Tasting Turkish Culture

 Istanbul Cultural Center represented Turkey for the International Festival at FSCJ...

 Istanbul Cultural Center Jacksonville Women Division is offering Turkish Cooking Class with rich and delicious recipes! The classes will be once a month on Saturdays between  11:00 am to 1:00 pm  at Istanbul Cultural  Center. We look forward to seeing you in the kitchen.  Class will be on  Saturday, February 8th,2014 Class menu will be Manti ( Turkish Dumbling )...

Join us for Authentic Turkish coffee along with great conversation and friends. Coffee Night is a themed gathering of ladies in a nice and warm environment for a diverse social experiment! Refreshments will be served.   Date;  January 18, 2014 6.00-7.00 pm  refreshment 7.00 - 8.00 pm  presentation Please click here for  RSVP    and let us know your participating. Thanks in advance.... Sincerely,  Women's Division of Istanbul Cultural   Center 2032 Southside Blvd Jacksonville, FL, 32216 cooking@atccenter.org

     As Turkish ladies in Jacksonville we try to have Turkish ladies night every couple of months. We had such a great time this past month. We played different types of games like musical chairs, karaoke, needle in a haystack and apple eating contest. We have small prizes for the contestant's.  This months theme was "cig kofte night". Cig kofte is a traditional Turkish meatball that is not cooked literally but actually beaten by hand for some time until it becomes "cooked". While it can be made 3 different ways using potato, egg, or beef; I prefer potatoes. It is considered a veggie dish but we still call it a kofte (meatball). Below I have provided the recipe. Ingredients: 3 big  Potatoes (Boiled, chilled then grated or crushed) 1 package Extra  Fine Grain Bulgur Wheat  2 Garlic Cloves (Crushed) 1 Medium Onion (Grated) 1/2 cup Red Pepper Paste  Cig Kofte Tray  1/2 cup Tablespoon Tomato Paste  Juice of  2 ...

  Last week we had our initial Coffee night for Ladies. We were joined with new friends and friendly faces. As mentioned we wanted to have a different theme for every coffee night and last weeks theme was "Where coffee came about?". Melanie presented a short presentation while I, Meltem, demonstrated how a Turkish coffee is made. We all sat around and enjoyed delicious Turkish tea, snacks and of course coffee. I really had so much fun and I only hope the ladies had as much fun. Below I have left some info that we learned about coffee.   The most popular story of the discovery of coffee centers around a young goat herder named Kaldi in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa around the late 6th century. Legend has it that he noticed a strange restlessness in his flock after they had eaten the berries and leaves of an unknown plant. Monks from a nearby monastery heard of this phenomenon, and after various trials discovered that by roasting, grinding and infusing in water the see...

Hello Ladies! Istanbul Cultural Center Women's Division would like to begin coffee night a quarterly event where ladies can gather in a warm and friendly environment with good conversation. Oh and don't forget....delicious Turkish Food. Each quarter we will present a different topic. This months will be Turkish Coffee Attendance is FREE! Since we love to see new faces we'd love if you joined us for great company, food, and a short presentation.The aim of our program is to promote diversity and encourage women from different cultures to gather and have a delightful night. Program will start at 6pm with refreshments and finish at 8pm. Date; November 1st , 2013 6.00-7.00 pm refreshment 7.00 - 7.30 pm presantation 7.30-8.00 present how to make Turkish  coffee  and taste it! We cant wait to see you so please RSVP to let us know your participating. Thanks in advance.... Sincerely,  Women's Divison of Istanbul Cultural Center