In The Land Of The Blue Scrambled Eggs
In the land of the blue scrambled eggs, food can be good, don't get me wrong, but I think Turkey is probably the most unimaginative country in the world when it comes to food, or perhaps not with dishes such as 'Blue Scrambled Eggs.'
It is said that three major types of cuisine exist in the world: French, Chinese and Turkish. 
I'm not sure who said that.
Some Turkish food is delightful, if you are lucky enough to find it and Turkey grows the best Rocket in the world with it’s unique nutty and peppery flavour, unlike some of the varieties cultivated elsewhere. I found the Turkish fruit teas to be absolutely exquisite.
One of the most memorable dishes we found in Turkey, over fourteen years ago was>>>Turkish Pizza<<<; while not strictly a pizza it was more like a Mexican wrap, it was a very tasty dish.
We went to a Turkish night, the ‘banquet’ was most bland consisting of burgers, sausages, pastries filled with blue cheese, diced potato/pea/carrot and mayonnaise salad, French fries, humus and I forget the rest, but it was certainly nothing to write home about.
We did come across a good restaurant in the harbour in Marmaris, where I had a creamy fish dish with piped creamed potato served on a wooden block, this restaurant was recommended to us by Ambient_Silence and I have to say, beat all the other places we ate in during our last stay, hands down. I am not sure if this was a Turkish dish however.
Chef ‘Specialties’ - Our Four Star Hotel.
Potato Salad – This is a cheap dish, made from left over French fries and fried battered onion rings, it’s easy and cheap to make. Chop the left over French fries and battered onion rings and mix with mayonnaise. 
Blue Scrambled Eggs – Another ‘culinary delight’ served at evening dinner – Left over scrambled eggs from breakfast, served topped with a generous layer of left over boiled red cabbage, to turn the eggs blue. 
We tried everything and anything (apart from the tripe served from street stands) and I have to be totally honest, I am not impressed at all with Turkish ‘cuisine.’
In one of the Chinese restaurants the spare ribs weren’t even spare ribs, they were lamb chops!
I could hardly live on Apple Tea and Rocket.
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KnittinKitten
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May 4 @ 7:36AM
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But, sometimes, I enjoy just tasting the foods from another country. I often find something that I like, but, if not, at least I'm less apt to complain about some of the food in our own country. 
Knittin kitten
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sherwithme
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May 4 @ 8:19AM
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eggs and cabbage....ewwww 
I don't like either of those foods! hahahhaha
Did you enjoy the country at least? 
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ragtopcookie
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May 4 @ 8:21AM
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i do not like green eggs and ham.....i do not like them.......cookie i am......cookie
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Kentuck
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May 4 @ 9:03AM
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Foods from around the world can be divided into three sectors--breakfast, lunch and dinner. That is Eggs, meat and cerial for breakfast, Meat, vegitables, bread for lunch and a combination of the other 2 for dinner.
The unique thing about the preparation of the food is the poor the country, the cheaper the food, but the better taste (meat, potatoes and bread). The dishes are more unique in the richer countries, but less food. give me a full plate of food any time.
They have them in the USA now--Brazian Steak Houses. They are expensive, but try one. They bring the steak and a varity of meats to your table and slice it off a large prepared piece and they do have a salad bar--better in Brazil-- and you have to have a drink called a Caprinnia,
Almost forgot--Argintinia also has great steak and wine.
Just be careful in Japan, Korea, China and other Asian countries. Pekin Duck is over rated.
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PullMyFinger
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May 4 @ 9:04AM
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Interesting, so you're a Smurf?
sorry...
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LaughTillYaPuke
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May 4 @ 9:10AM
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Potato Salad – This is a cheap dish, made from left over French fries and fried battered onion rings, it’s easy and cheap to make. Chop the left over French fries and battered onion rings and mix with mayonnaise.
And here I thought I was the Queen of leftovers. Gawd.
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fenderchick
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May 4 @ 9:24AM
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I'm not sure what Rocket is, but if it was me there I would of lost quite a bit of weight, I'm very partial with what I eat, the potato salad sounds atrocious. When I make it, it has potatoes,eggs,onions, mayo and lot's of other good things. Yucksters!!!!!!!!!!
Poor you. Just the thought of mixing french fries and left over onion rings with mayo makes me...ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
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ANGRY_MUPPET
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May 4 @ 10:23AM
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I could hardly live on Apple Tea and Rocket
is Rocket what i think it is???  
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redtigr
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May 4 @ 10:23AM
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It's morning here and I was innocently drinking my first cup of coffee when I read this blog...
I may never eat again...
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eastham
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May 4 @ 10:50AM
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Foods from around the world can be divided into three sectors--breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Wrong. You'd be surprised that many cultures do not differentiate the foods they consume at breakfast from those they eat at other times during the day. This is truly an American/Western phenomena.
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 11:31AM
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i must speak to Chef Gordon Ramsay
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suzzieq356
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May 4 @ 11:41AM
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Blue egg's don't sound good! EWWW...  The pizza sound's good...
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Blondino
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May 4 @ 11:46AM
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Much as I respect your right to have an opinion .. I find the total opposite .... the food is presented like a work of art and very very varied ......
An adventurous traveller will find the great food .... its everywhere ....http://i.pbase.com/o5/05/330805/1/67443461.NSiEK4go.IMG_0480.JPG
OMG the meze ...........
Veggie Dishes
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&q=sebze+yemek+&btnG=Search+Images
Stew Dishes
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&q=sulu+yemek+&btnG=Search+Images
sadly in places like Marmaris they try to cater to the taste of the western countries ...
