Spices & Soup

The Turkish dish, cig kofte consists of vegetarian meatballs made from bulgur, onion, tomato or red pepper and isot pepper. They are oval rather than round and each bears the handprint of their maker. Cig kofte can be eaten as a snack or light lunch.

Lentils were unearthed in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic layers of Franchthi Cave in Greece (9,500 to 13,000 years ago), in the end-Mesolithic at Mureybet and Tell Abu Hureyra in Syria, and sites dating to 8000 BC in the area of Jericho. The ancient Greeks were lovers of lentil soup, as attested to by a comment by Aristophanes: You, who dare insult lentil soup, sweetest of delicacies. Lentil soup is mentioned in the Bible: In Genesis 25:30-34, Esau is prepared to give up his birthright for a pot of fragrant red lentil soup (a mess of pottage in some versions) being cooked by his brother, Jacob. In Jewish tradition, lentil soup has been served at times of mourning, the roundness of the lentil representative of a complete cycle of life.

Tarhana is a dried food ingredient, based on a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk, found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. Dry tarhana has a texture of coarse, uneven crumbs, and it is usually made into a thick soup with water, stock, or milk.

Finely selected vegetables with a fine composition of spices makes this soup ideal for those who want the best of vegetables! ... Suitable for vegetarians, can be prepared in the blink of an eye: one package provides three plates of delicious soup in only 15 minutes!

Finely selected champignons and porcini mashrooms is the basis of this semi-thick aromatic soup, and fine composition of spices makes the full taste for everyone who wants to get the best of mushrooms. …