Piyaz Antalya
Piyaz is a famous accompanying dish even a main in turkey but antalya has a distinct version we use tahini in the sauce.
Piyaz antalya. Bazlama yogurt bread. People who have lived in antalya especially those who have spent their childhood there usually miss it a lot when living away. Menemen turkish. Piyaz developed and famous in antalya province has become a local product that local and foreign guests visiting the city do not go without tasting antalya piyaz is a bean dish with tarator sauce.
Piyaz antalya style the special ingredient. In antalya province of turkey it is prepared differently from other regions with other ingredients like sesame oil. In turkey piyaz is a general term for a dried bean dish served with onion parsley and sumac. Antalya bean salad antalya usulü piyaz piyaz is what we call bean salads in turkey but the term is actually persian and means onion piyaz is usually prepared with cannellini beans and kneaded onion.
For us antalians a piyaz without tahini is just a bean salad. Dressed with olive oil and vinegar. After that first antalya trip and the memorable stop off in korkuteli i followed many turkish white bean salad recipes. In the antalya province it is prepared with sesame oil and it is not considered a side dish but a main meal.
In most of the country it s a general term for a dish of dried beans parsley onions and sumac. The recipe for piyaz varies in different regions of the country. Piyaz is a white bean salad popular throughout turkey. However in antalya it is served quite differently.
It is usually paired with an adana kebab. Piyaz is a traditional turkish salad. Spiced up with pepper flakes. A dressing of vinegar and olive oil.
The difference is tahini and garlic which to my surprise since i m not a great tahini fan enriches the taste incredibly. In southern parts of turkey such as adana they refer to piyaz as an onion and sumac salad. They were the traditional turkish piyaz servings we ve since enjoyed on our travels in places such as köfteci ahmet in eskişehir and edirnekapı in istanbul. Tahini is blended with lemon juice and vinegar to make a wonderfully rich smooth sauce that teams up beautifully with the beans and salad ingredients.
And decorated with tomatoes parsley and hard boiled eggs. The beans are topped with the sauce and the dish is usually dressed with chopped tomatoes sliced. It is pretty standard throughout turkey except in the antalya region where it is served in a rich tahini sesame seed paste based dressing. In antalya piyaz is not considered a salad but a main dish.
In antalya however piyaz also contains a rich and smooth sauce consisting of tahini lemon juice and vinegar. However in antalya a beautiful city with magnificent beaches and historical places on the mediterranean coast piyaz is made differently than the rest of turkey.