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The taste of Turkey
Going to Turkey for food is also a serious matter.
Turkish cuisine is one of the three major cuisines in the world. Central Asia and West Asia meet the endless possibilities of the Mediterranean, filling the appetites of meat eaters and vegetarians, small fresh and heavy flavors. Earth-flavored cuisine emphasizes the right taste combination, and several strong ingredients can be balanced together.
When it comes to Turkey, gourmets will never stop at a barbecue. The advanced version of Alexander barbecue is also a must.
When I first saw it, I thought it was just an ordinary barbecue, spread a layer of thick bread, tomato red sauce, vegetables and plain yogurt and it was all done. I just wanted to pick it up and was stopped by the waiter because he was going to put the hot cream on top. The fragrant calorie taste makes people dream.
The chicken butter rice here, the white rice base is boiled with cream and chicken broth, with chickpeas and chicken, and the stomach that is full for dinner suddenly has a place. For the heavy taste, come with pepper, and for the greasy solution, come with a cup of salty yogurt.
In fact, many European cuisines are influenced by Turkish cuisine. Turkish coffee is the ancestor of European coffee—"Europeans stopped the Turkish knife but failed to stop Turkish coffee".
In 1453, news of the official demise of the Byzantine Empire spread back to Europe. Rumors at the time said that the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire drank a mysterious black water in the middle of the night. After drinking, they looked like swords and could attack the city overnight. Unexpectedly, coffee is the secret to breaking Constantinople, which stood for thousands of years at that time.
Xilem, the queen of the Ottoman Empire, brought coffee into the palace because she believed that coffee could keep her youth forever. With her vigorous promotion, the practice of Turkish coffee has evolved and evolved into today's copper pot cooking method.
After the roasted coffee beans are ground, pour them into a coffee pot, add water and sugar, and drink directly without filtering the coffee grounds after boiling. More traditional methods also use hot sand or charcoal fire to cook repeatedly.
The first coffee shop in the world is located in Istanbul, named "Kahve Hane". People usually come here to talk about business and play chess or backgammon. At that time, everyone followed the trend of the royal family to drink coffee, and the criteria for being a good wife included being able to make a good cup of coffee.
From hospitality to blind date men and women using sugar to express affection, coffee plays an important role in Turkish culture. No matter how bitter or astringent the coffee grounds are, you will have a mouthful of stuffiness. Drinking with water suggests that the coffee is not good.
After drinking, the rich coffee grounds can also be used to predict the fortune within three months. After the coffee is cooled, use your left hand to turn the cup upside down and place it on the small saucer, and then look at the shape left by the coffee grounds to find patterns with different meanings and connect them in series.
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, cheaper and more convenient black tea became popular among Turkish folk in the last century. According to statistics, the per capita consumption of tea is among the highest in the world, drinking more than the British, with an average of five to six cups per person per day.
The method of Turkish black tea is simple. Use a special double-layer teapot to make tea. The water in the lower pot is used to boil the strong tea in the upper pot. When drinking, the two pots will adjust the intensity. The most common tea cup is a tulip cup with a thin waist. The wide cup rim helps to dissipate heat, and the thin waist prevents the tea at the bottom from cooling prematurely.
There are always Turkish delights next to coffee and tea. Originally, a small and square candy was made by the confectioner Bekir Efendi, and it was introduced to the court as a gift between the royal families. In the 19th century, a British traveler praised it and made it happy, and the English name "Turkish Delight" is still in use today.
Although the presentation of Turkish cuisine is not the best, it looks even more delicious with exotic atmosphere groups such as pottery, carpets, and mosaic lights. While the camera is on the cooking, you can also look at the Turk who gestures towards you on the opposite table with five fingers together (indicating delicious) and saying "güzel" (delicious).
Festivals
Turkey is a famous tourist country with a long history and culture. Numerous historical memorial days and traditional cultural customs constitute Turkish national statutory holidays. It is also a very good choice to come here during these national holidays.
Istanbul Tulip Festival
Turks’ love for tulips can be traced back to the Ottoman Empire, and tulips are also an important symbol of Turkish culture. The English biological name of tulip is derived from Turkish, meaning an Islamic girl wrapped in a headscarf. Tulip images are also widely used in various ornaments and painted decorations of palaces, mosques and other buildings. Gamzan said that tulips are of great significance to the Turks. Since the Ottoman Empire, tulips have been the main decorative pattern of carpets. Tulips are also the subject of many songs and poems. There is also a period in the Ottoman Empire named the ‘Tulip Period’.
