Adana Kebab and my new found notoriety

At the restaurant with chef Veysel Kebapci and reporter Aytac Can

In April 2020 I wrote a list of must try Turkish foods for CNN Travel. My aim in putting it together was to let people know there’s more to Turkish cuisine than kebab and baklava. I made a conscious decision not to include a famous dish called Adana Kebab because, well, it’s famous. Everyone knows it. You’ll find it on menus in almost every restaurant everywhere, in any tourist location or elsewhere. Instead I thought…