Breakfast and spices from Antakya
Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:40:36 AM

My husband is back from Turkey again!
This time he didn`t bring too much food. Just some special things that you can find only in Antakya and of course SPICES. Spices are very important in Turkish cuisin! So with some of these staff we had a kind of Turkish breakfast!
As if I teleported to Antakya for some minutes...И снова муж вернулся из поездки в Турцию. В этот раз чемодан был намного легче. Я попросила привезти самое необхоимое. А самое необходимое в турецкой кухне - это специи и еще пара вкусностей, которые можно найти только в Антакии.
Dry hot pepper, mint and summak.
This is "chokelek". When I came to Antakya first time I couldn`t even smell it! But now... I cannot imagine Antakya breakfast without this snack. It is made of milk... I have no idea what does it taste like... I ca say that it is a kind of cheese... Usually we eat it with olive oil and bread. Sometims we add it to a special salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and pepper.
Это "чокелек". Сделан из молока, а точнее, наверное, из йогурта... Что-то среднее между сыром и творогом... Когда я впервые попала в Антакию, я не могла переносить его запах. А сейчас не могу себе представить завтрак в Антакии без этого продукта! Обычно его крошат на тарелку и заливают оливковым маслом. Инода мы добавляем его в салат из помидор, огурцов и перца.
Here are Antakya olives and chokelek with olive oil.
А вот и оливки из Антакии и готовый к упоотреблению чокелек.
Antakya kake. Has very special taste... Awwww.. I wish I could bake it myself. I used to live in Turkey for 2 years... Learnt how to cook some food but still need to learn MORE... Especially from my mother-in-law...
Кяке из Антакии. Что-то похожее на булочки... Немного пресные, можно есть со всем на завтрак.
Хотела бы я научиться их готовить сама... Прожив 2 года в Турции я кое-чему, конечно, научилась... Но еще столькому надо научиться, особенноу моей свекрови!














Lorenzo CelsiLorenzoCelsi # Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:46:15 AM
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:52:16 AM
Who knows maybe one day...
Lorenzo CelsiLorenzoCelsi # Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:54:49 AM
I would not say italian cooking is "rich", I would say it is the only cooking, the rest is about eating some stinking stuff.
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:00:08 AM
Does your mother cook well?
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:01:23 AM
Lorenzo CelsiLorenzoCelsi # Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:27:45 AM
The typical italian breakfast is not much important, most people just have coffee, some others milk or yogurt and some bread with jam or biscuits or a brioche.
Classical breakfast when you are not at home is "cappuccino" (coffee with a little of milk in a medium cup) with a brioche.
Do not make confusion with "caffe macchiato" (coffee with just a spot of milk in a small cup) and with "caffelatte" (milk with some coffee in a big cup).
Caffe macchiato is not for breakfast but for the end of lunch.
Caffelatte is for your breakfast at home and it comes usually with some sweeties like biscuits that you can wet in the milk.
If you come to Italy and you see a big breakfast with eggs, bacon, cheese, sausages, etc, it means you are in a tourist place because Italians do not have anything like that.
Italian cooking is about lunch and/or dinner, breakfast is ignored.
Traditionally people came home from work to have lunch together with the family but it got increasingly difficult with time so today most people eat out and home cooking is limited to dinner and the weekends.
On a side note, there aren't many Turks in Italy. They mostly are in Germany. Here we have people from Africa and from some place of East Europe like Albania.
Почтальон ПечкинPostmanPechkin # Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:38:56 AM
LéazzBabyJay99 # Sunday, March 15, 2009 9:48:07 AM
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:31:44 AM
Thank you for some info abot Italy!
Abot TUrks, I agree... most of them are in Germany and Holland also...
BTW, what about Russian brides in Italy?
Postman, с уверенность могу заявить, что русская яичница ничем не отличается от турецкой!
Leazz, you are always welcome, friend!
Почтальон ПечкинPostmanPechkin # Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:45:33 AM
Как же мы с турками похожи!!!
kirsten kirstycat # Sunday, March 15, 2009 4:48:50 PM
Can you speak the Turkish language? Does your husband cook you turkish food?
Angelikiellinidata # Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:24:14 PM
I am delighted he is finally back home safe and *happy*
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:25:46 PM
Thank you Angeliki!
Lorenzo CelsiLorenzoCelsi # Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:31:41 PM
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:53:40 PM
Lorenzo CelsiLorenzoCelsi # Sunday, March 15, 2009 6:57:52 PM
You know, those who tell you the previous owner was a old lady who never used it...
OlgaOlgita # Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:02:44 PM
sorinste-ven # Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:41:43 AM
If you want "good brains" during the day and a flat stomach then ==> eat seriously (and heavily
Your husband is too handsome and i am sincerely jealous
Roysarcoptes # Friday, March 20, 2009 6:18:48 PM
OlgaOlgita # Friday, March 20, 2009 7:12:46 PM
Roysarcoptes # Friday, March 20, 2009 7:20:53 PM
But when my wallet has more empty space than our
solar system, I think I have to wait lol
But, it is a pleasure to just look at you photos
and learn a bit as well
AND, as long as you and your husband are happy,
we are happy
*bon appetit*
Felin # Saturday, March 21, 2009 7:29:16 AM
OlgaOlgita # Saturday, March 21, 2009 3:10:12 PM
Felin, ой, вот себе я тоже готовить не умею..., не могу сама себе чего-то стряпать. ПОэтому, когда муж в отъезде на фастфуде сижу!
Настенаdaineko # Sunday, March 29, 2009 6:33:57 PM
OlgaOlgita # Monday, March 30, 2009 5:11:40 AM
О, дааааааааааааа! Кебабы и донеры - это отдельная история!
Почтальон ПечкинPostmanPechkin # Monday, March 30, 2009 6:11:36 AM
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Почтальон ПечкинPostmanPechkin # Thursday, April 2, 2009 7:30:58 PM
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Почтальон ПечкинPostmanPechkin # Wednesday, April 8, 2009 6:43:45 AM
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