30 DAYS, 30 DISHES – DAY 8: BAZLAMA


Bazlama is a kind of village bread. It’s big, round and flat. It’s quite heavy and thick, kind of like a cross between a naan bread and a crumpet? I can’t really explain, but it’s really yummy.

My favourite way to eat bazlama is at the gözleme stalls in Fethiye or Calis market. They slice the bread in half and fill it with your choice of filling, cheese is the most popular but I love cheese, tomato and chili flakes. It’s then cooked on a metal plate. It’s like a giant toastie! So delicious and so filling. One whole bazlama is definitely enough for two people and is usually served with salad or pickled vegetables.

Berkay’s stepmum made some bazlama bread from scratch while we were there in September – the family goes through so much bread that it’s cheaper to make their own sometimes!

  

1 thought on “30 DAYS, 30 DISHES – DAY 8: BAZLAMA

  1. Danni made me think of my in laws. They make 100 or so at a time in the big oven in the garden. Big asbestos gloves on. Out of the oven on to a big dry tree branch to chill. It’s the best way to eat it. Straight from the oven.

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