{"id":26365,"date":"2019-12-19T07:04:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T13:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/?p=26365"},"modified":"2021-02-24T16:05:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T22:05:19","slug":"citrus-season-on-the-aegean-coast-of-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/citrus-season-on-the-aegean-coast-of-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrus Season on the Aegean Coast of Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s citrus season in southern Turkey<\/strong> and the entire region is overflowing with oranges, lemons and tangerines. <\/span><\/span>As I walk to <\/span><\/span>the local market to purchase my own, I can see trees in my neighborhood bursting with these fruits. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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They are simply everywhere, in abundance, mashaAllah. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s one of the reasons I was drawn to this region, as it reminds me of Sicily<\/strong>, the island where my grandparents came from and the region of the world that I’ve always had such an affinity for, particularly in terms of food preferences. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Coming to Turkey to experience this was a whole new level of culinary delights in that I had never realized how similar the two places would or could be – even in geographic appearance. Sometimes I feel like I’m in Italy; other times I feel like I’m in southern California. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But, I’ve never tasted anything like the citrus here. It’s so unassuming- the people, the markets (pazars), the cuisine. It’s modest, under-stated and under-estimated in every way- in my opinion. It deserves so much more attention. And respect. <\/p>\n

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The taste is something you have to visit to experience because these fruits truly are as sweet as candy, only the all-natural kind.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Have you ever visited southern Turkey? If yes, what has been your favorite thing about this region? <\/em><\/p>\n

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