2024 the best turkey recipes review

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550 recipes of hearty, healthy Turkish cuisine, from the leading authority on Turkey's unique food traditions, Musa Dagdeviren, as featured in the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table

Vibrant, bold, and aromatic, Turkish food - from grilled meats, salads, and gloriously sweet pastries to home-cooking family staples such as dips, pilafs, and stews - is beloved around the world.

Wrapped in a handsome linen case with gold stamping, this is the first book to so thoroughly showcase the diversity of Turkish food, with 550 recipes for the home cook that celebrate Turkey's remarkable European and Asian culinary heritage - from little-known regional dishes to those that are globally recognized and stand the test of time, be they lamb kofte, chicken kebabs, tahini halva, or pistachio baklava.

This volume also includes an introduction showcasing the culinary cultural history of the country, insightful headnotes, stunning photography of finished dishes and atmospheric images evoking the beauty and diversity of the Turkish landscape, environment, markets, and people.

Icon are used to note vegetarian, gluten and dairy free options, and recipes with five ingredients or fewer.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phaidon Press; Illustrated edition (April 1, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714878154
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0714878157
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.95 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 2.13 x 10.9 inches
Reviewer: Mali Akmanalp
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A monumental achievement - an encyclopedia of *regional* cooking in Turkey
Review: When friends visiting Istanbul ask me where to eat, I send them immediately to Musa Dağdeviren's restaurant Çiya. I've been waiting for a very long time for a cookbook to appear in English that does justice to the food in Turkey - this is finally it.The thing about food in Turkey is that home cooking can be quite different than what you find at most restaurants in big cities, or for that matter what's known internationally as the "national cuisine" of Turkey - which in the estimations of a lot of people I've met abroad is little more than döner kebap. In fact, regional cultural and culinary variation is huge in Turkey, owing to millennia of influences from different neighbors, religions, trade partners, waves of immigrants, fertile grounds and many climates (allowing a larger variety of ingredients). For years, Çiya served recipes direct from the homes of families living all over Turkey - just like it's made traditionally in that specific location. Musa is not only a chef but also a kind of food anthropologist. Motivated by a worry that regional food culture is in danger of being lost forever, he has travelled over the years to many towns in Turkey and meticulously documented their culinary secrets.This isn't a cookbook, it really is something of an encyclopedia. It's Joy of Cooking / Larousse Gastronomique sized. It's about 500 pages and more recipes than that - a steal for the price. There are some gorgeous pictures in the book, but that is definitely not the main focus - no space wasted on lavish pictures of intermediate steps. The recipe text can be sparse for a beginner though descriptive enough if you have some cooking experience. The recipes range in difficulty from sub-30 minute to extremely involved. There's often a few notes on the cultural origins or context of the recipe. The ingredients are laid out in a very clear and standardized way, in both weight and volume measures, which I appreciate very much. The recipes are also categorized into dairy free, vegan, vegetarian, one-pot, quick, etc etc. I'm relieved to see that the translation is good, because quite often a lot of the terminology can get butchered. The index at the end is comprehensive, and you can search for recipes by ingredient, which is very helpful.The recipes are accurate - if a recipe is made using clarified butter, that's what it says and you're not going to get bullshitted about it or get some oversimplified version. You can choose whether you want to take a shortcut or not. My litmus test is usually the "rice pilaf" recipe, which is absolutely NOT merely adding rice and water to a pot - here they describe all the details and variations I know, and on top of that there's a whole section of rice-based dishes, to shame an entire generation of cookbooks.A lot of Turkish food is what I like to call "accidentally vegetarian" - it just so happens that the dish doesn't have any meat. Meat is definitely a big part of Turkish food, but there are 14 recipe chapters in the book and only one for red meat, one for offal, one for poultry, one for seafood. Of the remaining, more than half of them (eyeballing here) are marked vegetarian, which makes this a great choice if you are too.The recipes themselves are absolutely brilliant. I'm over the moon to find almost every hard to find recipe I can think of, but being born and raised in Turkey, there is plenty in there that is unfamiliar even to me. I'm also happy to note that some favorites I recognize from the restaurant are in there too. Almost every recipe has some flavor or technique or detail or combination that is intriguing, and it's a great source of creative ideas for your own recipes too. In short, I think book is one of a kind and is a worthy purchase. Five stars easily.

Reviewer: L. Tillit
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Wonderful Cookbook!
Review: I saw this Chef on Netflix and I loved the way he cooks. When I found out he had a book at Amazon, I had to get it and I have not been disappointed. His recipes are clear and easy to follow, and even if I am not from his part of the world, he has a lot of vegetable recipes which makes this a wonderful cookbook. I am very impressed with his recipes and his book!

