Kebab
Online food guide's list of Turkish dishes stirs debate
Taste Atlas, an online guide for traditional foods and known for annually showcasing the world's best kitchens and dishes, has sparked debate with its lists of the best and worst Turkish flavors.
Man sells 400 Adana kebabs a day in US restaurant
A Turkish man has said he is selling some 400 Adana kebabs a day in his Miami restaurant, which has entered the Michelin Guide in its first year.
"Our restaurant, Doya, was opened a year ago, and we succeeded to enter the Michelin list with Turkish food," Erhan Köspeten said.
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Nigerian chef-to-be to represent Turkish cuisine in Canada
Abosede Ruth, a 25-year-old Nigerian national, has been enrolled in a culinary school in the southeastern province of Gaziantep for four months.
She is planning to open a restaurant in Canada after completing the eight-month training and an eight-month internship program.
"I love cooking and tasting. I want to be a big chef and I want to open a restaurant in Canada," she said.
Famous Adana kebab launched into space, reaches stratosphere
A kebab chef in the southern province of Adana has attempted to send a dish of "boru kebabı," roughly called "pipe kebab," into space with a weather balloon, which exploded in the stratosphere after a three-hour flight and fell into the Mediterranean Sea.
"I am a man who likes to make firsts," Yaşar Aydın told Demirören News Agency on April 12.
"Certain embassies supported them"; "Billions invested in fighting me"
"They had a lot of apartments that served as their shelters, situated in the vicinity of certain embassies, which was unbelievable for me," Vucic announced.
"The prosecutor is very satisfied. He is dissatisfied with the content of the case, of course. But that story is over, case closed," he said.
He pointed out that many DNA traces were found on the spot.
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
Three times a week, Aliye Türkyılmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand out informational flyers on the coronavirus pandemic to residents of the German capital's crowded immigrant neighborhood that's studded with minarets, kebab stores and hookah lounges.
Famous Şanlıurfa cuisine seeks spot in UNESCO registration
Standing out with its rich culinary culture, the Turkish southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is planning to open a new gastronomy center to register its authentic tastes to UNESCO.
Zeynel Abidin Beyazgül, the mayor of the province, said their efforts continue to register Şanlıurfa's authentic tastes to UNESCO with 'the world's oldest cuisine' motto.
Prison drug smuggling ploy skewered
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.
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State admits souvlaki price is set to rise
The Economy Ministry has reacted to reports about an upcoming 10-15 percent increase in the retail price of souvlaki, a popular Greek fast food item comprising grilled pork wrapped in pita bread, saying that the rise in the price of pork has not exceeded 1-2 percent at the moment, but it might tick up further due to a meat shortage in China.
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'Kebab well' at Saudi consul's house in focus over Khashoggi murder: Istanbul police report
According to the Turkish police report, there is a third well at the Saudi consul's residence in Istanbul, which is heated by natural gas or wood to some 1,000 Celcius degrees. It is normally used to cook kebab on the tandoor, a clay or metal lid over the well to hold the meat.