Sitemap - 2023 - Meze by Vidar Bergum

The quintessential Norwegian Christmas bake

Norwegian lefse with cinnamon butter cream

Red cabbage salad with orange, hazelnuts & pomegranate

Roast brussels sprouts with pomegranate

Finding the Christmas spirit in Istanbul

Musakhan – Palestinian sumac onion flatbread with chicken

Sumac: All you need to know

Sea bass with tahini onion sauce

A weekend trip & a Turkish movie

Pumpkin galette with feta & za'atar

What I'm Eating: November Edition

Kaytaz böreği – Hatay mini "pizza"

Traveller's letter #5: The local cuisine of Hatay

Ma'amoul – date stuffed semolina cookies

Traveller's letter #4: A day in the rubble

Öcce – Turkish herb fritters

Stuffed dried vegetables, Gaziantep style

Katmer (Turkish pistachio pastry dessert)

The local flavours of Gaziantep + a unique pistachio dessert

Ali nazik, İmam Çağdaş style

A taste of Gaziantep's famous cuisine

Marinated beetroots with feta cream & pistachios

Gaziantep: The city of gastronomy

Roast peppers with yoghurt & herbs

Roast tomato salad with fennel tadka

What I'm eating: September edition

Warm chickpea salad with cumin

Chicken with dates & olives

5 recipes: Everyday cooking with lots of flavour

Za'atar potato fritters

Za'atar: Tips, recipes & a little background

Kadınbudu köfte

A little bit (of meat) goes a long way

Pasta salad with courgette, roasted peppers & preserved lemon

Cooking (and survival) in the Istanbul summer heat

The best tomato salad in the world

Four ways to peel tomatoes

Norwegian oat cookies

From rags to riches, Norway edition

Stuffed aubergine with spiced meat & tahini sauce

6 ways to up your aubergine game

Girit ezmesi

An evening at a Turkish meyhane

Dolma with beef

Eastern Mediterranean summer foods

Armenian lavash

A communal feast

An exciting announcement!

Poğaça with feta cheese

A very Turkish breakfast

Hummus with spiced lamb & pomegranate

6 steps to perfect hummus

Halawet el-jibn

The Syrian influence

White bean, tomato & avocado salad

4 recipes: The early taste of summer

Hünkar beğendi

The forgotten foods of an imperial palace

An onion and an election

The $1 village lunch

On ramadan in Turkey

The joys of shopping food locally

Delicacies from South-Eastern Turkey

An update from Turkey

A journey in food & culture across Turkey & the Middle East