I would live to regret it.
My friend Gerry l married a wonderful woman from Turkey and she showed me a world I’d never known. When they got married and went to Istanbul to visit her family, he was welcomed with open arms and hearts.
But back to the original question.
The first morning in her parents home, her family planned on many other family members arriving later in the morning to meet me for the first time. So breakfast was non-stop throughout the morning.
And what a breakfast it was!
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The sights and aromas of incredible foods.
Sujuk. A spiced sausage like nothing I’ve ever had before. After over 20 years of marriage and it's still my favorite part of breakfast with eggs.
Simit. A circular bread typically encrusted with sesame seeds. Americans refer to it as the Turkish Bagel. It's wonderful with butter and jam. Especially when it's fresh from the bakery.
A selection of cheeses are served with the simit. Kashkaval, Feta, Dil, Tulum peynir and Beyaz peynir, are Turkish cheeses served all at the same meal. Some are hard, others are semi-soft, all are very flavorful with a wonderful aroma that compliments the simit.
Pita bread.
A yeast-leavened round flatbread baked from wheat flour. You dip it in chickpea hummus or eat it with jelly.
Gemlik olivea.
A main staple on Turkish breakfast tables. These black and green olives add an exciting element to the meal. The black olives are very salty but are a welcome addition to the meal. My favorite are the Domat (green olives).
List of olive cultivars - Wikipedia
Chia (Turkish tea)
A very strong dark tea that hits you like coffee (another subject). It's served very hot and is served in classical tea glasses. Turkish tea, unlike known teas, is known for its excellent taste and excellent preparation process. It takes almost half an hour to prepare a tea.
Sade kahve (Turkish coffee).
The perfect ending to a perfect meal. Turkish coffee is finely ground coffee beans where the powder is boiled with the water in the pot, and served in tiny cups with the grounds in the bottom of the cup. You actually drink it down to the grounds and stop. If the caffeine in Turkish coffee doesn't wake you up, you must be dead.
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