HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN: Barbunya Pilaki, Turkish-style Borlotti Beans Mezze

Aug 12, 2022 | Barbunya means borlotti or cranberry beans in Turkish and pilaki is one of the olive oil based cooking techniques in Turkey, referring to cooking in a sauce made with onions, garlic, carrot, tomatoes, sugar, and olive oil. This technique is also common in Greece (plaki) and Bulgaria (plakiya).

Best version of this dish is made when the beans are fresh, but also quite delicious with dried beans. Alternatively, this dish can be made with romano or pinto beans if you are not able find borlotti beans. Like most of the olive oil dishes in Turkey, barbunya pilaki is usually served cold as a side or mezze and is one of the classic and favourite summer mezzes in Turkey.


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