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Turkish Ice Cream Herb
In the Ottoman era, sahlep was also used as medicine. According to Ottoman culture, sahlep smoothes the chest. It is good for cough and bronchitis.
It heals up constipation. It is good for haemorrhoids. It increases the strength to work. It is good for the heart.
It regulates periods. It is good for getting rid of intestine worms. It helps body temperatures.
It increases sexual power. All these are not proved to scientific validity but no matter why it is drunk, sahlep is a perfect winter drink.
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Turkish Doner Kebab
The thin slices of meat are served lots of different ways: plain on the plate, stuffed into
Turkish bread (döner sandviç), rolled into flat bread (dürüm), or laid a top diced flat bread and topped with sauces.Traditional döner is made from milk-fed
LAMB ,But in the 1980s a heart-healthier alternative
TAVUK (chicken) DONER became popular as well.
Today it's not unusual to see twin döners, lamb and chicken, sizzling side by side. The supreme of döners is Iskender Kebap ("Alexander's Roast Lamb"), named for a chef in the city of Bursa whocreated the dish: lamb raised on the thyme-coveredslopes of Mount Uludag (which rises south of Bursa) is roasted à la döner, spread atop diced flat pide bread, then topped with savory tomato sauce and browned butter and served with a dollop of yogurt on the side.
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