Vegetarian Recipes

A vegetarian diet contains no meat or fish but may include milk, eggs and honey. There are subcategories: lacto-ovo vegetarian (with milk and eggs, the most common), lacto-vegetarian (milk only), ovo-vegetarian (eggs only) and pescatarian (vegetarian plus fish). Tatonia has hundreds of vegetarian recipes; menemen, lentil soup, cheese börek, spinach börek, the vegan version of mantı, mantı, vegetable lasagna, vegetable risotto, pan-fried vegetable dishes and milk-based desserts are among the favorites. Turkish cuisine is naturally vegetarian-rich; outside of holidays, 60 to 70 percent of everyday menus contain no meat. The Mediterranean diet (inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010) is a near-vegetarian model, recommending 3 to 4 vegetarian days, 2 to 3 fish days and 1 meat day per week. Nutritionally, a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet easily covers the need for B12, iron, calcium, zinc and protein through dairy and eggs; concerns about protein deficiency have been refuted by modern nutritional science (American Dietetic Association 2009 position paper). To use Tatonia's vegetarian filters, click the 'vegetarian' tag in the left-hand filter near the top of the page; recipes without meat or fish are filtered automatically. This page brings together the full breadth of the vegetarian repertoire, from everyday soups and vegetable dishes to cheese and egg classics.