Turkish cuisine quiz: how many dishes do you know?
From hünkâr beğendi to şırdan... How deep is your knowledge of the table? In 10 questions we measure your kitchen culture.
Turkish cuisine is not a list, it is a geography: Bursa's İskender, Adana's şırdan, the Black Sea's kuymak, Hatay's künefe... Every dish has a hometown and every hometown has a claim.
This quiz measures your knowledge of the table: 10 questions, from the classics to the regional ones. Everybody likes eating; we are looking at who knows how much.
What the result tells you
Depending on how many you get right, we tell you your kitchen level — from the one who never strays from the menu to the master we would hand the ladle to. The quiz is just for fun; it is no substitute for a cookery diploma, but it earns you respect at the table.
If your score comes out low, do not be sad: hundreds of recipes are waiting for you in our recipes section. If it comes out high, write in the comments which question gave you trouble — arguing about it is half the quiz.
What is the 'beğendi' part of hünkâr beğendi?
Which city is the homeland of İskender kebab?
In the traditional (meat) version of çiğ köfte, how is the meat cooked?
What is classically poured over mantı?
Which province is şırdan identified with?
Keşkek is made by pounding which ingredients for a long time?
What is the traditional filling in olive oil vine leaf sarma?
What is the dough of künefe?
Which one is a Black Sea dish?
When is aşure traditionally cooked?
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