If you do not have the time to cook, here are some Turkish finger foods that you should consider when you need food catering. Check these out!
1. Kabak mücveri
The first food catering you should definitely try is Kabak mücveri. Turkish zucchini fritters are traditionally made with grated zucchini, flour, and eggs, with additional ingredients such as white Turkish cheese, onions, and herbs such as parsley, dill, or mint.Typically, the fritters are pan-fried until golden and served with plain yogurt or yogurt-based sauces on the side. They're great as an appetizer or as a vegetarian side dish.
2. Hummus
This Turkish food with the beige-colored spread is traditionally made with mashed chickpeas, tahini sesame paste, lemon juice, and garlic and is popular around the world. Hummus is popular all over the world because of its tangy flavor and nutritional value.When served, it is usually drizzled with olive oil and used as a dip for vegetables or a flavorful filling for flatbreads like a pita. Even today, little is known about its origins, though hummus was first mentioned in 13th-century Egypt.
3. Kisir
Kisir is a traditional Turkish salad that consists of thin bulgur wheat, tomatoes, mint, garlic, parsley, and either lemon juice or sour pomegranate molasses. To make the salad spicier, red pepper flakes are frequently added. Lemon juice is more commonly used in northwestern Turkey, whereas pomegranate molasses is more commonly used in the country's southeast.The salad is perfect for buffets and meze, but it's also a popular side dish for a variety of barbecued meat dishes. Traditionally, it is served cold or at room temperature.
4. Pide
Pide is a type of Turkish bread that is shaped like a boat and the centre is stuffed with herbs, cheeses, vegetables, and meats.
Pide, a flatbread similar to pita, is commonly served in Turkish restaurants. Another type of pide is served only during Ramadan, the month-long period of reflection, fasting, and prayer. It's a sweetened pide topped with sesame seeds.
According to The Guardian, bakers in the small town of Bafra stuffed their bread before baking them. People have been stuffing pide with almost anything they want or have on hand since then.
This dish is ideal for entertaining guests. It's not only impressive because the dough is homemade, but it's also adaptable to different diets. Use only veggies and cheese to make this Turkish pide vegetarian . You can choose to have vegan cheese and veggies if you plan to have your vegan friends coming to your party.
5. Borek
In Turkish, borek refers to any dish made with yufka, a round sheeted dough. Yufka is sometimes referred to as phyllo pastry, but it is not as flaky, frail, or thin. It is thought to have originated in Ottoman cuisine, where sultans were very particular about how tender it should be.It should never be difficult to slice, and if it is, it has been overworked. A börek can be made in small individual shapes such as triangles, rectangular pies, or thinly rolled into a sausage shape.
Otherwise, it is usually baked in a large pan and then cut into portions after it has finished cooking. The top of the börek is usually sprinkled with sesame seeds or nigella seeds, which are known as çörek otu.
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