Between April and May each year, the entire city "falls" into a sea of tulips. In the city, I saw colorful flowers and tulip flowers all over the sky. The red ones are as warm as fire, the pink ones are as charming as the clouds, the white ones are as pure as snow, and the yellow ones are as dazzling as gold. Walking into Istanbul is like walking into a sea of tulips.
Camel Wrestling Sport
The camel fighting race started about 200 years ago. Some caravans and nomads often let the camels fight each other to fight for high and low. There are usually dozens or hundreds of camels in the competition, and they are divided into different levels like athletes. Gladiator camels generally learn to fight when they are five or six years old, and can fight until they are 20 years old. The average camel weighs 400 to 500 kg, while the gladiatorial camel weighs up to 1000 to 1200 kg. They eat wheat, barley, oats and peas. In summer and autumn, because of the rich nutrients in the food, they grow rapidly. They will be put on a special camel saddle so that they can push their opponents when fighting. During the game, the camels were all roped in their mouths and would not bite their opponents. Gladiator is obviously much luckier than Spanish bullfighting.
If the owner evacuates his camel halfway in order to protect his camel, it means he is willing to go downhill. The host reported every detail of the entire contest process with the dexterity of the sports commentator and the smooth and upbeat language.
Dance Festival
The Pamukbank Dance Festival held in Istanbul brings together world-renowned dance groups; the music festival also attracts world-renowned dance groups, which has been held for 10 sessions; international jazz gatherings by Turkish musicians and world jazz masters Music Festival; YapiKredi Art Festival ranges from rock, pop to classical and jazz, and its performance time is scattered throughout the year, known as the "Annual Music Festival"; Fuji World Music Festival is the most important one of the above-mentioned music festivals.
Messer Candy Festival
Every April, in the city of Manisa in the Aegean region of Turkey, Turks dressed in the costumes of the 14th century Ottoman Empire celebrate the traditional Messer Candy Festival. People taking to the streets, singing and dancing, will bring the 8-day festival to the climax. The Mesr Sweets Festival in Turkey has a history of 470 years.
According to legend, the mother of Selim Yavuz, the Ottoman Sultan, became ill in Manisa, and no medicine was effective. Later, an old doctor developed a messer medicine composed of 41 herbs and spices. The Sudanese mother recovered after taking the medicine, and ordered this medicinal paper to be wrapped and distributed to the common people on the top of the mosque, so that more people could be healed. From then on, this tradition has been passed down from generation to generation to form what is today’s Mesr. Candy festival.
During the Candy Festival, Turkish flags were hung on shops and houses on both sides of the streets of Manisa. People here put on the costumes of the 14th century Ottoman Empire and took to the streets to celebrate. Some of them were sitting in carriages, and some were riding tall horses, beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing, and it was so lively.
After the parade, the organizers of the celebrations distributed mesr candies to the citizens at the height of the mosque. Tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the mosque. Everyone scrambled to grab the mesr candies. Arrived in Turkey's unique humanistic atmosphere.
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Turkish wrestling, also known as "grease wrestling" or "olive oil wrestling", is a traditional local ethnic sports event in Turkey, held once a year. This sport is named after the contestants have their tops and feet in the competition, wearing only a pair of tight leather pants, and the whole body, including the leather pants, must be covered with olive oil.
The "Turkish Wrestling" competition is an ancient sports event in Turkey second only to the Olympic Games. It is held once a year in Corpinar. As of 2013, Turkish olive oil wrestling competitions have been held for 652 times, and this event has become a Turkish festival. Deeply loved by the Turkish people, in the eyes of the Turks, more important than winning is the courtesy on the court and the mutual respect between the players. Every time there are competitions, thousands of wrestling enthusiasts from Turkey and even European countries come here to compete or watch.
The end
Turkey is a magical country,
It contains the passion of Europe and the blue freedom of the island,
It not only embraces the romance of the sea of love, but also hides the unique landform features on the earth.
Ice cream, barbecue, Turkish bath, and hot air balloons are just the tip of the iceberg of this extremely mythical country.
From "Homer's Epic" to "Troy",
From the Balkans to Asia Minor,
From Persians to Greeks,
Turkey has a rich history and civilization.
After going to Turkey, you will understand why she can dominate the crowds among the tourist destinations and become "the earthly residence of God".