AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Chickpeas and peace AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Chickpeas and peace

There was a moment when there was confusion, or better to say disagreement.

July 30 2017
Sweeter than honey AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Sweeter than honey

Once upon a time, the town of Melita was famous for its legendary fruit orchards. Even the name of Melita sounds delicious.

July 16 2017
Wandering wheat AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Wandering wheat

Back in the 1960’s, Jack Harlan, a devoted American agronomist harvested wild wheat in southeastern Turkey as if a gatherer would do 10,000 years ago.

July 02 2017
Sticky Butterfly Wings AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Sticky Butterfly Wings

“Our friends in the town keep us, as formerly, abundantly supplied with all the delicacies it affords: many of the dishes sent us are excellent; among others some butterfly-things of pastry, which one might blow away, but for the honey their wings are clogged with.”

June 25 2017
Blessed fruits AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Blessed fruits

The question was simple and straightforward: Date or olive?

June 18 2017
French Connection: Le Burger AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

French Connection: Le Burger!

As I was recently walking in the streets of two French cities, Tours and Bordeaux, I could not help but notice the growing French appetite for hamburgers. Yes, hamburgers! And it was not bifteck haché, served with a side of frites, it was the one we all know quite well, a minced meat patty sandwiched in a bun.

June 11 2017
The hidden secret of the cherry AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

The hidden secret of the cherry

Who does not like cherries? Luscious and lush, the cherry is undoubtedly the most attractive of all the fruits. Everywhere in the world, cherry-picking time is a joy, a true manifestation of summer. Cherries belong to June and its appearance is always an early celebration of a bountiful summer.

June 04 2017
Ottomanesque Trend in Tables AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

Ottomanesque Trend in Tables

There is no question that there is an augmenting quest for anything Ottoman in the recent years.

May 28 2017
An outstanding olive landscape AYLİN ÖNEY TAN

An outstanding olive landscape

Does the landscape that surrounds us define our culture? My answer would be a definite yes. The natural environment dictates what we eat, what we produce, what we create, and even how we think

May 07 2017