Turkey in the 80s
A Food Memoir
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27706Keywords:
Food memoir, Turkey, 1980s, food provisioning, markets, street vendors, iconic dishes, Kiremitte Balik (Fish-on-a-Roof-Tile) Culinary tourismAbstract
My previous article on Kavac?k Pazar (in PPC 125) focused on my food experiences in and around a village on the Asian side of the Bosporus and its weekly open market. This was only part of my culinary education in Turkey from 1986 to 1988. Living in Istanbul for 32 months, combined with our travels around Turkey, provided a rewarding stream of new food experiences.
References
There are plenty of Turkish cookbooks available now, although they were thin on the ground when I went to Istanbul. What follows is a list of sources other than recipe books.
Berrin Torolsan, ‘Feast Food – Biscuits and Buns’, Cornucopia, issue 38, Istanbul, 2007.
Davidson, Alan, Mediterranean Seafood, new and fully revised edition, Penguin, London 1981.
Redhouse Turkish-English Dictionary, Redhouse Press, Istanbul, 1968.
Soy, Muzafer, Interesting Turkish Trades, Galeri Minyatur, Istanbul, n.d. (1990s).
Turabi Effendi, Turkish Cookery Book – A Collection of Receipts, facsimile edition published by Cooks Books, Rottingdean, Sussex, 1987 (original publication 1864).
Yegen, Ekrem Muhittin, Alaturka ve Alafranga Yemek – Ögretimi (Ottoman and European Food – Instructions), Hüsnütabiat Basimevi, Istanbul, 1945.
---, Tath ve Pastaciliick Ögretimi (Sweets & Pastry – Instructions), Hüsnütabiat Basimevi, Istanbul, 1944. The companion to Alaturka for cakes and sweet dishes.
