Conversion Tables : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog

1. 1 - Tans on December 9th, 2007

   I am due to move back to Turkey at some point. Even this conversion guide alone is a great service.

   I’ve stumbled upon your site today, and really enjoyed it. You’ve got a new subscription

   Great pics too.! Very professional

2. 2 - Cenk on December 9th, 2007

   Thank you Tansu!

3. 3 - Sari on January 10th, 2008

   Great blog, great recipes and beautiful pics! And with this Conversion Tables-pag you just made it to the very bootom of my hard! And let’s use the only turkish word I know: Serefe!

4. 4 - Kathy Riedmiller on June 15th, 2008

   Saw your story in SF Chron. Taught English in junior & senior high school in Luleburgaz (Peace Corps) in mid 1960′s. I’ve been back twice and now plan to tour Turkey in 2009 with husband & son. Fond memories & friends. Enjoy cooking Turkish food like tas kebab, prasa & carrots, etc. with olive oil, asure, cacik, tabuli. Enjoy eating doner kebeb & miss simits! Thanks, Kathy

5. 5 - De Koekjesfee on July 9th, 2008

   Thank you for these great table’s. You have a very jammy site. I’m glad I’ve found it !

6. 6 - Ayesha on January 15th, 2009

   I’ve just discovered Dorie’s book ‘Baking: from my hoe to yours…im seriously considering saving up to buy the book. one problem though….the way the ingrediats are measured….it’s all in cups, spoons or stick in case of butter. Do you know if I can still follow a recipe to the dot if I use the conversions above for the ingrediants in Dorie’s recipes?…..

7. 7 - Cenk on January 15th, 2009

   Ayesha – I’m sure you’ll have no problems. Every conversion unit you need is above.

8. 8 - nidhi on November 3rd, 2009

   Hi
   I am a long time reader of your site. I have a small question, in bread baking is it possible to use active dry yeast instead of instant yeast?
   If yes, then what are the propotional changes? I want to try your focaccia recipe!
   Thanks

9. 9 - Cenk on November 9th, 2009

   nidhi – Here’s a useful chart to answer your question.

10. 10 - Heidi on August 18th, 2010

    Greetings,

    I am a New Yorker living in Istanbul. I have been here for a year now and I’m still trying to find certain ingredients that Migros doesn’t have. I love the piece about the tomatoes, I think I might order some. Can you please tell me a great place to shop for special ingredients, (not always so special, but hard to find like fast-cooking oatmeal and celery.) I’m going to visit some Macrocenters because I hear it’s like Whole Foods. I’m glad to have found your page! I go to PAWI events as well, maybe they’ll be a cooking event soon.
    Cheers,
    Heidi

11. 11 - Cenk on August 19th, 2010

    Heidi – Nothing compares to Whole Foods in Istanbul. Don’t expect too much from Makrocenter, but there are lots of things there that Migros doesn’t carry. I strongly recommend the one in Kanyon. You can find Quaker quick-cooking oatmeal there as well as celery.

12. 12 - Emily on December 17th, 2010

    This is chart wonderful. I am always scrambling to figure these things out! Your blog is very funny…golden girls really:)? Have been living in Turkey for 3 yrs but looking forward to moving to Istanbul soon for a few more food options, like granola. Having less options though has really made me get back to the basics in food.Look forward to trying more of your recipes:)

13. 13 - Bev on August 5th, 2011

    Thank you for this beautiful conversion chart,

14. 14 - diny on August 24th, 2011

    thank you for this helpful chart

15. 15 - Ashton on August 29th, 2011

    I love this conversion chart! I’ve been a long time follower of your blog and I recently moved to Cairo. I have been having lots of issues converting my recipes and finding ingredients. I was overjoyed to see your explanation of how to strain labneh and get cream cheese. There are many “hard to find” items here that I’m having difficulty substituting. Keep posting more tips about that! So many of the items I relied upon in the US are hard to find. So keep up the good work!!!

16. 16 - Lynn Krudo on October 24th, 2011

    Your chart is helpful. I use it at work & at home. I thought of you & the earthquake. I’m from Israel, originally from Chicago & my son is in San Francisco now. We’re a small country & many things affect everyone in some way. It’s probably the same for you. My husband was born in Istanbul, but his family left when he was a year old. You’re invited to stay at my house should you come to Israel!

17. 17 - Cenk on October 27th, 2011

    Lynn – Thanks a lot for the generous offer and your concern.

18. 18 - Osman Uner on November 28th, 2011

    Merhaba Cenk,
    San Franciscoda yasayip ve bu kadar yemek olayina merakli olupta tanismamiz inanilmaz.Ben 25 senedir Ellis ve Marketin kosesinde yani Macy’s in 1 block asagisinda Jazz Club ve restaurant calistiriyorum.
    Esim Alman ve seni interneten bir sekilde bulmus ve
    devamli takipcin.Senin buralari nasil ozledigini yazan articlini bana biraz once gosterince benim aklima soyle bir fikir geldi: Eger istersen bir kac haftaligina buraya gel,kalicak yeri ben sana ayrlarim ve bizim restauranta yemeklerini hazirliyip seni takip edenlerle bulus.Eger aklina yatarsa bana yaz .
    Seni calismalarin icin tebrik ederim.
    Sevgiler.
    Osman Uner

19. 19 - Cenk on December 6th, 2011

    Osman Uner – Merhaba! Jazz Club’a bir kez uğradığımı hatırlıyorum. Önünden de yüzlerce kez geçmişimdir herhalde. Nazik teklifiniz için çok teşekkürler. Şu sıralar kitabım üzerinde çalıştığım için seyahat etmem zor ama bir daha San Francisco’ya uğradığımda haber vereceğim. Sevgiler.

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