Turkey Tourism Guide - Mosques, Historical Places, Towers, Castles

Ingredients
2 kg. bulgur (boiled and pounded wheat)
250 gr. bread yeast
1/2 kg. granulated sugar
Preparation
Boza is the favourite drink of particularly cold winter nights, and is sold by the boza sellers as they walk around the streets. Boza sellers who frighten the children with their deep voices are traditional characters of old Istanbul.

Turnip juice is a popular beverage of southern Turkey, originating from Adana. Although its Turkish name şalgam suyu (or shortly, şalgam) does literally mean “turnip juice”, it is, in fact, the juice of purple carrot pickles, heavily salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip (çelem) and fermented in barrels. It is traditionally served cold in […]

Rakı (Turkish rakı IPA [rak?]) is an anise-flavored apéritif that is highly popular in Turkey and is often associated with the country. It is produced by twice distilling either only suma or suma that has been mixed with ethyl alcohol in traditional copper alembics of 5000 lt volume or less with aniseed.[1] It is similar […]

1 pt. low-fat or non-fat yogurt (if you are in Southern California try using “Trader Joe’s non-fat yogurt” found at Trader Joe’s speacialty food stores.)
1 cup cold water,
Salt to taste,
1 cup ice cubes.
Mix the yogurt with the water,ice and salt in an electric blender, or beat well together using a wooden spoon. Serve well chilled.
Mixture […]