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Dear fellow food-lover,

From dolmas served with creamy yogurt sauce, to delicious pilafs made with rice and nuts—the aromatic herbs and spices, incredible flavors, and exciting textures make the food of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean very special.

Happy cooking from the team at Oldways!
The Food of Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey and countries of the Levant—a historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia, have much in common when it comes to food. To dive deeper into this delicious melting pot, we’ve looked to renowned cookbook authors who have written extensively about the cuisines in this part of the world.
This classic Turkish-Eastern Mediterranean soup is the ultimate comfort dish, and makes a great meal on a cold fall night.

Recipe adapted from Melissa Clark who adapted it from Anya von Bremzen, Oldways photo
This is a wonderful, clean-tasting salad with incredible dressing, adapted from a recipe in The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Be sure to use both the mint and the parsley.

An Oldways recipe and photo
This whole grain salad is flavored with tomatoes, bell peppers, and peanuts. Serve it alongside hummus, grilled chicken, or a bean salad.

Oldways recipe and photograph, created in Partnership with The Peanut Institute, adapted from Unicorns in the Kitchen
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