Reviewer: yalch⭐
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: WHERE HISTORY AND FOOD MERGES TO BRING THE MOST AUTHENTIC TURKISH RECIPES WITH INCOMPARABLE FLAVORS
Review: WHERE HISTORY AND FOOD MERGES TO BRING THE MOST AUTHENTIC TURKISH RECIPES WITH INCOMPARABLE FLAVORSAs a native Turkish who was born and raised in Istanbul but also visited many corners of Turkey due to being pro athlete, I do have some greatly experienced and well trained taste buds. As a food enthusiast following and hearing about chef Musa Dagdeviren and watching him on netflix with his passion, expertise on most authentic Turkish food; I was finally ready to make a search to find some of his comments on specific recipes and the ancient recipes that not everyone knows or eats daily, recipes that requires to visit some places in special or have some grand parents, parents or great grand parents to cook for you. Thanks to master chef Musa Dagdeviren putting them together in one book and providing this basically Turkish Cooking Encyclopedia to the public. Amazingly prepared, well picked recipes, easy to understand and replicate with important details are in this great piece. Living here in states is quite challenging when it comes to cooking my mom's or grand mom's or even great grand mothers recipes, especially for my wife who is from the states. This was my surprise to her because she is great cook when it comes to mediterranean kitchen as on the side of American and Mexican dishes, she has been cooking bunch of Turkish recipes as she learned from my mom and some books I have got her including my great great grand mothers hand written family recipes.We are amazed and feeling lucky to have such a book like this where people native to their food and aware of their historic culture and blend them together to create the best insight and most authentic experience for others who are interested in.Go ahead and buy this monumental achievement, make yourself, your family, your ancestors and your taste buds happy and enjoy the most authentic food with history filled flavors. Trust me, who eats these from your cooking, they will ask for more and visit your kitchen again more than before.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK OF HISTORY AND FLAVOR BLEND TO ANYONE WHO MISSES THEIR FOOD FROM HOME, CHILDHOOD and WHO INTERESTED IN EXPERIENCING TURKISH COOKING WHICH HAS MOST FLAVOROUS AND HISTORICAL BLEND.

Reviewer: Ebru Gultekin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Helpful
Review: Great for those who love Mediterranean cuisine

Reviewer: Janet Piedilato
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A fabulous addition to my cookbook library
Review: As usual Phaidon publishing delivers the very best! This arrived this morning and thank goodness it is Sunday as I have not been able to put it down, literally eating each page with my eyes. With my library of books well over a thousand, this is a welcome addition. Five stars does not do honor. I have Domatesli Pilav on the stove right now and augergines and pomegranate molasses in the wings ready to delve into the amazing mouth watering recipe for the famous Imambayildi (Fainting Iman Aubergine). The quality of the text, paper, photographs, and the clarity of writing in this make this a very special book. I know this is only the beginning of a long loving relationship. A true delight!

Reviewer: Roy R. Riggs
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Better than a cookbook
Review: What a fabulous book; not just a cookbook, but a book. You learn not only the recipe but also where it comes from and culture behind it . (Be sure to read the “Bride and Groom Chicken” story. The only, and I mean ONLY , concern I have about the book is the binding. I fear that that the glue will not last long. But i love this book and will probably just have it rebound when that day comes.

Reviewer: arctic63
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I already had this book, but mislaid it, so I felt compelled to reorder it. The geographical and historical information, along with the variety of the recipes makes me read it like a novel.

Reviewer: Cliente Amazon
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: O livro é interessante, tem bastante receitas curiosas - algumas que também tem em livros de culinária italiana, grega e libanesa - mas infelizmente quase nenhuma foto e algumas são repetidas, sem a identificação de que prato se trata. Poderia ter um preço mais barato, pois não é um livro muito grosso e grande...

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This cookbook is outstanding!!! I am Turkish myself and can confirm the recipes are authentic, wholesome and just like my grandmother’s. I have already made 6-7 dishes and they have all turned out so tasty.Musa simplifies all of the instructions and provides backgrounds to the dishes. Easy to follow, beautifully put together and the book itself is well made. I will treasure this for many years!

Reviewer: Perlina54
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Le ricette spaziano in tutta la Turchia, come ben descritto nel documentario su Netflix dedicato allo chef.Il libro è bellissimo, a partire dalla copertina, tipo di carta, carattere, presentazione, ha il sapore di altri tempi. Non aspettatevi però fotografie dei piatti, le illustrazioni che ci sono ci portano nel vivo del Paese. Per gli amanti della cucina turca, nelle sue mille saporite varianti.

Reviewer: Daniel Bruno
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bought to learn more about the diverse Turkish cuisine