artichoke & beef dolma
at-home ayran
aubergines: fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
ayran
B
bacon: pistachio-crusted banana & tahini French toast
smoked streaky bacon & Medjool date butter toasted sandwich
baharat
baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
baharat-spiced bread
cheese, spring onion, baharat & garlic böreks
cuttlefish with baharat, peas & samphire
salad of baharat-roast duck
bananas: pistachio-crusted banana & tahini French toast
barbecue chicken wings
barley see pearl barley
beans: slow-cooked white beans with tomato, lemon & olive oil
beef: artichoke & beef dolma
beef meatballs with sour cherry sauce
çemen-braised short ribs
fried beef & allspice köftes
fried beef köfte
rump steak tantuni
şeftali
spiced beef & bulgur wheat köftes
spiced beef & cheese sauce poğaças
spiced braised oxtail with shallots
see also pastirma
bergamots: bergamot cream
candied bergamots
black olive & pepper tapenade
black olive, hellim, onion & mint loaf
blood orange caramel
blood orange ganache
Bloody Mary, Turkish
böreks: baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
cheese, spring onion, baharat & garlic böreks
semolina custard & filo böreks
spinach & feta börek
brandy: Cypriot 75
Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
bread: Adana köfte with pitta bread
baharat-spiced bread
black olive, hellim, onion & mint loaf
chicken livers with garlic, rosemary, cumin & date butter on toast
pan-fried mackerel, black olive croute & tomato-pomegranate salad
pistachio-crusted banana & tahini French toast
rump steak tantuni
smoked streaky bacon & Medjool date butter toasted sandwich
spicy tomato & bread sauce
tomato, raw onion, purslane, crisp bread & mint salad
breadcrumbs: brown butter bread sauce
çemen crumbs
fried beef köfte
za’atar crumbs
brown shrimp kaygana
brunch, Oklava
bulgur wheat: bulgur pilav
spiced beef & bulgur wheat köftes
spicy red lentil köftes
buns: spiced beef & cheese sauce poğaças
butter: chilli butter
Medjool date butter
buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
C
cabbage: pickled red cabbage
ricotta dumplings
spiced chickpeas, buttered cabbage, poached duck egg & tulum cheese
vegetable dolmas
cakes: semolina cake
syrup sponge stuffed with ricotta & walnuts
trilece cake
candied bergamots & Seville oranges
candied lime zest
caper dressing
caper leaves: fried red mullet, pickled apricots & caper leaves
caramel: blood orange caramel
caramelized pineapple
chocolate, prune & cardamom delice
dark chocolate & praline katmer
sherry vinegar caramel
spiced rice pudding brûlée
trilece cake
cauliflower, chilli-roast
çay, traditional Turkish
çemen
çemen-braised short ribs
çemen crumbs
crispy fried spring onions, cheese sauce & çemen crumbs
cheese: baked lamb-fat potatoes, fried duck egg, grilled hellim & sherry vinegar caramel
black olive, hellim, onion & mint loaf
brown shrimp kaygana
cheese sauce pide with charred leeks & crispy potatoes
cheese, spring onion, baharat & garlic böreks
chicken & garlic köfte pide
courgette, feta & mint fritters
crispy fried spring onions, cheese sauce & çemen crumbs
feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
pilavuna
Romaine lettuce salad
salad of baharat-roast duck with feta
sour cherry pearl barley, crispy kale, yoghurt, chilli butter & sheep’s cheese
spiced beef & cheese sauce poğaças
spiced chickpeas, buttered cabbage, poached duck egg & tulum cheese
spinach & feta börek
whipped feta
see also ricotta
cherries: beef meatballs with sour cherry sauce
sour cherry pearl barley, crispy kale, yoghurt, chilli butter & sheep’s cheese
chicken & garlic köfte pide
chicken kebabs
chilli-garlic glazed chicken
Circassian chicken
chicken livers with garlic, rosemary, cumin & date butter on toast
chickpeas: buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
Mum’s hummus
spiced chickpeas, buttered cabbage, poached duck egg & tulum cheese
chilli: baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
chilli butter
chilli-garlic glazed chicken
chilli-roast cauliflower
fried dried chilli yoghurt
spicy tomato & bread sauce
urfa chilli dressing
urfa chilli mayonnaise
chocolate: blood orange ganache
chocolate, prune & cardamom delice
dark chocolate & praline katmer
spiced hot chocolate
Circassian chicken
cod, pistachio-crusted
coffee: Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
Turkish coffee
corn-on-the-cobs: barbecued sweetcorn
courgettes: courgette, feta & mint fritters
fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
cream: blood orange ganache
