Olive Oil Braised Celery(Zeytinyağlı Kereviz)
classic
A winter olive oil dish where root celery is cooked in olive oil with carrots and lemon; the version with orange is common in the Aegean region.
Celery is soaked in lemon water; it should soften without losing its shape.
- Region
- Aegean
- Category
- Olive Oil Dishes
- Taste
- with lemonin olive oil
- Diet
- gluten-freeveganvegetarian
- Season
- winter
- Occasion
- shared table
- Service
- home style
Where to eat ↓4 Michelin matches
Table balance
Taste: sour, richness
- Alongside
- Plain rice or fresh bread rounds the acidity and steadies the plate. A lemon wedge and fresh bread; a heavy meat plate alongside would hide the dish entirely.
- Afterwards
- After a light main there is room for a syrupy dessert in this meal.
- Easy to miss
- Olive-oil dishes are not eaten straight from the fridge; the aroma opens near room temperature.
Suggestions are about taste balance, not health or nutrition advice. Scores are derived from each record's own flavour description.
Shortcuts worth knowing
Right time
Olive-oil dishes are not eaten straight from the fridge. As they approach room temperature the aroma opens up.
Pick the good one
In a well-made olive-oil dish the vegetable holds its shape. A collapsed plate has been over-boiled.
Common myth
Olive-oil dishes seem light yet carry plenty of oil; the lightness is a matter of taste, not of portion.
Where this dish is made best
No match verified by field assessment yet — we never invent scores; assessments will be added with field evidence.
Directory venues serving this cuisine
- 01 Adana Cadde Kebap · Bostancı — directory match
- 07 Midye — directory match
- 07 Simit Fırını — directory match
- 100. Yıl Lahmacun — directory match
- 100. Yıl Pide Kebap Salonu — directory match
- 288 Restoran & Kafe — directory match
An alphabetical directory based on each venue's own cuisine declaration; not an assessment. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
From the Michelin selection
distinguished- Turk Fatih Tutak · İstanbul — two Michelin stars + Green Star
- Araf İstanbul · İstanbul — one Michelin star
- Mikla · İstanbul — one Michelin star
- Neolokal · İstanbul — one Michelin star
Venues serving this cuisine, distinguished in the Michelin Guide 2026 selection. An external distinction; not a GustoScore assessment. Full selection