Flavours of Turkey at Feast

The popular Feast restaurant at Sheraton Hyderabad Hotel Gachibowli has an ongoing 'Flavours of Turkey' food promotion on until 5th Oct 2019.  In a glittering soiree hosted by Sheraton Hyderabad and the Turkey Consulate in Hyderabad, select guests witnessed the exclusive unveiling and tasting of authentic Turkish delights especially curated by the expert guest chef, Osman Çavuş on Thursday, 26th September 2019.

The evening was inaugurated by Dr.  Adnan Altinors, Consul General of Turkey along with his lovely wife Kubrah Altinors. They welcomed all guests with warmth and spoke at length about Turkish culture. Hailing from Turkey, Chef Osman is all set to craft a myriad of signature dishes like Karnıyarık, Izmir Kofte, Kuru Patlıcan Dolması, Tas Kebab, Kasarh Kofte and much more. Satiate your sweet tooth with heavenly traditional desserts such as, Baklava, Sutlac, Fıstıklı kadayıf and more.

Chef Osman Cavus brings a cornucopia of Turkish delights wrapped in vine leaves, stuffed into preserved peppers and aubergines, tossed into sensational salads, rolled into light meat balls and baked to flaky baklavas! This one is not worth missing at all.

Turkish cuisine uses a lot of fresh produce, cheeses and meats in innovative ways. Homemade food is still preferred by Turkish people. Although the newly introduced way of life pushes the new generation to eat out; Turkish people generally prefer to eat at home. A typical meal starts with soup (especially in wintertime), followed by a dish made of vegetables or legumes boiled in a pot (typically with meat or minced meat), often with or before rice or bulgur accompanied by a salad or cacik(diluted cold yogurt dish with garlic, salt, and cucumber slices). In summertime many people prefer to eat a cold dish of vegetables cooked with olive oil instead of the soup, either before or after the main course, which can also be a chicken, meat or fish. One could sense that homemade quality of food in this festival, even though it is served on the buffet.

I loved the snacks such as Imam Biyaldi, Lamb Chorizo & Cottage Cheese Canapes. The salad counter is particularly attractive with crunchy salads and dips such as Yesil Mevsim Salatasi (Avocado Salad), Cerkez Tavugu ( Chicken & Walnut Dip), Akdeniz Salatasi ( Mediterranean Green Salad) was particularly good.

In mains I loved the Turkish style Shawarma which was bland and just right, without the unnecessary masalas they put in Hyderabad. Very nice succulent grilled chicken with salad inside. Pacanga Boregi (Lamb & vegetable pockets) were wholesome. There are plenty of veg choices comprising of flavoured rice inside vine leaves, dried aubergine and peppers.

Desserts are definitely spectacular. The variety of Baklava and Firin Sultan were the perfect end to the meal! This festival is on at Feast till 5th Oct 2019.