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Summer Food Turkey

A visit to the city of Bodrum leads writer Sophie Menin to explore the wonderful culinary traditions of the country and to recommend recipes for recreating the food at home.

Published Aug. 31 2010 12:06PM EDT

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-1_jnsxtt — Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-1_udkq3y — A traditional Turkish Breakfast includes eggs, olives, melon, cucumbers, tomatoes and feta.
Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-7_iggxjg — A Turkish sailboat known as a gulet exploring the Bodrum peninsula.
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galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-2_nuwm6y — Seaside in Göl-Türkbükü
Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-3_s0pulw — A cow grazing beneath an olive tree on the property adjacent to the Ada Hotel.
Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-6_jcowy4 — A view of the Aegean from the Ada's garden.
Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-4_lh5ede — Thin crust pizza called Lahmacun, perfected at Urfa in the Bodrum Market.
Geoffrey Menin

galleries/2010/08/31/summer-food-turkey/summer-food-turkey-5_ezd3xv — Sampling olives in the Bodrum Market
Geoffrey Menin

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