Typical Breakfast
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=kahvalti&spell=1
True Turkish cuisine is very very rich indeed , the pics in the above links is what I expect to eat , and no less
Main Dishes
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&q=izgara&btnG=Search+Images
Sweets and Desserts
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&q=turkish+sweets+&btnG=Search+Images
In fact I am off to Turkey in a couple of weeks for sun , sea sand and the fantastic food ...............................................
OMG will need to diet when I get back
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Blondino
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May 4 @ 11:47AM
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sorry the dishes descriptions are in Turkish ... if anyone needs a translation I will do it ... just ask
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Blondino
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May 4 @ 11:52AM
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My favourites are these
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB260GB260&q=sulu+yemek+&btnG=Search+Images
Traditionally the veggie dishes are for lunch .........
the meze cold then hot starters plus main meals are for dinner ....
and of course sea food
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aFriendlyBlogger
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May 4 @ 12:02PM
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Hmmm ... I wonder if they actually use blue eggs in my egg rolls ? 
Man, I see it now ... blue egg rolls ! lol
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eastham
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May 4 @ 12:11PM
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Thanks for the links, Blondino. I actually went out and checked my Turkish-Mediterranean cookbook and found no blue scrambled eggs. Hmm, perhaps you experienced nothing more than a mangled tribute to bad British cuisine (not that it's all bad, just people's perceptions of it.)
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Gallows_Humor
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May 4 @ 12:15PM
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Rocket is italian too.... 
The term arugula (variations of Italian dialects around arigola) is used by the Italian diaspora in Australia and North America and from there picked up as a loan word to a varying degree in American and Australian English, particularly in culinary usage. The names ultimately all derive from the Latin word eruca, a name for an unspecified plant in the family Brassicaceae, probably a type of cabbage
( yes.. a wikki quote... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arugula
great blog... 
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PentatonicPunk
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May 4 @ 12:29PM
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the ‘banquet’ was most bland consisting of burgers, sausages, pastries filled with blue cheese, diced potato/pea/carrot and mayonnaise salad, French fries, humus and I forget the rest, but it was certainly nothing to write home about.
But yet, somehow worthy of an MD blog.
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misschoos
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May 4 @ 12:37PM
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Thank you for all your comments.
I know that Blondino has a better knowledge if Turkish food than I do.
But as I said Some Turkish food is delightful, if you are lucky enough to find it
Rocket is not a type of cabbage, it's more like a dandelion leaf and is served as a salad leaf.
It's actually called 'Roka' in Turkiye. It resembles a dandelion leaf.
Eruca sativa - Roka Rokasi. - Rocket.
Rocket, as we call it, can be bought in supermarkets all over the UK, and is very expensive, though I am not sure why. It grows like weeds in any climate.
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misschoos
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May 4 @ 12:47PM
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Thanks for the links, Blondino. I actually went out and checked my Turkish-Mediterranean cookbook and found no blue scrambled eggs. Hmm, perhaps you experienced nothing more than a mangled tribute to bad British cuisine (not that it's all bad, just people's perceptions of it.)
You won't find 'blue scrambled eggs' this was just one of the disasters
we came across.
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Blondino
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May 4 @ 12:47PM
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Some Turkish food is delightful, if you are lucky enough to find it
if you are unable to find Turkish food in Turkey .... then hell question yourself
and avoid cheap dumps like Marmaris
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misschoos
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May 4 @ 12:56PM
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if you are unable to find Turkish food in Turkey .... then hell question yourself
and avoid cheap dumps like Marmaris
I know you are partial to Turkey, I have my views and I also respect yours.
This was based on two trips and I can honestly say that the first trip fourteen years ago, was much better than the most recent one.
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 1:12PM
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I must speak to Chef Anthony Bourdain
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 1:31PM
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and Emeril
and Rachel Ray
and Jacques Pepin
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Redwicket
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May 4 @ 1:47PM
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I am a fan of Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations...he went to Turkey and not a
blue egg was to be seen, in fact the food that Blondino describes is pretty much what
was shown...perhaps another city would be an idea for the next excursion.
Hey, feel free to send some of their Rocket seeds State side, should you get the chance...
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 1:50PM
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i can't eat Turkish or Mexican foods or Greek foods
Doctor's orders
The truth!
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misschoos
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May 4 @ 2:01PM
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I am a fan of Anthony Bourdain's show No Reservations...he went to Turkey and not a
blue egg was to be seen, in fact the food that Blondino describes is pretty much what
was shown...perhaps another city would be an idea for the next excursion.
I will return, but this time it will be Istanbul.
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 6:02PM
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bourdain went to i think vietnam or thailand and had quail's head soup
he felt ill afterwards
he also ate in one of the countries, snake's heart--it was beating!
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Redwicket
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May 4 @ 6:13PM
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I do in fact believe that it Was Istanbul that he visited...Don't know if you get the food
channel, but I do believe that they have a web site, he showed all kinds of places to go
and such...maybe you could find some info on their site...
Tony and Gordon are my favorite chefs...they just have that crusty veneer to them that
I find appealing  But then, I do like Jamie Oliver too (Ha, he reminds me of my
nephew).
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Santo007
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May 4 @ 6:32PM
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ah yes! i forgot Jamie
thanks Red
Misschoos
i shall talk to Jamie Oliver! 
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CHARLIgurl1
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May 5 @ 12:59PM
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Ive never had Turkish food, but I know that Egyptian food is wonderful!
Not many of the tourists wished to try it.. always scared what was in it.. but being the normal try anything once me... I did.. and brought a few recipes back courtesy of the ship's chef.
One of my favorites was a dish made with peas.
Boiled and crushed baby peas, add mediteranian herbs and garlic, top with mashed potatoes mixed with strong cheese and then baked until the topping browned.
Its wonderful!! 
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mystery2u888
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May 11 @ 8:41PM
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