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Tell us what you are craving and we will do the rest. The suggestions shift as you choose, and each one says why it appeared and what balances it at the table.
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A Mediterranean dish made of bulgur meatballs complemented with a garlic and tangy tomato sauce, without meat.
Why this: Something sour → ekşili · Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → sarımsaklı
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Although it is called a pastry, it is a dessert with milk pudding; it represents Rize's place in special occasions, and its origins are not definitively dated.
Why this: Something sweet → sütlü · Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → karabiberli
Table balance
Suggestions are about taste balance, not health or nutrition advice. Scores are derived from each record's own flavour description.

A common family of chickpeas, tahini, and lemon that transcends regional boundaries; in southern Turkey, it is also served warm and with butter.
Why this: Something sweet → tahinli · Something sour → limonlu · Spice-forward → sarımsaklı · richness
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A known example of Istanbul Armenian culinary heritage: a cold appetizer filled with tahini, onions, and spices, encased in chickpea and potato skin.
Why this: Something sweet → tahinli · Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → soğanlı · richness
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A ceremonial dessert made by cooking together wheat, legumes, and dried fruits, shared with neighbors. It symbolizes abundance and sharing, closely associated with the month of Muharram.
Why this: Something sweet → meyveli · Something sour → meyveli · Filling → orta ağırlık

A halva that carries social significance at gatherings and commemorative meals, characterized by the aroma of roasting.
Why this: Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → kavrulmuş
Why this: Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → kavrulmuş

The filling made with finely chopped onion, rice, currants, and pine nuts is wrapped in vine leaves. It is an essential cold olive oil dish on Aegean and Marmara tables.
Why this: Something sweet → tarçınlı · Something sour → ekşimsi · Spice-forward → tarçınlı · richness
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A steppe soup where green lentils meet small pasta in a yogurt-based sauce; records from Çankırı document lentils, tutmaç dough, and yogurt together.
Why this: Something sour → terbiyeli · Filling → orta ağırlık · Spice-forward → naneli · freshness
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