a week, we have moved from the rural delights of our Aegean village to the sophistication of Paris. But we've survived it and who wouldn't? Both places are so wonderful, each in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pan-fried Striped Red Mullet/Tekir Tava
After all that turkey, I seem to be back to fish. Officially we're nearing the end of the tekir season which started in October and will draw to a close at the end of this month. I want to make ...
Lettuce Leaves Stuffed with Sea Bass – Levrek Sarma
I wasn't feeling well last week like so many of my friends and probably many of you. I decided that the only way to beat it was to stay home and rest. So there I was at home, .... finally I ...