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Bestill MEZEBOKA via lenke i profilen 😊 Meze er småretter som er skapt for å deles. MEZEBOKA er min best of samling av de aller beste mezerettene jeg har smakt, lagd og prøvd gjennom 20 år tett på matkulturene i Tyrkia og Midtøsten. Alle klassikerne er selvfølgelig med. Så er du på jakt etter den ultimate oppskriften på hummus, tabbouleh eller muhammara, så finner du selvfølgelig det. Men det er også plass til mange lokale og regionale varianter som jeg og mine venner er minst like glade i når vi skal lage meze. Vi har også funnet plass til noen brød som passer godt til meze. Vi har desserter og vi har masse forskjellig drikke – med og uten alkohol – så du kan lage en komplett fest med utgangspunkt i oppskrifter fra denne boka. Du får også et eget kapittel med masse tips og triks og menyer, så du kan sette sammen ditt eget perfekte mezebord etter dine smaker. Alle oppskriftene i boka er valgt ut med tanke på at de skal være gjennomførbare også i Norge, med tanke på ingredienser, for eksempel, samtidig som smakene er de autentiske og akkurat som du får dem i regionen de kommer fra. Så hvis det hørtes ut som noe for deg, er det bare å hive seg rundt og bestille MEZEBOKA, og glede seg til den dukker opp i postkassa! Bøkene sendes ut fra ca. 25. februar. 2025-02-23 15:58:03 .. 142 +26% 14 +43%
Great news for everyone in Istanbul! turunc_gida has a beautiful stand in the food market at istinyepark until this coming Tuesday or Wednesday. I've known the Turunc family for years, and on top of being the most wonderful and hospitable of people, they make some of the most incredible ingredients for your cooking. I source my nar ekşisi (pomegranate molasses), salçalar (tomato & red pepper pastes) and lots more from them. And don't take it just from me – their customers include some of the city's top restaurants, including Michelin starred Neolokal. If you're in Istanbul, make sure to stop by this weekend or early next week to meet them and shop from them in person. And for everyone else in Turkey they also sell online and ship very quickly (turuncgida.com.tr). 2024-06-22 18:07:46 Great news for everyo.. 221 +96% 4 -59%
Which are your Istanbul favourites? 😎 For the full list with a short write-up and recs of what to order at each restaurant, comment ISTANBUL, and I’ll send you the link by DM. Or simply head to the link in my profile and find it from there. While you’re there, make sure to sign up for my free newsletter for more lists, stories and recipes from the region 😊 🇳🇴 ps - listen kommer også på min norske nettside i løpet av kort tid #istanbul #istanbulfood #istanbulrestaurant https://meze.substack.com/p/21-culinary-recommendations-for-your 2024-05-09 20:52:02 Which .. 316 +180% 109 +1,017%
Sahil Restoran is a unique, old school meyhane that’s well worth a visit. If you’re not familiar, meyhanes are old drinking establishments (it literally means “wine house”), but these days the accompanying meze and seafood are as important as the drinks. Sahil is probably more for the advanced meyhane-goer, serving some of the most unique dishes you’ll find in town. On my last visit, we had things like wild mushroom salad, ox tongue pastrami and intestine stew (!). Obviously, there are more easy-on-the-palate options too (their onion dolma is famous, and I loved their baked version of green beans in olive oil). balatsahilrestoran will be one of a handful of restaurants I’ll be recommending in my newsletter later this week. These won’t necessarily be the most famous places, but the restaurants I keep coming back to with friends, or when I have visitors. If you’re coming to Istanbul, live here or just want to read about the Istanbul restaurant scene, make sure to sign up via the link in my profile. Or just comment “newsletter”, and I’ll send the link to sign up to your Instagram inbox 😊 #sahilrestoran #balat #istanbulrestaurants #istanbulfood #turkishfood https://meze.substack.com/ 2024-05-06 15:23:36 .. 164 +45% 5 -49%
Ezogelin isn't just a soup, it's a soup with a story to tell. Tomorrow's newsletter will be all about this very traditional Turkish soup. The story of Ezo the Bride, who gave the soup its name, what makes it distinct, how it's served in Turkey and how I suggest to serve it at home. If you want to receive it, simply comment 2024-04-23 20:11:23 Ezogelin isn't just a sou.. 124 +10% 14 +43%
