COVER -- TITLE -- CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- DAVID'S PREFACE -- SOMER'S PREFACE -- ESSENTIALS HISTORY, INGREDIENTS & TECHNIQUES -- THE FIFTEEN FAVOURITE INGREDIENTS -- THE WINES OF ANATOLIA -- A BEGINNER'S GLOSSARY -- THE TEN TOP TECHNIQUES -- BREAKFAST -- SESAME RINGS -- PAN-FRIED BREAD -- FINGER PIDE -- BALKAN-STYLE BRIOCHE STUFFEDWITH POTATO AND CHILLI -- BLACK SEA CORNBREAD WITH LEEKS AND WHITEBAIT -- KAYMAK AT PANDO'S -- CLOTTED CREAM WITH ROSE JAM -- MINTED YOĞURT BALLS -- TROLLED PASTRY CIGARS WITHFETA AND PARSLEY -- ROLLED PASTRY WITHSPINACH AND FETA -- KURDISH-STYLE ROLLED PASTRYWITH HAZELNUTS -- BLACK SEA FONDUE -- PISTACHIO PANCAKES WITH CLOTTED CREAM -- GRAPE LEATHER STUFFED WITH WALNUTS -- LIVER KEBAPS -- THE SLEEPING FIGS -- SMASHED EGGS WITH BULLHORNPEPPERS AND TOMATO -- SPICY SAUSAGE WITH EGGS -- POACHED EGGS IN GARLIC YOĞURTAND PAPRIKA -- CRETAN EGGS WITH WILD WEEDS -- FIERY LAMB AND RICE SOUP -- LUNCH -- PURSLANE AND ANCIENT GRAINS STEW -- 'MOTHER AND DAUGHTER' (DUMPLING AND CHICKPEA STEW) -- SUMMER VEGETABLE CASSEROLE -- BEEF GOULASH -- GRANDMA'S BREAD AND BEEF STEW -- 'SPLIT BELLY' (BAKED EGGPLANT STUFFED WITH BEEF) -- 'THE PRIEST FAINTED' (BRAISED EGGPLANT STUFFED WITH PEPPERS AND TOMATOES) -- BAKED WHITE BEANS WITH SPICE-CURED BEEF -- 'STORYTELLER SOUP' (LAMB AND BEEFBALL SOUP) -- THIN-CRUST PIDE WITH SPICY LAMB TOPPING -- PIDE WITH FOUR CHEESES -- HALF MOON PASTRY WITH BEEF AND CHILLI -- FLAKY PASTRY WITH LAMB AND PEAS -- WATER PASTRY WITH FETA AND KALE -- EGG PASTA WITH WALNUT AND BOTTARGA -- TWICE-COOKED MINI BEEF DUMPLINGS -- MARRIED AND FEASTED IN ANATOLIA -- WEDDING SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND YOĞURT -- 'EZO THE BRIDE' (RED LENTIL AND BULGUR SOUP) -- LAMB AND BARLEY PORRIDGE -- 'SPOON SALAD' (CHOPPED TOMATO, WALNUT AND SUMAC SALAD) -- WILD THYME AND BLOOD ORANGE SALAD -- WHITING SANDWICH WITH TARATOR.

