A taste of Turkey . Most notable is the eggplant which can be prepared in many ways as eggplant salad and stuffed eggplants. Olive oil is widely used in Turkish cookery, not only in salad dressings but in a greater variety of vegetable dishes which are cooked with olive oil and served cool.
Onions are indispensable in cooking and salads.
Despite its glum-looking white walls and strange blue doors which don't look like an entrance, Osmanli Evi Restaurant in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, is waiting to be discovered by those who don't know about it. The only one of its kind in the Klang Valley, the restaurant is a jewel in the crown with its excellent Turkish offerings. The interior decor is lavish with Turkish lamps, tablecloths, imported tiles, a Turkish stove and, of course, its Turkish chef. The restaurant shares the following recipes with readers. Put them in eight glasses of meat stock and 1 glass of water.