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| Tblisi, Georgia: greens with walnut paste, topped with dried cranberries |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: fried halumi cheese |
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| a village, Armenia: baked pastries of all varieties! |
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| a village, Armenia: yummy fresh baked breads |
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| a village bakery, Armenia: pahklava (their version of baklava), crunchy and soft layers, with notes of walnuts, cinnamon and honey |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: a baked bean stew, with spices, onions and chopped herbs. |
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| Tblisi, Georgia. Mushroom, potatoe and onion mix |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: grilled pork |
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| Tblisi, Georgia. stewed mushrooms with cheese |
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| Armenian wine, semi-sweet red. |
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| Yerevan, Armenia: village cheeses: back is a salty, crumbly cheese, the balls are an herb goat cheese, and the string was a salty, hard cheese. |
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| Yerevan, Armenia: cow tongue. (my favorite!) |
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| Armenia: Russian chocolate! haha |
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| Yerevan, Armenia: fried banana with crumbled walnuts |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: dry red wine. |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: a granola, nut dessert with chocolate sauce |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: a Georgian traditional dish: eggplant with walnut sauce and pomegranate |
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| Tblisi, Georgia: Khachapuri: a delicious cheese filled, cheese topped pie |
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| Tblisi Georgia: baked bacon, potato and cheese |
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| Tblisi Georgia:assorted pastries |
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| Tblisi Georgia:apple pie |
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| Tblisi Georgia:caffe latte (ie: happiness) |
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| Tblisi Georgia: an assortment of Georgian and Russian desserts |
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| Tblisi Georgia:chocolate baked croissant like pastry |
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| Tblisi Georgia:shortbread kind of pastry |
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| Tblisi Georgia:traditional salad of tomato, cucumber, onion and walnut paste |
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| Tblisi Georgia:mushroom, cauliflower and herb salad |
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| Tblisi Georgia:Khachapouri, again. Just because it is that good. |
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| Istanbul, Turkey: chestnuts roasting on an open fire |
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| Istanbul,Turkey: pickled vegetables |
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| Istanbul, Turkey: mozzarella and pickled peppers wrapped in greens |
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| Istanbul, Turkey: assorted fish |
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| Istanbul, Turkey: my favorite, called kaymak. (Clotted cream & fresh honey) |
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| Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish grilled breakfast: sausage and cheese |
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| Al-Quds,Palestine: Honey balls...fried dough soaked in Honey |
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| Duzce, Turkey: a honey drenched cake topped with fresh clotted cream |
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| Turkey: Veggie stuffed chicken breast, skin on. |
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| Turkey: Gozleme- think a cheese filled, flattened croissant |
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| Kunefe: My favorite dessert: cheese baked with sweet katafi dough on top, topped with a simple syrup |
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| Turkey: Eggplant mezze, topped with fresh tomato sauce |
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| Tekridağ, Turkey: Turkish style rice pudding, with crushed hazelnuts on top |
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| Şarkoy, Turkey: a traditional appetizer plate, all of which are called mezze. Stuffed grape leaves, a spicy red salsa, roasted peppers, babaganoush, pickles, a carrot concoction, and a thick yogurt. |
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| Şarkoy, Turkey: The entree- grilled chicken (tavuk), rice, fries (they come with everything), kofte and grilled vegetables. Paired with a local Cabernet Sauvignon . |
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| Şarkoy, Turkey: "Cheese Dessert"- literally translated from turkish: A dessert consisting of cheese, butter, and sugar. Looks like corn meal, tastes like heaven. Paired with a local red merlot. |
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| Cairo, Egypt: Where the best produce comes from :) |
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| Cairo, Egypt: During Ramadan. Kofte (grilled beef), bread, salad, "Bird's Eye" soup and rice with vegetables |
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| Alexandria, Egypt: The Best Meal I ever ate. (Not much left...) Pounds of fresh fish caught from the Mediterranean, hummus, salad, tahini, calamari, and prawns. |
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| West Bank, Palestine: the traditional Arab salads like pickles, cabbage, tahina, babaganoush, hummus, potatoes, grilled meet, puffed bread and sheesha. |
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| Istanbul: The traditional drink of Turkey, Ayran. A salty yogurt drink, basically watery yogurt is a country-wide favorite in the lands of old Ottoman empire |
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| Istanbul: A man's job is literally to drip honey down the sweets. Constantly. This is showing a kind of katafi pastry stuffed with pistachios. And drenched with honey and simple syrup :) |
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| Kaynesli, Turkey: Yufka, the traditional bread of the village of Kaynesli that we made |
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| Kerpe, Turkey: Palamut, a Black Sea Fish |
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| Turkey: Gigantic Pears. |
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| Turkey: a really gross candy bar that is green and made out of pistachios. |
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| Fish Soup: fresh Black Sea- seabass & hamsi |
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| Cairo, Egypt: Babaganoush, Puffed fresh bread, minced kebab meat, shakshouka (scrambled eggs with cheese), hummus, tahini, fresh fries, pickled vegetables and a salad. Cost ~6USD |
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| famous Trabzonian butter |
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| koymak- a delicious grit like cheese dish! |
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| fluffy omelets from Trabzon- another speciality |
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| Kunefe with clotted cream |
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| a pot of Turkish tea |
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