Over the past 11 months, I've been sharing new recipes weekly in my newsletter Meze (that's 42 recipes for those who've been part of it from day 1). The first one I shared was this one: Hünkar beğendi. Not only a delicious dish with historical significance – but also one with a fascinating history. Legend has it Sultan Abdülaziz fell in love with Napoleon's wife Eugenie when visiting them in France. Hoping to see her again, the sultan invites them both to return the visit. Adding further sauce to the story, Eugenie arrives alone (guess her husband was busy...). Well, save for her royal entourage of course. Including a crew of chefs and cooks. The chefs of Topkapı Palace keenly observe the visiting chefs, and decide to combine their newly learned bechamel sauce with the favourite local vegetable – aubergines – and the Sultan's favourite lamb stew. And thus the classic hünkar begendi – or Sultan's delight, if you prefer – was born. The recipe (and another fable of its origin) on the link in my profile. 📷 baharkitapci #hunkarbegendi #turkishfood #turkyemekler #vidarbergum #sultansdelight https://vidarbergum.com/recipe/sultans-delight-hunkar-begendi/ 2024-04-03 00:27:14 Over th.. 133 +18% 3 -69%
I googled bazlama, and though a lot of websites and blogs tempt you with recipes, virtually none have bothered to do even a minimum of research on this very old and traditional Turkish bread. Instead, they offer up a generic flatbread akin to naan 🤦‍♂️ Seems they just want your click and the ad revenue that comes with it. So I decided to spend my Saturday adding my version to the mix, along with a little background I hope you might find helpful. It’s on my website now, and you can find it through the link in my bio (vidarbergum) or by entering vidarbergum .com into your browser. And let me know what you think! Happy weekend from sunny Istanbul ☀️ #bazlama #turkishfood #turkishrecipes #flatbread https://vidarbergum.com/recipe/bazlama-turkish-pan-fried-flatbread/ 2024-03-30 17:55:54 I googled .. 213 +89% 0 -100%
You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation. A few years ago, a series of impulsive decisions turned into a day I'll never forget. A sign for 2024-03-14 02:08:32 You're probably wonderi.. 310 +175% 4 -59%
Gaziantep, August 2023. My first(!) visit to this historical town, home to some of the best of Turkish cuisine. I only had a day, in scorching heat, but thinking back about all that I saw, smelled and tasted, it feels like it was so much more. I got more than a taste of what makes this city so special. It's all too much for an Insta caption, but I'm writing a series of traveller's letters about the trip in my English language newsletter. The first one's about the markets & ingredients, but also the history and earthquake. You can read it through the link in my profile. Subscribe while you're there to make sure you don't miss the rest, which (of course) will include all that I ate, but also a day in Hatay, an area still suffering from the earthquake in February, but where signs of life are ever so slowly starting to emerge from the rubble. Photos, in order: 1— Almacı Pazarı, the local spice/gastronomy market 2— Karagöz Mosque, damaged from the earthquake 3+4— Bakırcilar Çarşısı, the local copper market 5— Pul biber/Aleppo pepper, but which one to get… 6— Zahter, a herb widely used in the local cuisine 7— Gaziantep Kulesi, damaged from the earthquake 8— More pul biber! And a huge array of tomato and red pepper pastes 9— Dried vegetables, for making winter dolma 10— Shameless newsletter plug; follow the link in my profile to read and/or subscribe ☮️ #gaziantep #goturkiye #visitturkiye #gastronomy #foodmarket #turkiye #pulbiber #aleppopepper #spices #elmacipazari #bakircilarcarsisi #gaziantepkulesi #karagozcamii https://meze.substack.com/p/gaziantep-the-city-of-gastronomy 2023-10-09 01:42:33 .. 425 +277% 6 -39%
You guys often ask for restaurant recommendations in Istanbul, so here's one. evelikrestaurant recently opened at the rooftop of boutique petrionhotel . I really enjoyed their modern interpretation of dishes and flavours from Hatay and beyond, with a stunning view of the Golden Horn/Halic to boot. Make sure to get there early and start with a cocktail, too. The isot margarita was just to my taste! Swipe to see 2️⃣ Isot Margarita🍹 3️⃣ Biberiye: Roast peppers with yoghurt, pistachio cream, sour cherry sauce & pine nuts 4️⃣ Patlıcan: Aubergine with tahini, tomatoes, yoghurt & apricot 5️⃣ Sürk Peyniri & Domates: Tomato salad with sürk cheese from Hatay (cheese with lots of spices), olives & parsley pesto We had mantı, uykuluk (sweetbreads), midye (mussels) and insanely delicious potatoes with Turkish chili crisp & strained yoghurt (worth the trek alone) as well as dessert, too, but I was too busy eating to take photos. #restaurant #istanbul #recommendation 2023-08-13 00:19:19 Yo.. 0 -100% 5 -49%
