Flavourful Turkish Recipes from the Heart of the City

Istanbul

Özlem Warren is a food writer and respected teacher of Turkish food who has taught at Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Cooking Schools and Central Market Cooking Schools in the US, and Kent Cookery School and Divertimenti Cookery School in the UK. In 2019, she published Özlem’s Turkish Table, which won the 2020 Gourmand Award in Food Heritage.

Inspired by the rich and nuanced heritage of Istanbul’s food scene, Istanbul Lezzetleri brings a taste of Istanbul to readers’ tables, wherever they are in the world. 
 
With fuss-free and flavourful recipes for dishes from the firin (bakery) to the kahvalti evi (breakfast houses), ocakbasi (fireside), sokak (street), and more, this is a dynamic collection of more than 90 recipes that takes readers on a journey through Istanbul, showing just how satisfying and straightforward cooking its food can be. 
 
Including the likes of Börekitas (smoked aubergine pastries), Balik Ekmek (grilled fish sandwich),Çerkez Ravugu (Circassian chicken with walnut sauce), and Irmik Helvasi (buttery semolina halva), every dish prioritises flavour and ease of execution, as well as showcasing the multicultural influences that have made Istanbul’s food scene what it is today. This is Özlem Warren’s heartfelt tribute to a city that has animated so much of her cooking, and a warm celebration of making and sharing its delicious food.

Özlem Warren

Vegetarian Recipes from My Turkish Kitchen

Shortlisted for the 2024 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. 
 
 &ldquo;An absolute feast of Turkish home cooking&rdquo; &ndash; Diana Henry 
 
&ldquo;I absolutely love getting lost in this book. Wonderful recipe after wonderful recipe. You are in excellent hands with &Ouml;zlem as your guide. The text and stories transport you, while simultaneously making you extremely hungry, for food and discovery alike.&rdquo; &ndash; Joe Woodhouse 
 
&ldquo;Sebze is a celebration of some of Turkey&rsquo;s most celebrated and most loved vegetable recipes and there is nobody better equipped to share them with us than &Ouml;zlem.&rdquo; &ndash; Sabrina Ghayour 
 
&#39;Sebze&#39; translates as vegetables in Turkish and so this cookbook is a collection of 85 vegetarian recipes celebrating T&uuml;rkiye (Turkey) and its food. 
 
 Inspired by thousands of years of rich and diverse culinary heritage, Sebze is a recipe collection built with convenience and flavour in mind, championing popular Turkish classics, along with lesser-known regional specialties, such as G&ouml;zleme (Stuffed Flatbreads), &Ccedil;&#305;lb&#305;r (Turkish Style Poached Eggs with Garlicky Yoghurt), Beetroot with Walnuts and Pomegranate Molasses,&#160;Otlu&#160;Tava&#160;B&ouml;re&#287;i&#160;(Easy, Herby Pan B&ouml;rek),&#160;Nohut D&uuml;r&uuml;m&uuml; (Gaziantep&rsquo;s Spiced Chickpea Wrap) and more. You will be glad to know there are scrumptious sweet treats in Sebze too, from the Turkish classic milk-based F&#305;r&#305;n S&uuml;tl&ccedil; to the luscious Pumpkin and Walnut Baklava&#160;&ndash; &Ouml;zlem&rsquo;s take on the much loved classic. 
 
 A passionate and skilled advocate for her national cuisine, &Ouml;zlem will show you how to make meals that you want to &ndash; and can &ndash; cook, making Sebze the perfect introduction to Turkish food for the home cook.

Özlem Warren

Books by Özlem Warren

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