One thing you won't do on a trip to Turkey is get hungry! The country's food has been influenced by everywhere from the Middle East to the Mediterranean to the Balkans. Here's what just one day of Turkish food could look like! Start the day with a traditional Turkish breakfast, or kahvalti. And don't think this will be a small, light meal — instead, you'll get a plate of vegetables, cheeses, breads, olives, spreads and some kind of egg. The egg might be cold, but you can also get hot food like fried egg with sucuk, or Turkish sausage. The word kahvalti means "before coffee," but you're more likely to drink tea with it. Turkish tea is strong, black and served in glasses. People drink it at any other time of the day too. A big breakfast doesn't mean a small lunch. A normal Turkish lunch at home is usually soup, a simple vegetable dish like taze fasulye — green beans cooked in olive oil — bread, and a grain like rice or bulgur wheat. Outside the home, Turkish people might get a durum for a quick on-the-go lunch. This is a flat bread filled with meat and vegetables. For dinner, you can get friends together for a night of meze and raki in a meyhane restaurant. Mezes are small dishes that can be hot or cold and are shared. They include different vegetable dishes, spreads and dips like hummus and muhammara made with peppers, spices, garlic and walnuts. They are often served before grilled fish. Mezes go well with raki — a strong traditional spirit usually served with ice and water. Note that sharing a bottle of raki isn't just a drink — it's a time when friends and family can talk through anything and everything!