MENUFESTO. At Aila, we cook delicious stories about yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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3 MENUFESTO At Aila, we cook delicious stories about yesterday, today and tomorrow. When we cook them, our past paved the way to our future as our roadmap. The priority in this map is to use product with geographical signs of origin. The menu in your hands is also a map of Turkey; we searched for unique local products in small villages, towns and cities and we made use of them with innovative techniques. The aim of these dishes each of which has a different story and comes from different tradition, is to reflect our multicultural approach, variety of products and our respect to nature. Today; we improvise on yesterday for tomorrow. Food is a carrier of cultures, bringing memories from centuries before And we aim to pass this on to the next generation in its best, purest and most original way. We take you on a journey along the Silk Road through the Spice Library of Aila. We provide you a meal right in the middle of Anatolia, in Mesopotamia. On the way to create the inventory of spices in our country, we are also working on unique signature spices of Aila. We are thrilled to share with you what we learned and developed on our journey. Bon Apetit Chef, Umut KARAKUŞ

4 VEGETARIAN MEZZES Tahini Babagannuş Pepper Borani Chili pepper paste, tomato, eggplant, clotted cream, tahini 18 Strained yoghurt, green pepper, smoked paprika, dehydrated yoghurt, parsley oil 15 Mücver Purple basil, watercress, winter greens, cheese trio, zucchini, olive oil, green pepper, yoghurt 18 Soka Hot pepper, clotted cream, milk, sea salt, cream, yoghurt, green tomato cream cheese 18 CLASSIC MEZZES Nazuktan Eggplant, clotted cream, salty yoghurt, saffron, sumac molasses, red rose powder, almond flakes, parsley oil 20 Circassian Duck Smoked duck, butter, lemon, capia pepper, parsley 35 Girit Ezme Sürk, goat and Ezine cheese, capia pepper, simit, herbs, nigella seed dust, saffron, tomato dust 15 Cercerun Eggplant, yoghurt, cottage cheese, mint, butter, clotted cream, beetroot oil 15 Topik Chickpea, apple juice, cuttlefish ink, onion, cinnamon, tahini, marjoram 18 Pickled Pastrami Goat cheese with Aydın fig, Kayseri pastrami, black ink grissini powder 25 Celery Carrot, shallots, lemon, potato, olive, beetroot 18 Kısır Thin bulgur, orange, sumac molasses, herbs, gherkin, hazelnut, beetroot 18 Hummus Black currant, cinnamon, almond, tahini, chickpea, butter, olive, yoghurt, coriander, mushroom 25

5 SEAFOOD MEZZES Sea Bass Tahini, lemon zest, cumin, fennel, cardamom, tomato, eggplant dust 30 Salted Bonito Bonito, yellow lentil pate, red onion, lemon oil, sumac, parsley 50 Leek Calamari Orange, leek, calamari, cashew nut, sumac, olive oil, f irik bulgur 28 Tarama Smoked salmon, beetroot, olive oil, black ink tortilla, arugula, parsley oil 25 Lentil Fava Octopus, red onion, green and black olive, chestnut, mushroom, orange blossom, carrot oil 20 HOT MEZZES Yonga Liver Beef liver, red onion, sumac, halloumi cheese 35 Lamb Kokoreç Sourdough bread, warm hummus, quince, cheese, butter 48 Paçanga Yoghurt with green pepper, lime zest, tomato dust 28 Bread with Meat Bread slices, tenderloin, lemon, cheese cream, soka 42 Oruk Carrot discs, sumac, mint, spicy oil, chopped tenderloin, walnut, carrot 30 Octopus Chard, tarhana, lemon, pastrami, butter, goat cheese cherry cream, smoked paprika 40 Hunter s-style Pastry Tarhana, yoghurt, sumac, carrot, chopped tenderloin 20 Shrimp Eggplant salad, butter, spicy sauce, lemon mustard, pastrami 50

