What’s All A Part Of A Traditional Turkish Breakfast?
Top Ten Breakfasts in the World
- Turkish Breakfast
- -10. Eh who cares – it's all about Turkish Breakfast!
Turkish breakfast is the best way to get your day started anywhere in the world. It's filling, giving you the energy you need, but light, so you're not weighed down all day like some other popular breakfasts we could name (***cough. English breakfast. Cough***). It's got tons of variety, so the picky eaters among us can pick and choose what they like and what they don't. It's organic-friendly, vegetarian-friendly (but still with some lovely meats for the carnivores amongst us), and even vegan-friendly. In short, it's got something for everyone and is the perfect way to get your day started. So what's all in it? Let's find out!*
Note: Regional differences are broad, with different things served in different spots. This is an AVERAGE Turkish breakfast. Different places will add a local flavor to the base listed below.
Start Your Day With A Freshly Brewed Turkish Tea

Salad Of Tomatoes And Cucumber

Cheese

White cheese is an absolutely must at any breakfast, and typically there's a variety of anywhere between 1-4 different types of cheese. Aged Kaşar, Çeçil, Tulum, Lor, and other cheeses are common, though white cheese (similar to feta) is the only cheese that is more or less required.
Olives

Usually both black and green olives will be served. Be prepared for Turkish olives to be better and more flavorful than any you've ever had before. 😉
Eggs

Breads

Bread is another critical part of Turkish breakfast. Standard Turkish white bread, called "ekmek," with a crispy crust and a light fluffy inside is always hot and freshly baked. Sesame bread called Simit is also present at just about every Turkish breakfast. From there, açma and poğaça breakfast rolls, often stuffed with anything from cheese to meat to olive paste, are common to go with the food and the bread is used to eat with the salad and soak up any juices from either a menemen or the olive oil or some of the other delectable dips on the breakfast menu...
Bal Kaymak - Honey And Clotted Cream

This is a luxury at most breakfasts, but it's an absolute must. The clotted cream of "kaymak" is as good a cream as you'll find anywhere in the world, and Turkish honey is also famed as amongst the best, with hundreds of different types on offer (depending on the flowers they're pollinated from), all of them 100% natural of course. In fact, honey straight off the comb is very common in Türkiye, with locals heading to the store and buying an entire honey comb rather than a jar.
Acuka

Jam And Marmalade
