Dolma is a family of vegetable stuffed dishes common in the Middle East and surrounding region which includes the Balkans, Caucasus, Russia and Central Asia.
Lahmacun is a thin round dough with minced meat, chopped vegetables and herbs including onions, tomatoes and parsley, and spices such as cayenne pepper, paprika, cumin and cinnamon, then grilled.
Menemen is a popular traditional Turkish dish which includes eggs, tomato, green peppers, and spices such as ground black and red pepper cooked in olive oil.
Simit is a circular bread, typically encrusted with sesame seeds or, less commonly, poppy, flax or sunflower seeds, found across the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire, and the Middle...
In Middle Eastern cuisine, it is usually eaten as a dip, with pita bread. In the West, it is now produced industrially, and is often served as a snack or...
İçli Pide (Turkish: İçli Pide) is a savory dish of middle eastern origin consisting of a usually round, flattened base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often...
The pre-Ottoman origin of the dish is unknown, but, in modern times, it is a common dessert of Iranian, Turkish, and Arab cuisines, and other countries of the Levant and...
burek is a filled Anatolian, Balkanian, Middle Eastern and Central Asian pastry made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese,...
Sarma, commonly marketed as stuffed cabbage leaves, is a stuffed dish in Southeastern European and Middle Eastern cuisine that comprises fermented leaves—such
Sloppy Joes are a popular American sandwich filling made from ground meat, typically beef, cooked with a tomato-based sauce and served on a hamburger bun. The mixture is savory, slightly...