6 SALADS Gavurdağı Salad Tomato, cucumber, green pepper, onion, parsley, sumac, pomegranate molasses, walnut 22 Demet Salad Iceberg lettuce, parsley, mint, purple basil, spring onion, dill, green apple, goat cheese 20 MAIN COURSE Lamb Chops Roasted eggplant, black tahini yoghurt, cauliflower puree 82 Granyöz Dried apple roll, beetroot couscous shallots, lime 72 Lamb Küşleme Ground wheat, saffron, carrot puree, shallots 90 Duck Tandoori Firik pilaff, grilled chestnut, Kars gruyere cheese, grated beetroot, sarıkız mushroom 65 Payyar Tenderloin, celery puree, butter, beetroot couscous 78 Griddled Chicken Smoked chicken thigh, saffron mashed potatoes, spinach chicken broth, chestnut 40 Urfa Kebab Firik pilaff, alinazik, tomato, green pepper 48 Spicy Adana Kebab Firik pilaff, alinazik, tomato, green pepper 48 Mantı Piruhi Lamb shank, Ezine cheese, tomato sauce, yoghurt with tarhana 45 Vegetarian Pide Winter herbs, beetroot, celery, kaşar cheese, herbs, black carrot 28 Meat Pide Lamb shank, chard, lemon, Kars kaşar cheese 40

7 DESSERT Pumpkin Clotted cream, tahini, sumac molasses, grated walnut, orange dust 28 Rice Pudding Puffed rice, orange and orange dust, tel kadayıf, hazelnut 25 Semolina Unsalted cheese, hibiscus sorbet, vanilla, butter 25 Quince Dessert Clotted cream, hibiscus, pudding, cinnamon, yoghurt dust 28 Pear Dessert Sour cherry, zerde saffron, pear chips, kadayıf 20 FISH PEANUT CRUSTACEANS CELERY NUTS SOY SULPHITE GLUTEN SESAME DAIRY MUSTARD EGG MOLLUSCOS

8 COOKING SPICES Sales Price (100 gr) Red Peppercorn 64 6 Yellow Sesame Green Peppercorn Ground Pimento White Peppercorn Pimento Black Peppercorn 23 8 Sumac Seed Black Pepper 23 Spicy Ground Red Pepper 8 Ground Red Pepper 8 Ground White Pepper Ground Ginger 10 Ginger 7 Ground Turmeric 48 Safflower Pepper Flakes 9 7 Turmeric Nigella 9 4 Sunflower Seed Pine Nut Pumpkin Seed Mint 8 6 Dijon Mustard Thyme 5 Blue Poppy Seed 8 8 Fanugrek 4 Himalayan Salt White Poppy Seed 8 1 Rock Salt 3 45 Lavender Cummin Seed 10 8 Marjoram Ground Cummin Blueberry Flax Seed Coriander Seed 6 24 Lemon Grass Ground Coriander 6 16 Wormwood Curry 6 16 Cinnamon Stick Lemon Salt 5 10 Celery Seed Fennel Root 7 28 Dusty Rose Garlic Powder 14 Sumac 8 White Sesame 6 10 Licorice 7 Carob 14 Onion Powder

9 SPICES FOR SHERBET Sales Price (100 gr) Anise Cacao Sahlep Clove Cardamom 63 Mastic 375 Tamarind 8 Galangale 7 Nutmeg Currant 15 Mahalep 7 Coconut 68 Pistachio Powder 16 Star Anise SPICES FOR INFUSION Sales Price (100 gr) Sage 12 Zahter 10 Rosemarry 8 Bay Leaf 8 8 Marjoram 4 Senna 36 Tarragon 8 Juniper Basil 9 14 Wormwood Hibiscus 9 36 Melissa Linden Flower 75 Linden Leaf Jasmine 22 Matcha Tea

10 SIGNATURE HERBS Sales Price (100 gr) Pastrami Powder 72 Kale Powder 26 Yoghurt Chips Green Olive Powder 36 Black Calamata Olive Powder 72 Porcini Mushroom Powder Yoghurt Powder Chestnut Mushroom Powder Orange Powder Eggplant Powder Carrot Powder 20 Tomato Skin Powder 20 Lemon Powder 32 "Aydın Deve Sucuğu" Powder 72 Red Beetroot Powder Cuttle Fish Powder 16 Grissini Powder 20 Red Pepper Paste Powder 28 Pumpkin Powder 30 Quince Powder

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