From the Bosphorus
(pictured) to Anatolia,
a Turkish breakfast delivers
on sheer variety and richnessBreakfast ofCH AMPIONSLavish spreads, reverent rituals and fantastic flavours: why the chance
to experience the glory of Turkey’s first meal of the day is reason enough
to visit the eastern Mediterranean’s most exciting holiday destinationUntil recently breakfast in Britain was essentially a closed
shop. If it wasn’t the full English we weren’t interested.
But slowly, over a period of 20 years or so, our horizons have
expanded and we now happily imagine a future beyond the fry up.
This recent adventurousness has resulted in all kinds of imports
becoming commonplace – continental croissants, Antipodean
avocado on toast – but there is one way of starting the day that
remains something of a mystery to most Brits despite it being truly
one of the world’s best, and that’s the Turkish breakfast,
a combination of ritual and regal ingredients which come together
to create a thrilling whole.04-20GoTurkey_3403018.indd 96 12/02/2020 21:51