Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, or zucchini is a dish common in the region of the former Ottoman Empire from the Balkans to the Levant and Egypt, a kind of dolma. It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless […]
Kabak Mücveri (Turkish Squash/Zucchini Patties)
I feel like I am posting this recipe WAY too early in the season- it is no where near Zucchini season but here we are. This recipe comes from Sevgi Kurt Hadley and apparently was misspelled in the cookbook (or had a funky translation ).
Baklava
The word baklava is first attested in English in 1650, a borrowing from Ottoman Turkish باقلاوه /bɑːklɑvɑː/.The name baklava is used in many languages with minor phonetic and spelling variations. Historian Paul D. Buell argues that the word “baklava” may come from the Mongolian root baγla- ‘to tie, wrap up, pile up’ composed with the […]