Specialities From the Era of
Fatih Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror
24th May - 4th June 2008


Soups
Yogurt Soup
Yogurt Soup with Homemade Noodles

Cold Appetizers
Babagannush
Baked and peeled aubergine and green pepper with garlic and yogurt.

Vartabit
Beans with Tahini dressing


Warm Appetizers
Roasted Aubergine
Roasted Aubergine with Turkish Cheeses

Dolma
Stuffed Wine Leaves Filled with Bulgur and cooked with unripe grape

Trotter Stew
Sheeps trotter with vinegar and garlic served on rye bread

Rice and Noodles
Residiyye
Homemade noodles served with cheese and walnuts

Golden Pilaf
Rice with gilded chickpeas

San'at-ı Dane-i Kabuniyye
Pilaf with Lamb and Spices (Recipe dated 1469 AD)

Main Courses
Lake Fish with Tarator

Duck Stew with Apricots

Lamb Chuck with Dried Plums

Mutanjene
Diced lamb with dried apricots, raisins, honey, and amonds baked slowlyin an earthen ware casserole.

Saffron Lamb

Tertib-i Tuffahiyye
Stuffed Apple with Minced Lamb and Rice

Nirbac
Leg of lamb with carrots, sipiced with coriander, cinnamon, and gum-mastic

Stuffed Melon
Cored melon stuffed with mincemeat, rice , herbs, almonds, currants,and pistachio nuts and baked.

Desserts
Rose Halva
Homemade noodles served with cheese and walnuts

Saffron Pudding

Seasonal Fruit Platter

Peaches a la Sultana
Peach compote with honey and rose syrup, served with vanilla ice cream.