July '23 😎🌧️🇳🇴 As I spent a week at the summer house, it made me think about just how much life has changed here. In the lifespan of my now 86 year-old grandmother, centuries of life and customs have been turned upside down. While the men were at sea from early morning until late evening, and sometimes for months at a time, women raised children and looked after the home. There wasn’t much money, but they didn’t really need it anyway. Most kept a cow for milk, hens for eggs and a pig for Christmas. They ate self-caught fish six times a week and grew potatoes and carrots. Today, the island and its neighbours have made a name in gourmet seafood and salmon farming. While other small places struggle with depopulation and ageing, these places along the coast are thriving in the age of globalisation. I wrote more about it in my newsletter. Head to the link in my profile to read it (it's free), and feel free to subscribe while there for weekly despatches from Istanbul. #hitra #frøya #norway #norwaylife #visitnorway #fishing #norwaysummer https://meze.substack.com/p/from-rags-to-riches-norway-edition 2023-08-10 22:00:00 July '.. 0 -100% 18 +84%
Very much enjoyed a few classics at Georgian restaurant cafegalaktion last night. Rustic, home made and very tasty, in wonderful surroundings complete with a book shelf of Georgian books. By order: Aubergine rolls with walnut paste (badrizhani), Acaruli khachapuri, khinkali and said bookshelf. #istanbul #georgiancuisine #auberginewithwalnuts #badrizhannigzvit #khachapuri #khinkali #galaktion #cafegalaktion 2023-07-10 01:00:11 Very much enjoyed a few c.. 0 -100% 3 -69%
The best Turkish breakfast I've ever had formed the backdrop of this week's newsletter, all about Turkish breakfast. Head to the link in my bio to read or get the recipes. (And feel free to sign up while you're there) 2023-06-25 13:45:19 The best Turkish b.. 0 -100% 11 +13%
I didn’t know it then, but moving to London’s Clerkenwell area in 2006 would completely reshape what I eat. Long before I heard of ottolenghi , a restaurant in my new neighbourhood would open my eyes to a new world of flavours. restaurantmoro , combining Arab and Spanish influences, opened in 1997 in premises that were previously a disused supermarket in a shabby part of London. Before long, regulars included nigellalawson , nigelslater and just about anyone who was something in London’s food scene. The dish I want to introduce to you today, came out of the many visits to Moro and moritotapas , the smaller next-door tapas bar that opened in 2010. Read full article + get the recipe at the link in my bio 👌 📷 baharkitapci #hummus #spicedlamb #hummuswithlamb #moro #morito #meze #recipe #middleeasternfood https://meze.substack.com/p/hummus-with-spiced-lamb-and-pomegranate 2023-06-17 01:47:04 I didn’t know.. 0 -100% 2 -80%
Find all the details for each step (and the recipe) on the link in my profile 👌 First (and last) photo by baharkitapci #hummus #homemadehummus #middleeasternfood #palestinianfood #lebanesefood #syrianfood #hummustips #betterhummus #vidarbergum #recipe https://meze.substack.com/p/6-steps-to-perfect-hummus 2023-06-15 15:58:39 Find all the details f.. 0 -100% 0 -100%
I first learned about halawet el-jibn while visiting a Syrian sweet shop in the more run-down part of Istanbul's old tow. It quickly became one of my favourite desserts. A tender, mild flavoured dough of semolina and cheese wrapped around a milky filling of ashta (milk pudding with cheese curds) or kaymak (clotted cream). All drenched in a fragrant rose scented syrup and topped with a sprinkle of chopped pistachios. Bliss! The recipe is going out in my newsletter tomorrow. You can sign up via the link in my profile. 📷 baharkitapci #halaweteljibn #syriancuisine #syriandessert #syriansweet #dessert #cheesedessert #kaymak #semolina #recipe #newsletter #vidarbergum https://meze.substack.com/ 2023-06-09 01:05:05 I first learned about .. 0 -100% 4 -59%
