Midye dolma recipe: Turkish stuffed mussels with spiced rice
Mussels packed with spiced rice, pine nuts and currants, steamed in their shells and eaten with a squeeze of lemon: Istanbul's favourite late-night snack.
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Kumpir recipe: Turkish loaded baked potato
A big jacket potato mashed in its skin with butter and melting cheese, then piled with salads, pickles and sausage: kumpir is Turkish street food at its most fun.
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Tantuni recipe: Mersin-style spiced beef wraps
Finely cut beef, simmered then fried with chilli flakes and rolled in thin lavash with tomato, parsley and sumac onions: Mersin's much-loved tantuni.
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Döner kebab recipe: homemade oven döner without a spit
No spit needed: marinated lamb slices stacked in a loaf tin, roasted, then shaved thin and crisped in a hot pan for proper homemade döner.
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