If you have lived in Turkey or enjoyed their traditional food
in the Middle East before, you will definitely know my struggle to find the similar
authentic Turkish taste in Pakistan. So, after I was disappointed in finding the
best Hummus in Karachi that tasted exactly like the one they have in the Middle
East, a friend referred me to the ongoing Turkish
Food Festival at Avari
Towers. Intrigued by the name only, I decided to give it a try because
among all the high end hotels I know; only Avari Towers is well-known for
celebrating food festivals from different regions where they do not compromise
on the taste and quality.
As soon as I entered the venue, I could not stop noticing
the extraordinary Turkish-culture inspired ambiance that sky-rocketed my
expectations. Moving on, I found myself in front of a lavish Salad Bar which was adorned with all starters and
sidelines I would have liked to start off my dinner with.
For me, the hands down winners here were Hummus (finally), Feta Cheese and Labneh.
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| Hummus |
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| Feta Cheese |
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| Labneh |
For main course, I
had Lahmacun, which was simply
ah-mazing! It is made of thin dough which is topped with seasoned mince. Lahmacun was
so yum, I ended up taking it twice :D
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| Lahmacun |
Then there was Chicken Molokhia, which tasted more or
less like our traditional recipe Chicken
Hara Masala to me. Needless to say, the perfect blend of coriander, garlic and
other spices made it yet another tasty dish on the menu.
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| Chicken Molokhia |
Though there was a
huge variety of meat and chicken on the table, as Turks prefer, very few of
them had curry in it. One of them was Burghul
Kofta With Tomato and Mint Sauce, which is a must-try if you want to have some
spicy delight at the food festival.
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| Burghul Kofta With Tomato and Mint Sauce |
Now it was the time
to enjoy the most-awaited Turkish desserts that I was literally eyeing from the
start :p. Make sure you do not leave without having this heavenly Baklawa. It exactly tasted how I wanted
it to be – crispy with the right amount of sugar syrup.
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| Baklawa |
Here is another favorite Tart of mine that melted in the
mouth leaving behind an indelible taste.
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| Alka Seltzer Tart |
Though I am not a mousse and cake person; however, i couldn’t help but taking a few spoons from the both and they were 0h-my-gawwd!!
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| Mousse |
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Check out Avari Towers’ website for
more information!
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