Azerbaijani cuisine

We make homemade kebabs in Arabic pita with cheese sauce using Arla products, for a beloved and delicious combination.

For the kebabs:

Kasiotiko Pilaf with Beef

2.5 hours – Easy – Serves 4

Ingredients

First lady Emine Erdoğan has inaugurated an exhibition at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, highlighting Aegean cuisine as part of the third edition of Turkish Cuisine Week festivities.

All 81 provinces of Türkiye, along with its overseas representations, are hosting a week-long series of programs spotlighting the unique dishes and local ingredients of Turkish gastronomy.

Türkiye's southeastern province of Gaziantep, which has recently ranked ninth among the world's best gastronomy cities as chosen by a world-renowned rating company, continues promoting its dishes internationally.

In a revelation for food enthusiasts, Taste Atlas has rolled out its eagerly awaited list of the "World's Most Iconic Food Places" for 2023, showcasing the crème de la crème of global gastronomy. This year's list features six restaurants from around Türkiye.

The sale of artificially flavored pomegranate sauces that give the impression of pure pomegranate syrup will be banned in Türkiye as of June 30, 2024.

On March 24, the regulation amending the Turkish Food Codex prepared by the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry was published in the Official Gazette.

Following the application of the Antakya Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the European Union (EU), the southern province of Antakya's famous künefe dessert has been put under protection as a registered geographical indication and traditional specialty.

Baklava with molasses, a product of Turkey's eastern Erzurum province, has earned a coveted geographical indication from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, authorities announced on March 5.

With the indication, Baklava will join a number of items that already won the designation such as cağ kebab, kadayıf dolma, civil cheese, and su böreği (pasty).

A 29-year-old Nepalese graduate student, who is studying in Istanbul, has become a master of many Anatolian dishes, ranging from baklava to white beans and stuffed grape leaves to anchovies.

Muhammed Cavit Ensari, an electronic and electrical engineer, came to Turkey four years ago to pursue a master's degree at Istanbul Technical University.

A woman was being questioned on Saturday after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Attica's high-security Korydallos Prison.
The drugs were hidden in a package for her son, an inmate at the facility, which contained kebabs and frozen meat.
The package was intercepted on Friday afternoon during a visit to the penitentiary by the woman.