Gastronomy: 12 Cold Meze — A Guide to the Turkish Table — New Time Investment — Real Estate in Alanya
What to order at a mezehane your first time, so you sample the most and don't overpay.
New Time Investment is a real estate agency in Alanya (Antalya, Turkey). We help international buyers choose, buy and rent apartments, villas and commercial property, complete the deal, obtain a residence permit and manage property.
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Gastronomy: 12 Cold Meze — A Guide to the Turkish Table
What to order at a mezehane your first time, so you sample the most and don't overpay.
Meze is the Turkish version of "small plates": dozens of cold and hot appetizers served with rakı or wine. In Alanya there are 6–7 good meze houses, and each has its own signature style. The essential dozen Haydari — thick yogurt with mint and garlic. Acılı ezme — a spicy tomato paste with peppers and walnut. Patlıcan salatası — a salad of roasted aubergines. Şakşuka — fried aubergine, peppers and courgette in tomato sauce. Cacık — a cold yogurt-and-cucumber soup-salad. Atom — a spicy mix of yogurt, garlic and pepper flakes. Fava — a purée of split broad beans with olive oil and lemon. Çiğ kö…
