Pizza is one of the most beloved dishes around the world. The Italians really know what they are doing, recently certified once again when their national dish was chosen as one of the best traditional foods in the world, alongside Turkey’s "köfte" meatballs and some other delectable dishes.

While lahmacun, the titular Turkish pizza which saw interest boom during lockdowns, is nothing like the classic pizza, it is just as delicious. Today, I’d like to share with you the key to baking this food to perfection at home, which is not only cheaper but, dare I say, yummier.

It’s an open-and-shut case with lahmacun: A handful of select ingredients are chopped into a paste-like consistency and spread onto the dough to bake. But when it comes to pizza, tastes are as varied as it gets, so feel free to experiment with toppings. Let’s start with the biggest debate on the internet: