Aşure - a sweet, grain and pulse-based desert, said to be the oldest pudding in the world. Often called Noah's pudding this dessert of many ingredients also comes in many guises.
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I'm the kind of reader who appreciates food being included in fiction writing, I'm also the kind of crazy to go and look up Turkish dishes I come across and haven't yet had the pleasure of tasting. De Bernieres Birds Without Wings led me to seek a legume for happiness and laughter.
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Warm winds, stifling hot fields, comfort food and eating rooted in Turkish culture. Memories of favourite Turkish dish.
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A competent and well-respected confectioner was enamoured of a handsome woman but he had neither been able to gain an audience with her father, the local magistrate nor get close enough to her to discretely express his favour.
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A journey through, taste, land, customs, and history by means of the Turkish kitchen.
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A rich, comforting porridge-like dessert full of a variety of beans and pulses with tones of Mahlep. Ashure / Noah's Pudding 'Aşure'