FOODS OF TURKEY
Menemen is an easy egg dish for a filling Turkish breakfast. Served with good bread and a glass of Turkish tea, it will prepare you for your busy day and keep you full and satisfied for many hours. Simple ingredients and practicality of this dish are again quite appealing for busy professionals, singles or families looking to feed one or many with a quick meal.
The ingredients are eggs (4 or more depending on the size of your party but best to calculate 2 eggs per person), diced tomatoes, diced thin and long green peppers, salt and pepper to paste and some butter. Optionally, you may also add feta cheese, spicy peppers or red crushed peppers to give it a kick.
Start by melting the butter in a shallow saute pan and add the whisked eggs. Cook the eggs in butter briefly like scrambled eggs, and as they start to cook, add the peppers and tomatoes so they cook along with the eggs. The vegetables will first wilt, let their water into the egg mix, but in a few minutes, the water will slowly evaporate as egg mix gets firmer and the vegetables cook thoroughly. Once the mix is less watery and firm but not dry, you can serve this delicious Turkish omelette with some toasted bread and butter, or Turkish pita bread (pide) and of course, a glass of Turkish tea.
Meltem
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Recipe: Menemen for Breakfast
Jul 15, 2009
What is Turkish breakfast?
The very basic Turkish breakfast includes white sheep’s cheese, black olives, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, white or pita bread and of course, Turkish tea served in small, delicate glasses made specifically for this purpose. But wherever you go these days, you are also likely to see a variety of jams, butter, other types of cheeses, perhaps bologna, and Turkish pepperoni called “sujuck” as well in buffet breakfasts. Menemen or omelette is also made to order to make the breakfast even more filling. Tasty!!
If you are in New York and looking to experience a true-to-its-original Turkish breakfast, make sure to read this article.
