PIYALE Tarhana Soup 65g

A steaming bowl of Turkish soup or "çorba", accompanied by fresh, crusty bread is like a warm hug from mom. You wouldn't be able to think of better comfort food, especially during the cold, rainy days of winter. In Turkey, soup is served as the first course at both lunch and dinner and is also a common choice for breakfast in many Anatolian homes. During the holy month of Ramadan, the daily fast is always broken with soup, fresh bread, olives, and cheese—light fare that is easy on the stomach after a day of fasting.

Yufka is a round and very thin sheets of unleavened flour dough. It is used to make Turkish flatbread and pastries, and has been considered as one of the most important food items in the Turkish as well as in the Balkan and Middle Eastern cuisines. Some say that yufka may have been the earlier form of phyllo/filo dough. More specifically, Turkish yufka is usually made from wheat flour mixed with a little salt and water to form a dough. To make yufka, the dough should be made to rest for just about half an hour or so after it is kneaded and rolled into large paper-thin round sheets (very similar to lavas) by using an oklava, a long roller used to make yufka. After the large thin sheets of dough are done, they should be heated or baked on both sides for just about 2-3 minutes on a hot saç until they get a slightly brown color. The saç is a round shaped hot iron plate commonly used in Turkey for making yufka and flatbread.

NESTLÉ USA is bringing to market NESTLÉ® Damak™, a treasured Turkish premium chocolate brand with more than 80 years of rich, delicious pistachio chocolate history. Damak is a sumptuous combination of buttery, crunchy pistachios and silky smooth chocolate. Available in a creamy, fine chocolate bar and a rich, dark chocolate bar, Damak offers an adventurous taste experience not found in any other chocolate. Pronounced “dih-mok,” the name is Turkish for “great taste,” alluding to the country’s centuries-old history in pistachios.

Tulum is a Turkish cheese made cow's milk. There are different types of tulum cheeses from different regions of the country, and this one is from the city of Izmir. It has different texture and taste from the others and it is one of the most popular type of tulum cheese in the country.