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LEAF ROLLS
Leaf rolls is a dish of grape , cabbage , monk ’ s rhubarb or chard leaves rolled around a filling usually based on minced meat , or a sweet dish of filo dough wrapped around a filling often of various kinds of chopped nuts .
ÇİĞ KÖFTE
It is traditionally made with either beef or lamb , and usually served as an appetizer or meze . In Turkish çiğ means “ raw ” and köfte means “ meatball ”.
DÖNER KEBAP
Döner kebab made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie .
TURKISH DELIGHT
It is a family of confections based on a gel of starch and sugar . Premium varieties consist largely of chopped dates , pistachios , and hazelnuts or walnuts bound by gel ; traditional varieties are mostly flavored with rosewater , mastic , Bergamot orange or lemon .
BAKLAVA
Baklava is a rich , sweet pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey .