A traditional Turkish breakfast is known for its wide selection of delicious dishes. Turkish people know how to decorate the table beautifully. There are countless options for breakfast such as cheeses, eggs, olives, sudjuk, sausages, big varieties of pastries, breads, fruits, yogurt. Tea is served in tulip shaped glasses. Traditional Turkish breakfast are so popular with locals and foreigners that most town and villages have dedicated kahvalti restaurants specialising in traditional village breakfasts.
In Türkiye, cheese is a big deal, and at breakfast, the varieties of Turkish cheese are celebrated. Beyaz peynir is a staple at the table. Türkiye has many kinds of white cheese, but at breakfast, a creamy mild or medium version is usually served and cut into forkfuls or slices to allow guests to graze from the platter.
Other cheeses often include kashar peynir, referred to as yellow cheese; lor peynir is a mild goats-milk cheese that’s a bit like cottage cheese; kasseri peynir is a hard cheese made from sheep’s milk, halloumi that appeal to the kids.
Turkish cuisine has many recipes with puff pastry. Borek with minced meat, borek with spinach and cheese, delight cookies, Turkish pistachio baklava, sigara borek. Turkish jams, spreads and preserves are very popular.
