Lezzet, Elwood

Lezzet is the sister restaurant of Tulum, which was recently listed third in Delicious magazine's Top 100 Restaurants in Australia. It has a more casual, relaxed vibe, it's food is rustic and portions are generous. Taste wise, it is no lesser than Tulum - the flavours are bold and packs a punch. 

We ordered the Kuzu ($38.50) - 40 hour braised leg of lamb, smoked cheese and covered with lavash bread. The bread when pierced, released the appetizing aroma of the dish. It was also useful in gathering pieces of lamb which just melts in the mouth and the cheese for eating. I find the cheese a little salty but when eaten together with the lamb and bread, was fine. I like the presentation of the dish, which reminded me of the past popular bowl of soup covered with pastry. 

This is my favourite dish - Seafood Guvec ($36.50) which is a casserole of scallops, prawns, fish, mussels, olives in a tomato based sauce on pilaf rice. There is just something about casseroles that make it such a comfort food. I love that it is ladled over rice which makes it feel like home and so comforting to eat. This was so delicious to eat that Gaz requested that I look up recipes for Turkish Guvec to cook at home. 

 From my searches on the Internet, guvec is Turkish for casserole and it can be made from meat, vegetables and seafood. The staple ingredients seem to be tomatoes, paprika, cumin, oregano, black olives regardless of what protein (or veges) is in the dish. I hope to cook it successfully one day!