The grain salad kisir, from southeast Turkey (Hatay, Gaziantep, and Adiyaman provinces) is similar to tabbouli. Both begin with fine bulgur. But where tabbouli is mixed with herbs, olive oil, and ...

Nov. 1, 2022, is a day that Cem Bulutoglu remembers fondly. It was then that he received the keys for his new restaurant on 24th Street, a milestone that marked the end of decades spent overseeing the ...

I love this style of cooking chicken for both its flavor and its ease. The chicken is cut into pieces and rubbed with salt and lemon juice, kind of a quick marinade, before being shallow-fried until ...

In an effort to forge a unified Turkish nation out of a society that was far from homogenous, the Turkish state for decades tried to suppress Kurdish cultural expression (not to mention political ...

On Agripas Street in Jerusalem, between the workers’ diners and the outdoor market, there is a Kurdish Cultural center. With a dwindling number of native born Kurds, each year their legacy slowly ...

Pary Baban’s Nandên: Recipes From My Kurdish Kitchen is a celebration of Kurdish culinary heritage as well as a brilliant resource for exciting weeknight meals.