chocolate, prune & cardamom delice
orange cream
crepes: brown shrimp kaygana
crisps: feta, garlic & poppy seed
cucumber: salad of runner beans, cucumber, fennel & kale
currants: buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
cuttlefish with baharat, peas & samphire
Cypriot pastirma & broken eggs
Cypriot 75
Cyprus potato salad
D
date night menu
dates: chicken livers with garlic, rosemary, cumin & date butter on toast
Medjool date butter
Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
smoked streaky bacon & Medjool date butter toasted sandwich
dinner party menu
dolmas: artichoke & beef dolma
vegetable dolma
dressings: caper dressing
feta dressing
pomegranate dressing 1, 2
sumac dressing
urfa chilli dressing
yoghurt dressing
drinks: at-home ayran
Cypriot 75
homemade limonata
Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
pomegranate & sumac martini
pomegranate iced tea
rakı
spiced hot chocolate
traditional Turkish çay
Turkish apple tea
Turkish Bloody Mary
Turkish coffee
duck: salad of baharat-roast duck
duck eggs: baked lamb-fat potatoes, fried duck egg, grilled hellim & sherry vinegar carame
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spiced chickpeas, buttered cabbage, poached duck egg & tulum cheese
dumplings, ricotta
E
eggs: baked lamb-fat potatoes, fried duck egg, grilled hellim & sherry vinegar caramel
brown shrimp kaygana
Cypriot pastirma & broken eggs
menemen
spiced chickpeas, buttered cabbage, poached duck egg & tulum cheese
F
fennel: salad of runner beans, cucumber, fennel & kale
fennel (ground): fennel yoghurt
fennel seeds: Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
fenugreek (ground): çemen
feta dressing
feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
figs: salad of baharat-roast duck with poached figs
filo pastry: baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
dark chocolate & praline katmer
feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
filo shards
semolina custard & filo böreks
spiced rice, apricot, almond & filo pie
spinach & feta börek
fish: baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
see also cod, monkfish etc
freekeh: buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
French toast, pistachio-crusted banana & tahini
fritters: courgette, feta & mint fritters
crispy fried spring onions
fried mussels
rabbit fritters
G
ganache, blood orange
garlic: çemen
cheese, spring onion, baharat & garlic böreks
feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
H
hake: seafood vermicelli with mussels, hake & prawns
hollandaise, preserved lemon
hummus, Mum’s
J
jelly: muhallebi with strawberry jelly
rum jelly
K
kadayif, ricotta & vanilla
kale: salad of runner beans, cucumber, fennel & kale
sour cherry pearl barley, crispy kale, yoghurt, chilli butter & sheep’s cheese
katmer, dark chocolate & praline
kaygana, brown shrimp
kebabs: Adana köfte
chicken pieces
lamb chop kebabs
lamb shish kebabs
şeftali
köfte pide, chicken & garlic
köftes: Adana köfte
fried beef & allspice köftes
fried beef köfte
spiced beef & bulgur wheat köftes
spicy red lentil köftes
L
lamb: Adana köfte
crispy pomegranate-glazed lamb breast
lamb chop kebabs
lamb shish kebabs
quince & rosemary-glazed lamb rump
lamb fat: baked lamb-fat potatoes
lamb caul fat: şeftali
lamb suet: şeftali
lamb’s liver, spiced fried crispy
leeks: cheese sauce pide with charred leeks & crispy potatoes
lemon: homemade limonata
pistachio-crusted cod with preserved lemon butter sauce
preserved lemon hollandaise
preserved lemons
lentils: spicy red lentil köftes
lettuce: Cyprus potato salad with Romaine lettuce
Romaine lettuce salad with candied walnuts & feta dressing
spicy red lentil köftes with lettuce
limes: candied lime zest
lime mayonnaise
limonata
liver: chicken livers with garlic, rosemary, cumin & date butter on toast
spiced fried crispy lamb’s liver
lychees, marinated
M
mackerel: pan-fried mackerel, black olive croute & tomato-pomegranate salad
marinated olives
martini: Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
pomegranate & sumac martini
mascarpone: bergamot cream
mayonnaise: lime mayonnaise
urfa chilli mayonnaise
meatballs: beef meatballs with sour cherry sauce
fried beef & allspice köftes
fried beef köfte
Medjool date butter
Medjool date, espresso & fennel martini
menemen
menus: date night
dinner party
party
milk: muhallebi
spiced hot chocolate
mint: courgette, feta & mint fritters
mint oil
tarama with fried mussels & mint oil
tomato, raw onion, purslane, crisp bread & mint salad
monkfish, citrus, urfa chilli dressing & coriander
