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Tray kebab as seen from above

Turkish tray kebab (Tepsi kebabı)

Turkish tomato soup with meat & pasta in a white, patterned soup bowl on wooden table, seen from above

Turkish tomato soup with meat & pasta

Turkish carrot salad on a rectangular plate, seen from above

Turkish carrot salad with yoghurt

Turkish braised leeks in bowl, seen from above

Turkish braised leeks (Zeytinyağlı pırasa)

Lebanese pea stew with meat in pot, seen from above

Lebanese pea stew with meat (Bazela)

Greek peas & potato stew in white bowl, seen up close

Greek pea and potato stew

Hand lifting a piece of Turkish cheese pide showing the cheese string, seen from eye level

Turkish cheese pide with egg (Peynirli yumurtalı pide)

Ali nazik on a blue patterned plate and dark background, seen up close from above

Ali nazik – Turkish lamb with smoked aubergine (eggplant) purée

Georgian aubergine rolls on a wooden plate seen from eye level

Georgian aubergine rolls with walnuts (Badrizhan nigzvit)

Plated Turkish quince dessert on a light blue plate, seen from eye level with tea cup in background

Turkish quince dessert (Ayva tatlısı)

Plated stew in a white bowl, seen from eye level

Turkish inspired meatball pomegranate stew

Turkish braised celeriac in a colourful bowl, seen from eye level

Turkish braised celeriac (Zeytinyağlı kereviz)

Noodles and stir fry sauce mixed with a fork, seen from eye level

Cheat’s lagman – Uyghur style lamb with noodles

Four bowls of Turkish rice pudding on gray stone, seen from above

Sütlaç – Turkish rice pudding

Vegetarian shepherd's pie with golden crust and a spoon having taken out a portion, making the ragu visible, seen from above

Vegetarian “shepherd’s pie” with Middle Eastern flavours

Cooked coarse bulgur wheat on black plate, seen from above

How to cook bulgur wheat

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