Here are some tips about the
Turkish diet habits:
Breakfast:
ü Children usually drink milk or fruit juice as a drink
in breakfast
ü Cheese, yogurt, olive and egg are most consumed in
breakfast
ü Adults drink tea at breakfast time
Small meal
(we call it “Beslenme saati” from the word “Besin”):
ü At least a fruit is consumed
ü At least a fruit juice is drunk
ü As a dessert a cake is eaten generally
Lunch: We
have lunch late, at about 1 or 2 o’clock.
ü Heavy food are not preferred at lunch
ü Lunch food are
salad oriented
ü Pita kinds are often consumed at lunch
ü Food including bulghur and rice are preferred as lunch
ü Ligth dessert are eaten after lunch
Around 5
o’clock:
For Turkish people 4 to 6 o’clock is considered to be
afternoon.
ü We eat something sweet, like cake
ü We drink tea or coffee
Dinner:
Turkish people eat dinner late, usually after 7:30
o’clock.
ü Kinds
of soup are consumed before the main course.
ü The main courses are mostly with meat and heavy.
ü Generally
“Ayran” is drunk with the meal as a drink
ü The main
courses are enriched with plenty kinds of salad.
After Dinner:
For Turkish people 8 to 10
o’clock is considered to be after dinner.
ü We eat something dessert, like rice pudding, baked
semolina, baklava
ü Some people prefer fruits after dinner
ü Turkish coffee is served with Turkish delight
ü When there are guests at home, Turkish people love to
serve “Baklava” after dinner