muhallebi with strawberry jelly
muhammara
Mum’s hummus
Mum’s pilav
mussels: seafood vermicelli with mussels, hake & prawns
tarama with fried mussels & mint oil
N
nuts see pistachios, walnuts etc
O
octopus: braised octopus pide
oil, mint
Oklava brunch
olives: black olive & pepper tapenade
black olive, hellim, onion & mint loaf
braised octopus pide
buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
marinated olives
pan-fried mackerel, black olive croute & tomato-pomegranate salad
onions: onion salad
red onion, pepper & parsley salad
salad of baharat-roast duck with sumac onions
şeftali
shepherd’s salad
tomato, raw onion, purslane, crisp bread & mint salad
orange blossom syrup
oranges: blood orange caramel
blood orange ganache
candied Seville oranges
orange cream
oxtail: spiced braised oxtail with shallots
P
palm sugar: chilli-garlic glazed chicken
grilled quails with a palm sugar, sumac & oregano glaze
paprika: çemen
parsley: şeftali
tomato-pomegranate salad with parsley
party menu
pastirma: barbecue chicken wings with garlic & Kayseri pastirma dressing
Cypriot pastirma & broken eggs
pastries: baharat & chilli-spiced fish böreks
cheese sauce pide with charred leeks & crispy potatoes
cheese, spring onion, baharat & garlic böreks
chicken & garlic köfte pide
dark chocolate & praline katmer
feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
pides
pilavuna
ricotta & vanilla kadayif
semolina custard & filo böreks
spiced rice, apricot, almond & filo pie
spinach & feta börek
tahini spiral
pear, poached
pearl barley: sour cherry pearl barley, crispy kale, yoghurt, chilli butter & sheep’s cheese
peas: cuttlefish with baharat, peas & samphire
peppers: baked lamb-fat potatoes, fried duck egg, grilled hellim & sherry vinegar caramel
fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
menemen
red onion, pepper & parsley salad
sivri biber relish
smoked salsa
pickles: lime pickle
pickled apricots
pickled red cabbage
pides
braised octopus pide
cheese sauce pide with charred leeks & crispy potatoes
chicken & garlic köfte pide
pilav: bulgur pilav
Mum’s pilav
pilavuna
pine nuts, ricotta dumplings with
pineapple, caramelized
pistachi
os: buttered freekeh with chickpeas, green olives, currants & pistachios
dark chocolate & praline katmer
pistachio-crusted banana & tahini French toast
pistachio-crusted cod
spiced rice pudding brûlée
pitta bread, Adana köfte with
poğaças, spiced beef & cheese sauce
pomegranate juice: pomegranate & sumac martini
pomegranate iced tea
pomegranate molasses: crispy pomegranate-glazed lamb breast
pomegranate dressing 1, 2
tomato-pomegranate salad 1, 2
tomato-pomegranate salsa
pomegranate seeds: fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
pomegranate dressing
poppy seeds: feta, garlic & poppy seed crisps
potatoes: baked lamb-fat potatoes
cheese sauce pide with charred leeks & crispy potatoes
Cyprus potato salad
fried beef köfte
praline: chocolate, prune & cardamom delice
dark chocolate & praline katmer
prawns: seafood vermicelli with mussels, hake & prawns
see also shrimp
preserved lemons
preserved lemon butter sauce
preserved lemon hollandaise
prunes: chocolate, prune & cardamom delice
purslane: tomato, raw onion, purslane, crisp bread & mint salad
Q
quails with a palm sugar, sumac & oregano glaze
quince: poached & barbecued quince
quince & rosemary-glazed lamb rump
R
rabbit fritters
rakı
red cabbage, pickled
red mullet, pickled apricots & caper leaves
relishes: sivri biber relish
tomato relish
rice: artichoke & beef dolma
Mum’s pilav
spiced rice, apricot, almond & filo pie
spiced rice pudding brûlée
vegetable dolmas
ricotta: braised octopus pide
ricotta & vanilla kadayif
ricotta dumplings
syrup sponge stuffed with ricotta & walnuts
roes: tarama with fried mussels & mint oil
Romaine lettuce salad
rum: pomegranate & sumac martini
rum jelly
rump steak tantuni
runner beans: salad of runner beans, cucumber, fennel & kale
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salads: baharat-roast duck with feta, sumac onions, poached figs & salted walnuts
Cyprus potato salad
fried vegetables with garlic yoghurt & pomegranate
onion salad
red onion, pepper & parsley salad
Romaine lettuce salad
runner beans, cucumber, fennel & kale
shepherd’s salad
tomato-pomegranate salad 1, 2
tomato, raw onion, purslane, crisp bread & mint salad
salsas: smoked salsa
tomato-pomegranate salsa
salt: preserved lemons
salted walnuts
samphire: cuttlefish with baharat, peas & samphire
sandwiches: rump steak tantuni
smoked streaky bacon & Medjool date butter toasted sandwich