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Pastel de Nata refers to one of Portugal's dessert - a small custard tart sprinkled with cinnamon.

Piliç Sis / Pilic Sis refers to a Turkish chicken dish made of marinated cubes of chicken breast, skewered with onion and peppers and charcoal-grilled.

Pilkai is the Turkish word for "kidney beans" which usually cooked with olive oil.

Patlican Ve Kabak Kizartma refers to a Turkish dish made of fried aubergine and fried zucchini mixed together and seasoned to taste. This dish is usually served as an appetizir and best eaten with Pide. This is one of my favorite vegetarian dish from Turkey, who can go wrong with eggplant and zucchini fried in olive oil. Simple and delicious meal.

Patlican Soslu is the Turkish thick sauce made out of garlicky eggplant, tomato and green pepper. Patlican Soslu can be as bread filling with some cheese. Patlican Soslu is also known as Soslu Patlican.

Pomegranate Sauce / Pomegranate Syrup refers to a sauce or syrup that is produced from fresh pomegranate and is widely used in Turkish cuisine for giving a delicious sour taste to the food. Pomegranate Sauce is used in all types of salads, cold dishes, wheat balls, and ground wheat dishes Vefa district of Istanbul, Turkey is known as the celebrated maker of not only vinegar, but also the the traditional Pomegranate Sauce/Syrup. Pomegranate Sauce/Syrup is available in the markets in bottles Vefa is a district in Istanbul, Turkey