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At the end of each year Google releases the world's most searched inquiries. Everything from queries for "how to make solar eclipse glasses" to the most questioned song lyrics (Justin Bieber's "Despacito") to my favorite topic: recipes.
You can look at global results or look through the lens of a single country.
Here are the top 10 recipe searches from the United States in order, starting with No. 1: beef stroganoff, apple crisp, corn casserole, turkey brine, zucchini, chicken Parmesan, pork chops, hard boiled egg, yams, hashbrown casserole.
Not so creative, but it's a solid list of classic American recipes, with two veggies, four meats, two casseroles and only one dessert.
Globally, the recipe searches broke down a little differently. Starting with No. 1: chicken breast, ground beef, pogaca tarifi (Turkish buns), French toast, kek tarifi (Turkish cake), pork chop, spaghetti squash, coleslaw, pesto, dumpling.
Interestingly, pork chops are the single overlap.
It was surprising to find two Turkish recipes in the global top 10. Unfortunately, just scanning the results doesn't give us insight as to why, so one can only guess.
Turkey has always been a hot spot for trade, located between Europe and Asia, so its food is a delightful amalgam of influences from both areas. Fragrant spices, nuts, lamb, olives, vegetables and bread are all common in Turkish recipes.
A Turkish food blog, Ozlem's Turkish Table, is a prodigious resource for all recipes Turkish. It's written by Ozlem Warren, who is releasing a cookbook, available in April. Her blog has a recipe for the pogaca tarifi, which is basically a bun stuffed with a savory filling that is traditionally made with cheese, parsley, olives or potatoes. Cultures across the world have recipes for delicious stuffed breads, and this one is no exception.
Her blog also has a recipe for Turkish cake (also among the top Google searches). And if you're still looking for more Turkish recipes, see one of my favorite Tallgrass Kitchen columns for a recipe for gozleme, a flatbread stuffed with spiced lamb. (Search at Google using keywords "gozleme" and "jsonline.")
Warren says this Turkish bun is enjoyed at breakfast or teatime and is made at home or sold at bakeries and street carts.
RECIPE: Turkish Buns (Pogaca Tarifi)
Anna Thomas Bates is a mother, writer and cheesemaker who lives in southern Wisconsin. Email her at tallgrasskitchen@gmail.com.
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