TUKAS Mild Pepper Paste 700g

Red split lentils are obtained by peeling the outer shell of the raw lentil, breaking the grain in half and then oiling the inner lentil using cottonseed oil. Its consumption is very common in Turkey and South East Asia. Duru only packs lentils grown in South East region of Turkey.

Yufka is 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.

Extra Coarse Bulgur, which is bigger than course bulgur, looks like a half of a wheat grain. This bulgur can be used in soups and stuffing as a substitute to rice.

It has been determined that pickles, an integral part of the Turkish culinary culture, is also an important function in terms of health. It is known that pickle juice has an appetizing feature. It has been determined that pickles are protective against from cancer to flu. Experts say that unlike what is known, pickles are not stomach enemy but friendly. Pickles that are made more than 100 kinds of vegetables and fruits were found complete natural healing resource. Experts say that every kind of pickled vegetables and fruits produced in our country and imported from abroad have very important functions in terms of health.