Category Archives: Turkish Food!

Esma and Safiye Rakkase brawl over a pistachio nut-fueled metropolis

Posted on November 23, 2014 by lizcameron

I’m sitting here crunching on tiny green nuggets of joy – a.k.a. pistachios. And this is thanks to my puppets, who recently stumbled upon some fantastic (in all senses) news from Gaziantep province. And Gaziantep province, tabi canim*, is the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Karagöz puppet battle, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged eco-city, ecological, environmentalist, fistikli, Gaziantep, nuts, pistachio, Türkiye, Turkey | 7 Comments

Mercan Bey sets the record straight on Zeytinyağlı Kereviz (Ottoman-style Celeriac)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by lizcameron

Mercan Bey, the Arabian spice trader puppet, woke me up today with a simple request. “M’lady,” he said earnestly but softly, “you have not let us out to play in the world in a few months, but I really need … Continue reading →

Posted in Gendered moments, Turkish Food!, Visits from the Karagöz puppets | Tagged celeriac, celery root, Ottoman food, Turkey, Turkish food, Zeytinyağlı Kereviz | 6 Comments

Fisting Eggplants – or – Making İmam Bayıldı For the First Time

Posted on May 24, 2014 by lizcameron

Well, apparently Hacivad Bey’s prompting to get back to writing stirred things up a little bit. We’ll see how long it lasts, says the naysayer. As M. and I walked through the local Armenian grocery, picking up their delectable İmam bayıldı along … Continue reading →