Authentic Turkish Food

[Scunner]

I can't, I'm not Turkish  

[ovacik2]

If a yo 8)ung Cumbrian lad can do it so can anyone!!

[suehugh]

Sorry scunner, I really dont understand your argument.
If a turkish chef, cooks say kofte in Turkey. Thats authentic.
If he cooks it in england, it wont be unless he imports the ingrediants
Simple
Please dont reply as it is not worth further excercising my two fingers over the matter.
hugh

[Scunner]

Jeez this is hard work. If an Englishman calls himself a chef and cooks a traditional English dish, it may, but may not be 'authentic'. He may have made it up as he went along. Now THAT is what I call simple, please at least try and grasp the concept.

[ovacik2]

suehugh. That would mean very little in Turkey in the Kofte depatment is authentic as a very high percentage of meat is imported 80/90% according to Turkish/gov figures. Maybe if the ingrediants and the cooking method is traditional then maybe it would be authentic anywhere in the world.

[janmack]

When did good food become this complicated??  
Good food is just what it is, whether in restaurants, pubs, at home/friends  etc.  
I personally like Indian and Italian and that is what we generally eat out here.  
The only times we eat out are when we fancy Turkish food then we tend to go to places not in Calis.
Folk should just eat what they want and if steak is the most recommended dish...well done to that restaurant

[Julesp]

Again I asked my fountain of knowledge bloke here, my partner Yetis why no authentic or real Turk food here?
 his reply is that Real Turk food has to be eaten quickly and cannot be prepared in advance so its a problem in the heat here. Apparently in Istanbul etc the Turk restaurants only open for a few hours at lunchtime serving Turk dishes but they are so busy they sell out quickly

He says the Lokanta food here is ok But not too good and no choice Same old beans, rice, soup etc

Lambs head, bits  and brains are great But they wouldnt sell here

[desmartinson]

oh my god, why do some people just want to argue all the time? im off to have a real authentic turkish boiled egg, turkish water, but i notice the saucepan was made in china,so does that pass as authentic? i wonder.

[desmartinson]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

Jeez this is hard work. If an Englishman calls himself a chef and cooks a traditional English dish, it may, but may not be 'authentic'. He may have made it up as he went along. Now THAT is what I call simple, please at least try and grasp the concept.

I feel for you Scun, have a valium and a lie down(authentic)of course.

[pstevens]

I can also Recommend Mosaic Bahje  have been coming to calis since 1986 and this is the best meal I have ever eaten.  Authentically Turkish with a hint of what tastes like Morrocan simply fabulous!!!!!