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Not quite summer in Istanbul, but a wonderful day nevertheless. Tarabya is a neighbourhood in Istanbul’s far north, close to the Black Sea (that’s where it meets the Bosporus in the background). A grand neighbourhood in its heyday, what it’s lost in grandiosity is made up for by fresh air and a beautiful view. After the refreshing walk, a short drive to Yeniköy for a lovely dinner with my first taste of Turkish natural wine! Resto: apartiman_yenikoy #tarabya #yeniköy #sarıyer #istanbul #apartiman #apartimanyenikoy 2023-06-04 17:45:50 Not quite summer.. 0 -100% 6 -39%
Every Friday, I share a new recipe in my newsletter called Meze. Subscribe to receive this week's recipe, a beautiful salad of white beans, tomato & avocado that I keep coming back to at the start of every tomato season. You can subscribe via the link in my profile. #beansalad #tomatosalad #avocado #recipe #turkishinspired #turkishfood #mezenewsletter #vegetarianrecipe #beansaladrecipe #cannelinibeans #navybeans #whitebeans https://meze.substack.com/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=instagram_profile 2023-06-01 16:33:33 Every Friday, I share a n.. 0 -100% 2 -80%
Fancy any of these? I share the recipes in today's newsletter. Sign up via the link in my bio to get them! 1️⃣ Turkish braised runner beans in olive oil 2️⃣ Aegean pea & potato stew 3️⃣ Georgian aubergine rolls with walnuts & pomegranate 4️⃣ Turkish shakshuka Photo 1: baharkitapci ❤️ #springrecipes #summerrecipes #tazefasulye #turkishfood #middleeasternfood #georgianfood #aegeanfood #peas #potatoes #aubergines #saksuka #shakshuka #recipes #newsletter https://meze.substack.com/p/4-recipes-the-early-taste-of-summer?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=instagram_profile 2023-05-31 13:33:26 Fancy.. 0 -100% 4 -59%
Want the recipes? Subscribe to my newsletter via the link in my profile and I’ll send them to your inbox tomorrow :) Reel cover photo by baharkitapci #newsletter #substack #recipes #summerfood #springrecipes https://meze.substack.com/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=instagram_profile 2023-05-31 00:59:14 Want the recipes? Subsc.. 0 -100% 0 -100%
Hünkar beğendi, meaning “the sultan liked it”, is one of the best dishes to come out of the Ottoman palace kitchens, and my mother's favourite among all my recipes. It's also got a pretty interesting story to tell, involving a hunting trip and the wife of Napoleon III! The recipe – and the legends surrounding its origins – is going out in my English language newsletter tomorrow. Sign up via link in bio to make sure you get it. Photo: baharkitapci #turkishfood #ottomanfood #ottoman #turkish #hunkarbegendi #vidarbergum #recipe #lambstew #aubergine #bechamel #begendi #begendisauce #newsletter #dinner #momsfavorite #mumsfavourite https://meze.substack.com/p/new-recipe-hunkar-begendi/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=instagram_profile 2023-05-23 23:20:06 Hünkar beğendi,.. 0 -100% 3 -69%
Friends, it's been a while. With social media becoming ever more superficial and algorithmically driven, it's lost most of its value for me. Both as a user and as a 2023-05-21 16:28:44 Friends, it's been a whil.. 0 -100% 4 -59%
So we borrowed a summer house and went off to the Black Sea coast for a few days 😎🥰 In order: [1] In the heartland of Turkish sunflowers 🌻 [2+3] Meze & kalamari at igneadarotabalik [4] Full moon! [5] Best Turkish breakfast I've ever had at palivor [6] Walking in the Longoz forest [7] Spinach börek from a women's coop/mini market serving home cooking 👌 [8] Tandoori lamb (kuzu tandır) at efkantasmekan [9] Homemade purple basil tea at anlamliseylerdukkani [10] Sunset as we departed #blacksea #igneada #blackseacoast #turkishblacksea #travel #holiday #sunflowers #turkishfood 2022-07-21 01:13:07 So we borro.. 434 +285% 11 +13%
Badrizhan nigzvit is one of the most famous and delectable dishes of Georgian cuisine. And for good reason! Versions vary from simple walnut paste fillings to more elaborate versions flavoured with herbs, spices and pomegranate. It's worth putting in that tiny bit of extra effort – both for flavour and visually. You can find the recipe I use on the link in my profile. #badrizhannigzvit #badrizaninigvzit #georgianfood #georgiancuisine #veganappetizers #vegansnacks #eggplantrecipes #auberginerecipes #stuffedaubergine #auberginerolls #eggplantrolls #recipe #foodblog #f52grams https://vidarbergum.com/recipe/georgian-aubergine-rolls-with-walnuts-badrizhan-nigzvit/ 2022-05-23 01:30:07 Badrizhan nigzvit is on.. 338 +200% 9 -8%

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