In this age of globalization, most of the local tastes can be found in other parts of the world. But some local delights remain outside that trend — either because the basic ingredients are only available locally or the traditional and often laborious preparations are too much of a burden in modern-day life.
Three authentic dishes are among those mainly sold in Turkey. The first is the Turkish dish tavuk gogsu, which literally means chicken breast, a remnant from the Ottoman palace whose creative chefs regularly used meat and sugar in their dishes, just like their European counterparts at the time.
