Turkish food and Turkish cuisine are often both rich and savory, a true fusion and refinement of Middle Eastern, Central Asian, Greek, and Eastern European cuisine due to the legacy of the Ottoman Empire. Turkish cuisine includes a mouth-watering combination of indulgent mezes (tapas), fresh vegetables, seasoned meat, and sweet, sticky pastries. It incorporates some of the tastiest foods in the Mediterranean, which is an excellent place to start when building a world-class cuisine!