Seafood Main Meals
Turkey is bordered on three sides with sea, so it is only natural that seafood should play a major role in the local food. The Black Sea regions are particularly well-known for their 'cold water' fish breeds, and the Ege and Marmara regions are famed for their warm-water Mediterranean seafood. The variety is quite exciting, and I leave here just a snapshot of the seafood recipes to be found here.
Clay-Baked Salmon
Coriander seed is rarely used in Turkish cuisine, but in this unique dish the spice combines beautıfully with the salmon. Make sure you use fresh salmon so that the casserole tasts rich, not fishy
Clay Pot Shrimp
Probably one of Turkey’s most well-known clay-pot dishes. Restaurants typically serve this with small, rather flavourless shrimp – but if you search through the markets you can often find larger, fuller-flavoured shrip that will make this dish sing.
Izmir-Style Stuffed Calamari
Stuffed calamari recipes tend to draw on the ingredients unique to the region they are made in. This particular recipe from the Ege region of Turkey features Izmir Tulum cheese, the region’s most famous culinary export...
Sea Bass Baked in Paper
Easiest fish dinner ever. You simply grab a nice fresh fish, and wrap it in some baking paper. With a few fragrant goodies tucked in of course. Dinner is served!
Stuffed Calamari in a Purple Basil Sauce
This dish is like a taste of the Mediterranean, all wrapped up in one. Make sure you use fresh ingredients for the very best result…