BraveSpeaking: Turkish Breakfast

Noun black tea that is common in Turkey

Turkish tea
Turks love their breakfast. Turkish tea, drunk in a special tea glass with two cubes of sugar, is a wonderful way to start the day.

Noun bread that is light in color, made with refined flour

White bread
White bread is popular for breakfast in Turkey although nowadays many people try different types of grains to be healthier.

Noun jam made of quince, the fruit of a tree from the rose family that resembles a yellow apple

quince jam
Quinces are a common winter fruit in Turkey and Turks enjoy the perfumy special taste of quince jam with their bread.

Noun white salty cheese made from milk of ewes or goats

feta
White cheese is a mainstay of Turkish breakfast and feta is most common. Salty or non-salty it's delicious!

Noun a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, eaten raw or pickled

cucumber
Fresh cucumber goes well with salty cheese and tomatoes. You can add lemon juice and mint too.

Noun tomatoes cut into thin pieces

sliced tomatoes
What could be better than red juicy sliced tomatoes on the plate!

Noun small oval fruit, used as food and as a source of oil

Olives
Olives taste great with cheese, tomato, cucumber, and more. They are quite oily, the word "oil" comes from olives!

Noun a dry, spicy sausage which is eaten from the Balkans to the Middle East

Turkish sausage
Turkish sausage called Sucuk is the best. It's a treat with eggs on Sunday but to be honest I slice and eat it all the time.