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About the Recipe: This type of soup is popular in Istanbul and all regions. This simple soup is sometimes prepared by mashing all the chickpeas or leaving them all whole. Also, this soup is used as one of their rituals or traditions. Some Turkish locals hope for rain during a period of drought, so a portion of this chickpea soup is symbolically poured over dry fields in the hope that the soil will receive rain.
Turkish locals prefer Homemade Food:
Homemade food is still preferred by Turkish people. Although the newly introduced way of life pushes the new generation to eat out, Turkish people generally prefer to eat at home. A typical meal starts with soup (especially in wintertime), followed by a dish made of vegetables (olive oil or with grounded meat), meat or legumes boiled in a pot (typically with meat or minced meat), often with or before Turkish pilav pasta or bulgur pilav accompanied by a salad or cacık (diluted cold yogurt dish with garlic, salt, and cucumber slices). In summertime many people prefer to eat a cold dish of vegetables cooked with olive oil (zeytinyağlı yemekler) instead of the soup, either before or after the main course, which can also be a chicken, meat or fish plate.
For More Information See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_cuisine
Where is Turkey located?
Turkey is located partly in Europe and Asia, bridging the two continents. It is a Eurasian country, with most of its national territorial area in Asia and only a small area in Europe.
Turkey shares its land borders with eight countries: Greece (to the west), Bulgaria (to the northwest), Georgia (to the northeast), Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran (to the east), and Iraq and Syria (to the southeast).
Turkey’s geographical position and geopolitical strategic significance are extremely important as it is at the crossroads between Europe and Asia.
For More Information See:
https://www.globalhighlights.com/turkey/geography
Cook’s Note: The original recipe used about 200 grams of dried chickpeas (soaked overnight) and didn’t add the aquafaba liquid.
To Serve:
Serve soup in bowls; drizzle butter sauce on top; sprinkle as desired lightly with ground sumac.
Yield: about 4 small bowls
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Chickpea Soup
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