The “Culinary Corner” is a collection of my favorite restaurants, recipes, and websites. It will continue to grow as my blog grows, so check back often!
Afiyet Olsun!
Restaurants Reviews:
Click here for a list of all restaurant reviews!
Restaurants Suggested by Fello Expats:
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Links:
- A Seasonal Cook in Turkey – Claudia blogs Turkish cuisine, based as it is on the fresh and seasonal.But being English, she doesn’t always cook purely Turkish!
- Özlem’s Turkish Table
- Hayriye’s Turkish Food and Recipes
- Almost Turkish Recipes
- Eating Ankara Blog (no longer updated, but great for restaurant reviews)
- Turkish Cuisine (blog)
- Binnur’s Turkish Cookbook
- Istanbul Eats
- Cook It Up!! (blog)
- Online Cooking converter – it even has such measurements as the conversion between a stick of butter to grams.
MY FAVORITE RECIPES
Click here to access my favorite Turkish, American, and German recipes!
GROCERIES
Are you looking for a place to buy those yummy groceries you miss so much from your homeland? Do you need a suggestion for a subsitute for something you just can’t find? Click here to find a helpful list! Please let me know if you have any updates.
CAKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS – ANKARA
Do you need a cake designed for your special occasion? Look no further! Here is a list gathered by the Ankara expat community of bakeries that can get the job done!
Adventures in Ankara 
I highly recommend Dadaslar Restr. in Balgat. My wife and I have been eating there for 10 years and is just the best lamb Kebap we’ve ever had. Extremely friendly, great atmosphere, and I just can’t describe how delicious the food is.
http://www.ankararestoranlari.com/ankara-restoran/162/dadaslar-tortum-cag-et-evi-dikmen.html
Hi! I have come upon your blog by accident and because I was once in exactly your position ie gelin in Ankara, I have enjoyed looking through it! Ankara is a very different place to what it was in the early seventies, I can tell you!
Now here I am some 35 years later, living in Istanbul after a whole lifetime in Turkey, and writing a cooking blog! I wondered if you might like to add it to your list? http://www.seasonalcookinturkey.blogspot.com
I’ll look out for your blog!
Claudia in Istanbul
Hi Terry,
I just discovered your blog, in some part of your posts you seemed quite familiar with German culture. Here is my question, i am looking for bratwurst or any kind of wurst in here, Ankara. I went real and some gourmet shops but they don’t have. I even made a decent search on web but could not find anything, looking for your help, best wishes…
Thanks for reading the blog! Yes, I am familiar with German culture. My mother was from Germany and her family still resides there.
As for bratwurst, I have never looked for it, but I kind of recall seeing it somewhere. Your best bet is probably Real, which has a pork section, or Metro. There is also an Austrian restaurant, whose name is escaping me at the moment. You may try contacting them. Greg the “Sausage King” may also be able to help you. I am not sure whether he makes brats, and his reviews are iffy. Some love his sausages, others don’t, but he’s a great guy. His contact info is in my blog post entitled, “Shots and Sausages.” Finally, I would go to the source — the German Embassy and ask around. If I find them anywhere, I will let you know. I will be having German visitors coming in September and October, perhaps we should place an order! 🙂
really sorry for the delay. Thanks so much Terry for your recommendations.
No problem. Let me know if any of the recommendations work out for you!
Does the Gluten Free Restaurant and bakery still exist? I am having trouble finding their website.