menemen

Menemen combines eggs with tomatoes and green peppers cooked in a pan. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism describes a version in which onion and pepper are sautéed in oil before diced tomatoes are added. Whole eggs are then set into hollows in the vegetables and cooked under a lid. The same account notes that the eggs may instead be stirred into the vegetables.^[1]

In Özlem Warren’s preparation, beaten eggs and crumbled white cheese or feta are stirred into tomatoes, green pepper and spring onions cooked with butter and olive oil. Red pepper flakes season the mixture, which is served with toasted or crusty bread. Warren places menemen among Turkish breakfast and brunch dishes, while the ministry also describes summer lunches and suppers with pilaf and cacık.^[2][1]