Who said that you can only eat barbecue in Turkey?

Who said that you can only eat barbecue in Turkey? Obviously there are so many vegetarian delicacies!

When it comes to Turkey, you will think of something delicious. If it\'s just Turkish barbecue, then you are really out! Although it is called the "barbecue country”, Turkey is also very friendly, and vegetarians can also eat a lot of delicious food here.

The Turks call their cuisine the three major delicacies in the world, along with Chinese and French cuisine. They said that it was based on the deep cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire that ruled the three continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa for 600 years, and they were not proud of it. The Ottoman Empire integrated the eating habits of Central Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and even Europe. In the current Republic of Turkey, only the Asia Minor Peninsula is left. Even so, different eating habits have been maintained between different regions, which can be simply summarized as fishing for small fish in the Black Sea, picking olives in the Aegean, barbecue in the southwest and southeast, and kneading noodles in the inland plateau.

Neighboring Aegean provinces such as Istanbul and Izmir in the west eat olives and vegetables, drink wine, and add less spices to cooking, which is close to European flavors; the northern Black Sea provinces are popular for fried fish and stewed fish, especially anchovies (Hamsi); the southeastern provinces of Ulfa and Adana are the hometown of barbecue, appetizers and Baklava (honey candy kernel melaleuca crisp) and other noodle desserts; the Central Plateau region has relatively scarce products, so pasta is developed and yogurt is excellent.

So for a vegetarian food that has been gluttonous for a long time, on the Anatolian Plateau, by the Bosphorus, listening to the minaret singing the scriptures, watching Konya dance, trying a hundred ways to eat yogurt, and experiencing the only way to drink black tea, isn\'t it a temptation? Who said that a guy who doesn\'t eat meat can\'t go to the end of the world to taste the world?

On the first day of staying at the hotel, I mentioned to the hotel owner that I was a vegetarian. The hospitable Turkish uncle immediately translated a business card for me in Turkish-“She doesn\'t eat meat”, and then recommended several restaurants with a wide variety of vegetarian food, and told me that I would be served a nutritious vegetarian breakfast every day.

I have to say that the olives here have various ingenious ways to eat. My favorite is the honey olives below. The fresh and unsalted green olives are soaked in agave honey and served with various breads. The taste is really... (The delicious ones can no longer be expressed in words), because of this dish, I have eaten a lot of bread!

When it comes to bread, this “Lavas” (Turkish bread), which is very similar to fried cakes in the north of the country, is the most delicious. Although the taste here is closer to Europe, it makes me feel very kind to have such a Lavas.

There are also many types of soup (Çorba). This MercimekSube (lentil soup) is especially recommended. It is not an exaggeration to call it the most popular soup in Turkey. Lentil noodles are raw materials. When they are served, they will be topped with a spoonful of non-spicy chili oil, and then served with a clove of lemon, which can bring out a richer taste. The price is 3-5 Turkish lira. With free bread, it is a meal for many locals.

Salad (Salata), the most famous here is Coban salata (Shepherd\'s salad). Different shops have different practices. There are cheese on it, pomegranate vinegar, olive oil... (So why, 100 people have 101 kinds of tomato scrambled eggs) This gives different vegetarians a variety of options, which is also excellent.

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