Winter’s coming to Turkey and it’s time to make sure you have enough dried vegetables for the cold winter’s months ahead.
Housewives have been busy stringing red peppers, eggplant, zucchinis and okra and hanging them up to dry in the sun.
You can also buy them in the markets. Demand is high at this time of the year and this shop we saw in Gaziantep three weeks ago sold mostly dried peppers with a few dried eggplant and dried zucchini for sale as well.
The dried vegetables will then be used to make dolma. They will be rehydrated and stuffed with a delicious rice or bulgar and meat filling. Of course you don’t have to use meat, you can always make a vegetarian version.
It’s definitely one of Turkey’s best known dishes and easy to make!
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Frifotos: Tasty Turkey
Istanbul for the First Time Visitor
The Best Ice Cream  in Turkey
Sunday Snap: Red Peppers in Gaziantep
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Oh I got horribly lost in Gaziantep! And ate some amazing food! I loved this little reminder of the city.
Getting lost is probably the best way to see a town Megan! The food is fabulous isn’t it. We loved it so much we went back a couple of weeks ago!
I hope I can take cool photos of Turkey like this one when I get there. The day is closer 🙂
Thanks Fabiana. You are going to love Turkey when you get there!
Hi Jenny,
I just discovered your blog in a list on the Queensland based Hello Sunshine website.
It makes me miss Turkey, such a great culinary culture.
Will you post recipes for dolma?
Cheers
John
Thanks John for your comment. I love Turkey too and especially the food! I hadn’t planned to do a recipe for dolma but if you would like one , I can send it to you.
Great post. Thank you so much for sharing. Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
Thanks Linda for stopping by and commenting. I visited Montreal may years ago…great city!