Narragansett TurkeyArk of Taste The Narragansett turkey is named for Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It descends from a cross between native Eastern Wild turkeys and domestic turkeys brought by English and European...
American Bronze TurkeyArk of Taste Historically, the American Bronze Turkey has been the most popular turkey variety in the US. Its exact origin is obscure though it does include a cross between the eastern...
Ridley Bronze TurkeyArk of Taste The Ridley Bronze Turkey is a unique breed of turkey that was developed on the Canadian Prairies by John Richardson of Saltcoats, Saskatchewan in the 1940s. Using bronze turkeys...
Black TurkeyArk of Taste The Black turkey originated in Europe as a direct descendant of the Mexican turkeys carried home with explorers in the 1500s. After being selected for meat production for more...
Royal Palm TurkeyArk of Taste The Royal Palm turkey is active, thrifty, an excellent forager, and good flyer. The standard weights for these turkeys are 7 kg for young toms and 4 kg for...
Red Tort CheeseArk of Taste Red tort is a distinctive cheese that originated among the pastoral communities of the Taurus Mountains, which span Turkey’s Mediterranean Region. Families in this region traditionally kept sheep and...
Kozak Pine Nut HalvaArk of Taste The Kozak Plateau (or Kozak Yaylası, in Turkish), which ranges in elevation from 500-1,000 meters above sea level, is located just north of the city of Bergama in Izmir...
Patkara GrapeArk of Taste Patkara is a rare, almost-forgotten Anatolian grape variety. It originated in what is now Mersin Province, in Turkey’s Mediterranean Region. More specifically, the patkara variety probably comes from the...
Turkey Craw BeanArk of Taste An heirloom from the southern states of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, the original Turkey Craw been seed is said to come from a turkey’s craw brought home by...
Çekme PastaArk of Taste It’s said that mothers in Foça, Turkey used to say ‘Foça kids never feel full without eating pasta.’ Traditional cuisine from this area along Turkey’s western coast used to...
