Borek: Pastry made of a thin flaky dough

Challah: Braided bread of Jewish origin

Gilda: With pickles and olives. It's one of the first pinchos created 75 years ago in San Sebastián, whose name originates from the Rita Hayworth film, "Gilda"

Ezine Cheese: Fatty white cheese from the Turkish region

Kasar: Yellow cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk, or a mixture of both from the Turkish region

Kaymak: Milk-based cream similar to clotted cream

Mastic: Pistacia tree resin

Manti or Mantu: Type of dough filling (dumpling) very popular in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkey

Pandan: Aromatic tropical leaf

Raki: Turkish anise liqueur

Shiso: Mint flavoured herb

Smørrebrød: Danish open sandwich

Sucuk: Spicy beef sausage

Sumac: Spice from a plant

Tahinpekmez: Paste made with grape molasses and tahini

Tulum: Traditional Turkish goat's milk cheese, ripened in a goatskin casing

Zahter: Middle Eastern spice mixture