Now onto mezze, what people in the west call hors d'oeuvres. There are many different kinds of mezze: hummus, baba ganoush, (chickpea and eggplant dips), stuffed grape leaves, cigars (fried dough filled with cheese), fried eggplant, cacik which is yoghurt with cucumber and garlic and most anything else you can think of. Another is fried mussels on a stick, great with a beer. Some restaurants such as the Marmara Terrace in Istanbul have special mezze. Gozleme, that is Turkish crepes, are wonderful pancakes which you can top with stuff. Also salad, (salat) shepherd's salad, now known world-wide is cucumber, tomato, onion, sometimes green pepper, sometimes topped with feta cheese, a squeeze of lemon and you are in salad heaven. There are a variety of cheeses in Turkey (peynir), hard cheeses, and feta cheeses. A word here about pide, often called Turkish pizza it is flat bread topped with yummy stuff of your choice. Folded over and cut up it is called kapali. There is also kumpir, potato filled with whatever you want.
hummus -humus
cigars_sigara böreği
shepherd's salad- çoban salata
cacik-cacık
pide kapali- kapalı pide
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