Ezo

Cakelaw, I really loved the story; I understand why Ezo is a legend.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

Ezo, good natured and beautiful, married badly - twice.

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The house where Ezo lived was on an ancient caravan route.

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Though her life was spent in hardship, Ezo became the emblem of traditional values: love, honor, pride, beauty, longing for homeland, and patience.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

In the past, I used to be confused about the difference between Ezo Gelin Soup and the Red Lentil Soup and I find the biggest difference is that, Ezo Gelin soup has mint and bulgur (sometimes rice too) in it while the regular lentil soup doesn't.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

The house where Ezo lived was on an ancient caravan route.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

Though Ezo had six daughters in Syria, she remained homesick for her family and village.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

When dry and dusty travelers wanted a drink, Ezo graciously served them.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

Ezo was born in 1909 in the village of Dokuzyol in southeastern Anatolia, now Turkey.

Recipe: Red Lentil and Bulgur Soup with Mint and Lemon - Ezo Gelin Çorbasi (Σούπα της Νύφη Έζο) Laurie Constantino 2008

Ezo was born in 1909 in the village of Dokuzyol in southeastern Anatolia, now Turkey.

Archive 2008-01-01 Laurie Constantino 2008