Specialities to look out for include Borek; a thin, flaky pastry wrap filled with meat, cheese or potatoes,
Pilaf; a dish of
rice or cracked bulgar wheat with added chick peas, aubergine, beans or peas which is a
traditional staple of the Turkish diet, Yaprak Sarma; vine leaves stuffed with
rice, onion and spices and Karnıyarık; fried aubergines filled with a mixture of mince, onion, parsley, garlic and tomato.