Classic Turkish Breakfast

Geleneksel Türk Kahvaltı

 

It may seem lavish, but this is a pretty typical Turkish breakfast. Eating breakfast together as a family is important in this culture, and plenty of time is allowed even on busy weekdays. But it is the weekend breakfasts that everyone looks forward to – but only after a good sleep in, of course!

 

Small bowl          black olives

Small bowl          green olives (optional)

2                           baby cucumbers, cut lengthwise into strips

Small bowl          cherry tomatoes

Sml block            soft fetta (yumuşak beyaz peynir), slıced and

                                 arranged on a platter

1 plate of             sliced yellow cheese (eşki kaşar or tell peyniri)

1 bowl of             fresh bread

2-3 jars of           jam (jelly) – cherry, blackberry and apricot are 

                               Turkish favourites

1 roll                    kaymak (or a large dab of clotted cream), optional*

1 pot                     honey

1 pot                     tea, to serve   

1                           egg recipe (menemen, kavurmali yurmurta etc)

 

 

1. Plate up your olives, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and cheeses, and put them on the breakfast table together with the jams and bread.

 

2. Put a dab or roll of kaymak on the side of a small plate, and pour honey to fill the rest of the plate. Put on the breakfast table.

 

3. Put your tea on to boil (A Turkish breakfast is not a Turkish breakfast without large quantities of tea!)

 

3. Make your egg recipe, then serve.

 

SERVES: 4-6 quite comfortably