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More food in Turkish
Lentils and bulgur, vegetables and herbs from the market, seasonal fruit, nuts, sausage, cheese and spices.
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More about this list At a Turkish market you buy by weight, and the season decides what there is. Note the two words for rice: pirinç is uncooked rice pilav the finished dish p, ç, t, k and soften before a vowel: havuç → havucu , nohut → nohudu , ıspanak → ıspanağı . What a dish contains is often said with -li , “with”: kıymalı börek “börek with mince” sarımsaklı yoğurt “garlic yoghurt”
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Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar
un flour Noun B1 Kek için iki su bardağı un lazım. You need two glasses of flour for the cake.
Turkish recipes often measure in glasses: su bardağı .
pirinç rice (uncooked) Noun B1 Pilav için pirinci önce yıkıyoruz. For pilaf we wash the rice first.
The ç softens before a vowel: pirinci . Cooked it is pilav .
bulgur bulgur wheat Noun B1 Annem akşam bulgur pilavı yaptı. My mother made bulgur pilaf this evening.
mercimek lentil Noun B1 Kırmızı mercimekten çorba yaptım. I made soup from red lentils.
The k softens before a vowel: mercimeği .
nohut chickpea Noun B1 Nohudu bir gece önceden suya koy. Put the chickpeas in water the night before.
The t softens before a vowel: nohudu .
fasulye bean Noun B1 Taze fasulyeyi zeytinyağıyla pişirdim. I cooked the green beans in olive oil.
taze fasulye “green beans”, kuru fasulye “dried white beans”.
mısır maize, sweetcorn Noun B1 Sahilde haşlanmış mısır satıyorlar. They sell boiled corn on the beach.
With a capital, Mısır is Egypt.
havuç carrot Noun B1 Salataya rendelenmiş havuç ekledim. I added grated carrot to the salad.
The ç softens before a vowel: havucu .
patlıcan aubergine Noun B1 Karnıyarık patlıcanla yapılır. Karnıyarık is made with aubergines.
kabak courgette; pumpkin Noun B1 Bahçemizde bu yıl çok kabak oldu. There were lots of courgettes in our garden this year.
The k softens before a vowel: kabağı .
ıspanak spinach Noun B1 Ben ıspanağı yoğurtla yemeyi severim. I like eating spinach with yoghurt.
Capital without a dot: Ispanak . The k softens: ıspanağı .
lahana cabbage Noun B1 Kışın lahana dolması yaparız. In winter we make stuffed cabbage leaves.
sarımsak garlic Noun B1 Yoğurda biraz sarımsak ezdim. I crushed some garlic into the yoghurt.
Also spelt sarmısak ; the k softens: sarımsağı .
maydanoz parsley Noun B1 Salatanın üstüne ince kıyılmış maydanoz serptim. I sprinkled finely chopped parsley over the salad.
nane mint Noun B1 Ayranın içine kuru nane koyabilirsin. You can put dried mint in the ayran.
limon lemon Noun B1 Balığın üstüne limon sıktım. I squeezed lemon over the fish.
çilek strawberry Noun B1 Haziranda pazarda taze çilek bulunur. In June there are fresh strawberries at the market.
The k softens before a vowel: çileği .
kiraz cherry Noun B1 Pazardan bir kilo kiraz aldım. I bought a kilo of cherries at the market.
After a quantity the singular: bir kilo kiraz .
şeftali peach Noun B1 Şeftaliyi kabuğuyla yedim. I ate the peach with its skin.
kayısı apricot Noun B1 Kahvaltıda kuru kayısı yedim. I had dried apricots for breakfast.
incir fig Noun B1 Ağustosta incir mevsimi başlar. The fig season starts in August.
nar pomegranate Noun B1 Narın tanelerini salataya ekledim. I added the pomegranate seeds to the salad.
ceviz walnut Noun B1 Baklavanın içine ceviz koyduk. We put walnuts in the baklava.
fındık hazelnut Noun B1 Karadeniz kıyısında çok fındık yetişir. Lots of hazelnuts grow on the Black Sea coast.
The k softens before a vowel: fındığı .
sucuk sucuk (spicy garlic sausage) Noun B1 Sucuğu ince ince dilimledim. I cut the sucuk into thin slices.
The k softens before a vowel: sucuğu .
kıyma mince Noun B1 Köfte için yarım kilo kıyma aldım. I bought half a kilo of mince for the meatballs.
dana eti beef Noun B1 Kasaptan bir kilo dana eti istedim. I asked the butcher for a kilo of beef.
A compound with -i ; likewise kuzu eti “lamb”.
kaşar kaşar (yellow cheese) Noun B1 Tosta bol kaşar koydum. I put lots of kaşar on the toast.
The white cheese in brine is beyaz peynir .
sirke vinegar Noun B1 Salataya biraz sirke ekle. Add a little vinegar to the salad.
yağ oil, fat Noun B1 Tavaya biraz yağ koy, sonra soğanları kavur. Put a little oil in the pan, then fry the onions.
General word for oil and fat; butter is tereyağı , olive oil zeytinyağı .
zeytinyağı olive oil Noun B1 Bu yemek zeytinyağıyla yapılır. This dish is made with olive oil.
Written as one word; dishes cooked in olive oil and eaten cold are zeytinyağlı .
salça tomato or pepper paste Noun B1 Yemeğe bir kaşık domates salçası kattım. I added a spoonful of tomato paste to the food.
baharat spice Noun B1 Köfteye hangi baharatları koyuyorsun? Which spices do you put in the meatballs?
Does not soften: baharatı .
karabiber black pepper Noun B1 Çorbaya biraz tuz ve karabiber ekledim. I added a little salt and black pepper to the soup.
pul biber chilli flakes Noun B1 Pul biber yemeği biraz acı yapar. Chilli flakes make the food a little hot.
tahin tahini Noun B1 Kahvaltıda tahinle pekmez yedik. For breakfast we had tahini with grape molasses.
armut pear Noun A2 Bu armutlar çok sulu. These pears are very juicy.
erik plum Noun A2 İlkbaharda yeşil erik yemeyi severim. In spring I like eating green plums.
kavun melon (honeydew) Noun B1 Yazın akşamları kavun keseriz. In summer we cut a melon in the evening.
karnabahar cauliflower Noun B1 Karnabaharı yumurtaya bulayıp kızarttım. I dipped the cauliflower in egg and fried it.
pırasa leek Noun B1 Kışın zeytinyağlı pırasa yapıyoruz. In winter we make leeks in olive oil.
bezelye peas Noun B1 Pilava biraz bezelye kattım. I added a few peas to the rice.
hindi turkey (bird) Noun B1 Kasaptan yarım kilo hindi eti aldım. I bought half a kilo of turkey at the butcher’s.
The bird is not named after the country here: Turkish calls it hindi , “the Indian one”.
ayva quince Noun B1 Annem ayvadan reçel yaptı. My mother made jam from quinces.
pekmez grape molasses Noun B1 Kışın her sabah bir kaşık pekmez içiyorum. In winter I have a spoonful of grape molasses every morning.
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“Kahvaltı” is breakfast, and at weekends it can go on for a long time: cheese, olives, tomatoes, bread and lots of tea.
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