Turkish Street Food
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Çiğ Börek (Turkish Fried Meat Pastry)
Çiğ börek — literally “raw börek” — is one of the most distinctive and beloved street foods of Turkish cuisine: large, half-moon shaped pastries made… Continue reading
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Tantuni (Turkish Spicy Beef Wrap)
Tantuni is one of the most addictive street foods in Turkey — a simple but extraordinary preparation of thinly sliced beef or lamb sautéed with onion… Continue reading
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Kokoreç (Turkish Grilled Lamb Offal Sandwich)
Kokoreç is one of the most distinctive and polarizing dishes in Turkish street food culture: lamb or goat intestines wrapped around skewered offal —… Continue reading
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Midye Dolma (Turkish Stuffed Mussels)
Midye dolma — stuffed mussels — is one of Istanbul’s most iconic street foods: large black-shelled mussels stuffed with a fragrant mixture of spiced… Continue reading
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Kumpir (Turkish Stuffed Baked Potato)
Kumpir is Turkey’s magnificent answer to the baked potato — and it is anything but modest. Continue reading
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Çiğ Köfte (Turkish Spicy Bulgur Rolls)
Few dishes in Turkish cuisine have a story as extraordinary as çiğ köfte — a dish whose very name means “raw meatball” but which, in its most widely… Continue reading
