Herbs and Spices

Herbs and spices have been used by mankind since ancient times for a variety of purposes. Sometimes a wild flower, the bark of a great tree or the fruit of a bush, spices show infinite variety in their form, characteristics and function.

The use of spices and herbs are very important in Turkish cooking. Turkish cuisine is healthy and nutritious. And spices are added due to increase  the dishes taste. Therefore spicing becomes crucial to add flavor to a Turkish dish.

The most famous place that it comes to your mind when someone talk about spice in Turkey is “Mısır Çarşısı” “Spice Bazaar” in İstanbul.

But you don't have to be in Istanbul to enjoy the best spices. Fresh spices are found everywhere from the local bazaars and markets to the largest supermarkets.

In fact, most spices used in Turkish cuisine are easy to find wherever you are. Just look in the spice section of your favorite market.

Here Yaren Çakır and Aleyna Coşkun visited for you some spice bazaar in Samsun.And took some photos to show our traditional spice markets.

A Delicious Recipe

In Turkey recipes are given differently if we compare it with the other countries'.

Units of measurement are used  such as glass , spoon, or handful.

Here is a recipe like this. But this one is a special flavor. If you want to test delicious cake , you should try this one. By using our traditional measurement units.

"Alman Pastası”  Special Flavor For Special Day

For inner Cream: one packet dr oetker banana pudding

Is cooked by milk according to the recipe on the packet.

It  is waited for cooking the cake it  mixed  3or 4 tours every 5 minutes.

For Cake:

Respectively

3 eggs

1 glass (250 ml volumetric) of sugar

are mixed (one way)

1 mini glass(125 ml volumetric) of sunflower oil

2 spoon (full) yogurt

Grated peel of 1 orange

1 +1/2 glass (250 ml volumetric) flour

1 packet baking powder

Are mixed and

Is discharged into oiled and floured cake mold

Is cooked  in 180 degree celcius oven  for 45-50 min. Checked it by using a knife when it is in the oven.

After cooling it is separated as two pieces.

Put into parts 1 or 2 banabas and

Cream is spread into the cake on the bananas.

Put the other part of cake.

Is sprinkled powdered sugar on it.

You can spice up with kiwi, banana and orange…

Enjoy your meal….