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cacik

[Turkish]

Tsatsiki. A dip made with yoghurt, mint, cucumber and garlic.

çalpara

[Turkish]

Crab. A general name for the crab.

çalpara yengeç

[Turkish]

Velvet swimming crab. One of the largest of the swimming crabs. A small spider crab with sweet, flaky white flesh. It has good flavour but is too small to pick, so is used in soups.

Çamuka

[Turkish]

Atherine, Mediterranean silverside or sandsmelt. A common Mediterranean marine fish, usually deep-fried, it is a small, silvery fish similar to the argentine. When tiny it is treated in the same way as whitebait. This fish grows up to 15 cm.

çamur çulluğu

[Turkish]

Black-tailed godwit, A tall wader with a long, straight bill. It has a broad white wing bar and a bold black band on a snow white tail. Eaten in the same way as woodcock.

Çarşamba

[Turkish]

Wednesday

çay

[Turkish]

Tea

çayır mantarı

[Turkish]

Large white field mushroom, with a cap anything from 5 (2") to 15 cm (6") in diameter.

çekiç balığı

[Turkish]

Hammerhead shark, sometimes eaten as steaks.

cemen

/CHEH-mehn/
[Turkish]

Fenugreek powder. This imparts a distinctive, smoky flavour to dishes. Both the leaves and seeds are used, in the same way as they are for coriander (US: cilantro).