One of the first things I learned when I started getting interested in cooking, I must have been about 12, was that there were reckoned to be three great cuisines in the world - French, Chinese and Ottoman (I imagine the Italians might be a trifle miffed about that). So the sort of thing that was on offer on Calis prom - whatever with rice, chips and salad - was something of a disappointment. Once you got past kebabs and casseroles there wasn't much left except "English Dishes". It took a while to search out interesting meals and tasty snacks. So here's your chance to pass on some of your favourites. Here's some of mine.
Arnavut cigeri (Albanian liver) as a starter is the dish to which I most look forward. Lamb tandur (i.e. cooked in a clay pot) is a superior casserole. Mussels stuffed with rice sprinkled with chilli and lemon from a street seller and eaten gazing at the sea. Gozleme patatesli. Hamsi tava (fried anchovies). Some years ago there would have been kokorec on this list but since a badly cooked batch put me in hospital for two months with blood poisoning I have, unsurprisingly, changed my feelings about it. How about you?
