Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet
Don’t let the modest surroundings fool you at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead: This Turkish grocery store is serving up some of the best Middle Eastern food on Long Island. Kebabs, particularly the spicy Adana kebab and the yogurt-and-tomato-sauced Iskender kebab are showstoppers, as are all the three salads based on eggplant.
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Eggplant in all its glory -- in tomato sauce and in the Turkish salad patlican salatasi -- anchors the mixed appetizer plate at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet is a Turkish restaurant in West Hempstead.
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Patrons sit in the cozy dining area in the front of Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Chef-owner Ufuk Cetinkaya cooks with soul and refinement at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Lahmacun, a delicate flatbread topped with seasoned lamb, is folded over at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Sigara Boregi, fried "cigars," are filled with seasoned feta cheese at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Chicken "chops," grilled thighs that have been semi-boned, are served with rice pilaf and salad at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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For Iskender kebab, the pinnacle of Turkish kebab cookery, sliced lamb is layered on toasted bread with tomato sauce and accompanied by yogurt at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Kazandibi, "burned" milk custard, is served jelly-roll style at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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Kunefe, a sweet pastry coated in syrup, topped with crushed pistachios and filled with cheese, is one of the dessert options at Turkuaz Mediterranean Gourmet in West Hempstead.
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