PICKLED CARROT AND BEETROOT JUICE -- MINTED YOĞURT SHAKE -- KIDS' SOGGY BURGER -- VEAL MEATBALLS WITH WHITE BEAN AND TAHINI SALAD -- 'LADIES' THIGHS' (VEAL MEATBALLS WITH RICE AND EGGS) -- LAMB KEBAPS WITH BARBECUED SALAD -- CHICKEN KEBAPS WITH PRUNE ORZO PILAV -- HOME-STYLE VEAL DÖNER KEBAP -- LOQUAT KEBAPS -- 'THE GENTLE KEBAP' (LAMB AND SMOKED EGGPLANT) -- AFTERNOON TEA -- SAFFRON-LAYERED RICE PUDDING -- 'TRICKSTER'S POTSTICKER'(BURNT MILK AND MASTIC PUDDING) -- APPLE AND CINNAMON TEA -- CHOCOLATE DATES -- BEBEK ALMOND TRUFFLES -- MERSİN CARROT AND COCONUT BALLS -- NOAH'S ARK PUDDING -- STRAWBERRY AND ROSE SNOW CONE -- FORK BISCUITS -- KAVALA COOKIES -- WHERE THE BEST BAKLAVA BEGINS -- TRADITIONAL PISTACHIO BAKLAVA -- BLACK SEA ROLLED BAKLAVA -- 'THE GENERAL'S COMMAND'(HAZELNUT AND MILK BAKLAVA) -- OTTOMAN DONUTS -- APRICOT AND WALNUT DOLMAS -- BOZA 'BEER' WITH TOASTED CHICKPEAS -- BASIL LEMONADE -- SEMOLINA DOMES -- TURKISH DELIGHT -- THE NEVERENDING SHERBET -- KAHVE-TURKISH COFFEE WITH ADDED PATIENCE -- MEZE -- POMEGRANATE HUMUS WITH SPICY SAUSAGE -- MUM'S BROAD BEAN PÂTÉ -- POOR MAN'S SAFFRON AND CARROT DIP -- CHILLI AND CAPSICUM SALSA -- CHARRED EGGPLANT SALAD -- GREEN OLIVE AND WALNUT SALAD -- NIMROD'S VENISON TARTARE -- RED LENTIL MEATBALLS -- BULGUR MINT AND CUCUMBER SALAD -- ARMENIAN CHICKPEA DOMES -- STREET HAWKER'S STUFFED MUSSELS -- SALMON PASTIRMA AND BABY ZUCCHINI -- VODKA AND MUSTARD-CURED BREAM -- BRAISED CELERIAC WITH QUINCE AND ORANGE -- CIRCASSIAN CHICKEN -- SOUR CHERRY-STUFFED VINE LEAVES -- BRAISED ARTICHOKES WITH BROAD BEANS -- NETTLE AND FETA FRITTER -- ZUCCHINI AND GOAT'S CHEESE SALAD -- AEGEAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI FLOWERS -- FRIED GREEN BEAN PICKLES -- THE BROTHERS OF ORFOZ -- CRUNCHY PRAWNS -- BOSPHORUS-STYLE MUSSELS WITH TARAMA -- SAUTÉED SQUID WITH GREEN CHILLIES -- MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED OCTOPUS.

LEEKS STUFFED WITH CHICKEN AND CHESTNUTS -- DUCK AND SOUR CHERRY GÖZLEME -- TARSUS LAMB AND BEEF DUMPLINGS -- STUFFED DRIED EGGPLANT -- PASTIRMA BÖREKS -- THRACE-COOKED VEAL LIVER -- RAM'S EGGS -- THREE COCKTAILS -- DINNER -- COLD ALMOND AND GRAPE SOUP -- SCORPIONFISH SOUP -- SHEEP'S HEAD SOUP -- WATERMELON AND FETA SALAD -- FIG AND HAZELNUT SALAD -- LIME-MARINATED SCALLOPS WITH KANGAROO PASTIRMA -- STUFFED BABY CALAMARI -- PRAWN AND HALOUMI CASSEROLE -- CHAR-GRILLED GARFISH IN VINE LEAVES -- SARDINE BIRDS -- SKEWERED SOLE WITH BRAISED FENNEL -- 'FORGET-ME-NOT' MACKEREL WITH BARBERRIES -- PAN-FRIED RED MULLET WITH OKRA -- WHOLE SNAPPER IN CELERIAC MILK -- THE OTTOMAN EXPERIMENT -- SUPER FREEKEH QUAILS -- STUFFED MELON WITH CHICKEN AND CASHEWS -- VEILED RICE -- DUCK AND SILVERBEET PARCELS -- ROASTED LAMB RIBCAGE -- GOAT AND DATES IN BAKED YOĞURT -- ROAST VEAL CUTLETS AND CAULIFLOWER PURÉE -- BRAISED BEEF CHEEKS AND EGGPLANT PURÉE -- LAMB SHOULDER PIE -- STICKY OXTAIL DUMPLINGS WITH YOĞURT BROTH -- PALACE PUDDING -- CRUNCHY PUMPKIN WITH TAHINI -- POACHED QUINCES WITH SOUR CHERRIES AND CLOTTED CREAM -- BUFFALO MOZZARELLA AND PISTACHIO PASTRY -- WALNUT-STUFFED FIGS AND ALMOND-STUFFED APRICOTS -- SEMOLINA HELVA WITH RASPBERRY ICED YOĞURT -- RAMADAN RICE-PAPER BAKLAVA -- ZUPPA TURCA WITH CHOCOLATE CUSTARD -- TURKEY PUDDING -- SOMER SUGGESTS… -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX -- COPYRIGHT.