In Seljuk Cuisine, Omur Akkor looks at the cuisine of one of the earliest empires to come to Anatolia, the Seljuks. Through storytelling and history-rich recipes, Akkor shows how deeply food was intertwined with everyday life during the Seljuk period. Akkor’s narration provides a window into what the Seljuks are in their dervish lodges and palaces, in their …
Going all the way back to earliest Ottoman cookbooks, chef M. Omur Akkor has collected a rich sampling of Ottoman meals. These recipes, taken from great chefs of the Ottoman’s great palaces and from the ordinary kitchens of Ottoman homes, provide a delicious introduction to the kind of cuisines that united one of the greatest empires in history. …
Turkish Culinary Art is a rich collection of recipes for appetizers, soups, main dishes, salads, pastries, drinks, and dips. The variety of dishes that make up the Turkish cuisine, the complexity of flavors and the intricate techniques used to create those flavors, the diversity amongst dishes from various geographical and cultural regions, and the way in which all …
Digging into traditional recipes in the history of Turkish cuisine, chef Omur Akkor finds dozens of healthy dessert recipes that utilize fruits, honey, and natural sugars instead of the unhealthy refined sugars so prominently used today. Part of a series from the award-winning Chef Omur, this book includes healthy twists on old favorites, including rice pudding, carrot cake, …
Best Egg Recipes: From the Ottomans to the Contemporary Turkish Cuisine
In this cookbook, award-winning chef/author Omur Akkor presents a wide variety of nearly forgotten traditional Turkish egg recipes—which he unearthed by combing through old Turkish cookbooks and traveling all over the country—as well as delicious modern recipes based on eggs. Each recipe is prefaced by its brief history, includes such healthy ingredients as vegetables, has easy-to-follow instructions, and …
Early Islamic Culinary Art focuses on the meals in the time of Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, after 14 centuries. This work presents the culinary culture of the time, methods of cooking, kitchen utensils, and recipes from the early Islamic period.The collection of plates used in the pictures is another distinguishing feature of the book. …