Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 262 pages
- Published by: Lonely Planet Publications
- Edition: 1st Edition June 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1864500271
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1864500271
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Book Dimensions:
6.5 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 10.4 ounces
Book Description
For the traveller, Turkey is a feast even when you're not eating; a banquet of plenty expressed in colours, smells and customs. In this unique guide to the culture of food and drink in Turkey, you'll discover that with every scoop of
pilav, or swig of
raki, you learn more about the essence of Turkish culture.
Afiyet olsun! - an exploration of the regional influences which make up Turkish cuisine
- an intimate guide to home cooking, traditions and celebrating with food
- the definitive culinary dictionary, a quick reference glossary and useful phrases for every food & drink occasion
- tantalising photography & recipes
Reader ReviewsThis guide disappointed me on our trip to Istanbul. the pictures are good and it does provide a lot of useful information about the kinds of food available and the cultural food habits of the Turks. However, the writing is bad. If you don't mind bad writing, then buy the book. Here's a sample sentence: "The Turkish version of the pizza parlour is a slice of heaven if you're after quick and tasty belly fuel". On the next page, there is a reference to "a between meal carbo tweak" and then later, "McWhoppers", These phrases and made-up words get old quickly when you are trying to read more than a page or two at a time. If this doesn't bother you, then by all means, buy this book. If it does, read up by checking out a Turkish cookbook and your guidebook (like LP's Istanbul guide). I think the author was trying to have fun but it gets old quickly. Call me old-fashioned, but I think it is better to keep to words that are in the dictionary.
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