Food
Tavuk Göğsü: Turkish Milk & Chicken Pudding
Tavuk göğsü is probably the most interesting food that I got to taste in Istanbul during my week-long stay there. At first glance, it looks like some sort of thick white pudding. Dig in with your fork and the consistency will remind you of melted mozzarella, but slightly tougher and not as stretchy. Nibble on … Continue reading
The Best Baklava In Istanbul
When in Istanbul, it’s a must to indulge in baklava, that ubiquitous delicacy made of countless layers of impossibly thin phyllo pastry that enconsces chopped nuts within its delicate layers, then finished off with a drizzle of thick, gooey syrup all over it. The phyllo pastry used for baklava is said to be so thin … Continue reading
Çiğdem Pastanesi’s Caramel Dondurma
Istanbul has been cold, rainy and windy the first few days that I was there last week. But despite the cold that seeped right into my bone marrow (think: 12ºC at its coldest), that didn’t stop me from indulging in dondurma, the Turkish version of ice cream. What sets Turkish ice cream apart from the … Continue reading
Strawberry Cake From Scratch
Tired of my usual repertoire of chocolate cake, vanilla cake, and carrot cake, I decided to try making strawberry cake for a change. I looked up my favourite online recipe source, AllRecipes.com, and found this recipe:- Strawberry Cake From Scratch Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin 1 cup butter, … Continue reading
Here Comes The Rain Again…
It has been raining almost daily in KL lately. Not that I’m complaining. I’m just…confused. I can’t tell anymore if it’s the wet season or the dry season. One minute, the sun is blazing down with a ferocity that can only be equaled by my temper on a bad day; the next minute, ominous dark … Continue reading
