One of my favorite Turkish food dishes is Menemen,a sumptious mixture of onions, peppers, tomatoes and eggs. The great thing about Menemen is that it is one of those dishes that you can adjust to your own taste and add bacon, spices, potatoes etc, much like an English bubble and squeak.
Traditionally Menemen is ate at breakfast but it also serves well as an afternoon or evening meal. On this occasion the Menemen was served with hand made bread ( I have to admit this was a little bit too hard and didn’t go down well). There was also a plate of home grown black olives, olive oil to dribble over the olives and a small helping of Thyme. When it was all combined, it turned out to be a very tasty dish indeed.
Recipe For Menemen
- Chop onions and peppers up finely and fry in olive oil over a low heat.
- Whilst those ingredients are cooking, peel the tomatoes by first placing them in boiling water. Take them out and you will find the skin comes off easily.
- Chop the tomatoes up and add them to the onions and peppers.
- Break eggs into the pan and scramble the eggs. Alternatively you can make holes and drop the eggs in so they fry whole. If you choose to do this then add some extra liquid to the pan.
- Serve with bread and olives.
Hi. I'm Natalie, a freelance travel blogger and writer specializing in the country of Turkey. I love hot summer days, historical sites and coffee.
Best Menemen I’ve ever tasted was in Eski Masal Hotel in Antalya. Actually I’m not a big fan of traditional Turkish cuisine but the guys from that place managed to impress me a lot. Whenever you visit Antalya make sure you visit this place in order to taste one of best dishes ever. You will not regret it! I promise.
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Do you know origin of menemen?
Must of been the cook IIene. Next time you are in Turkey, try it again just at a different place
I had this in Istanbul, but was disappointed because it was very salty. The dish is quite similar to huevos rancheros (ranch eggs), a Mexican dish that I make at home.
Thank you for the recommendation Bla
You gotta visit cakalli for the best menemen ever! It’s in Samsun
Oh, I have asked you in my previous comment whether you mentioned about it or not .
You even have a receipt!!!!
For me, it is more delicious with more green peppers!!! And it is much more delicious if you can buy that typical turkish green peppers from villagers! mmmmm it smells amazing, isnt it? 🙂
Thanks for the tip Nico. Never tried it with Feta Cheese but will try it next time.
Also menemen is one of my favorite dishes, northwest part if the country which I live (Izmit) we put feta cheese instead of onion. also you can use both olive oil and butter together and it makes menemen a little bit richer.