Comments on: Van Kahvaltı Evi: The Kurdish Breakfast Club

By: Lindis

Lindis — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:10:04 +0000

Best service, best food! Thanks!

By: Funda

Funda — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:59:51 +0000

Ozge,
I don’t think it is an allergy to the word Kurd. There are certain food that associated with Kurds such as Kurt Boregi. But I am from Maras and we consume yogurt, nuts, ceviz at the breakfast it is very much like Van breakfast. That type of breakfast is definitely not particular to Kurdish food.
Today the Greek says that Imambayildi, baklava, borek are Greek food. Even our own invention yogurt is proclaimed as Greek yogurt. Well that’s a bit unfair as the word yogurt is a pure Turkish word.

By: Özge

Özge — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:41:35 +0000

I just think that, when mentioning certain dishes such as deniz börülcesi, ahtapot tava etc., using the phrase aegean food wouldn’t offend anyone, and likewise when talking about mıhlama, you are %100 free to say that it’s a laz dish, these meals can be cooked in each and every house all around Turkey or even the world but either because of their origins or some specific ingridients,or sometimes just for eating habits they are unique to some places or groups. Wouldn’t it be kind of jerkish if i said Cerkez tavuğu’s name should be changed beause it’s cooked all over Turkey. What’s the so very big deal if they said kurdish, every one knows that kurds typically and more commonly use cooked butter-flour combinations for breakfast and also yoghurt which are a bit unique to them. Some people are really and unfortunately still allergetic to the word kurd and they also just can’t miss any single opportunity to prove their chauvinism.

By: Tuna

Tuna — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:44:25 +0000

Tamam Kürtlerde canımız ciğerimizde yani Bal-Kaymağın da tescili mi olur? Bu yüzden Kurdish demek garip olmuş. Neyse araç amacın önüne geçmesin, Van kahvaltısı gerçekten süperdir.

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The Breakfast Beast of the Turkish East | Istanbul Eats — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:35:03 +0000

[...] we’ve written here before, this boffo breakfast has been working its way west, with several Van breakfast places opening up [...]

By: Tony Michuel

Tony Michuel — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:45:27 +0000

Its a goodwork to tell the enviromental culture of Turkey, but be carefull about your headlines , because you re directed people learn about the Turkish culture in wrong way with the wrong names , and you have to be carefull about the headlines you have choosen; not like ‘ The Kurdish Breakfast Club’. Because its not a Kurdish place or their culture …
If you want to translate the words its enough for saying like ‘Breakfast Club Of Van’ …

Good Luck Boys …

By: Salih

Salih — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:16:29 +0000

Kurdish breakfast? you can name it so but same things you can see on the table every home in all around the Turkey no matter what is your cultural background. Some items are special to city Van but you can even not find the same in another city where a lot of Kurdish people are living. Try to not twist things while you are interpreting or explaining. Other than that you have a good website.

By: erdem

erdem — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:11:35 +0000

Ne kürdişi türkiş kahvaltı.Hangi memlekette yaşıyorsunuz yazan arkadaş.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:33:55 +0000

The only thing wrong with your review of this great little place is that one plate is not quite enough to feed a whole family – three of us tried that and ended up having to order two extra portions of kaymak and honey, so see what you did! The gozleme with spicy sausage was very good as well.

By: Istanbul Eats » “No Reservations” in Istanbul: Our Take

Istanbul Eats » “No Reservations” in Istanbul: Our Take — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:23:02 +0000

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