local food, Istanbul

by ophiro
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Meat Kebap

The Turkish cuisine is very famous in the world.

While walking in Istanbul i saw a lot of places to eat - almost every second store is a food store.

They have a lot of simit stands outside and people selling simit while walking with a large mountain of simit on their head.
Simit is like a round bread.

They drink a lot of yogurt called ayran as far as i remember and also with Kebaps.

Turkey is a Kebaps heaven - a lot of kebaps vendors and stores - sometimes even store next to another.

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	local food: Local food Tip Rating:

By mavi-tr

on March 27, 2004

Well, the Turkish kitchen is a rich and diverse one, and your stomach will thank you for bring you here!

People in Istanbul like to eat late, in common with Greece, Spain and Italy. There is an emerging cafe culture here and you can get a bit to eat at anytime of the day.

Turkish food consists of a mixture of many things.. kebabs, mezzes, lahmacun, pasteries, you name it.. It's all here and it's wonderful. Turkish ice cream (go to MADO CAFES!) is great too, plus the abundance of local sweets.. Delicious!

Turkish breakfast is continental style, usually with bread, olives, cheese, fruits etc.

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	local food: Turkish beer Tip Rating:

Updated By dabuwan

on June 28, 2003

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Venus: a common turkish beer

There a few local brands of beer in Turkey. Efes and Venus were the most popular ones when I visited.
They are good and available almost everywhere, though not so cheap when compared to other soft drinks.

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	local food: Local water....oh no it's taged..... beer ? Tip Rating:

Updated By prikje

on September 7, 2005

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waterlike beer

Local beer called efes is almost like water a tasteless.
The beer you see on the picture is even more tasteless !
For good alcoholic drinks you are in the wrong country.

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	local food: Breakfast traditionally... Tip Rating:

on September 2, 2002

Breakfast traditionally consists of bread, cheese, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and olives. Be sure and try the wonderful cherry juice, too.

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	local food: The Bounty of Turkey. Fruits... Tip Rating:

By catdockev

on August 25, 2002

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The Bounty of Turkey. Fruits nuts and Raki are part of every meal. Turks like to feed each other. Odd at first, but very roamntic!

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	local food: Pumpkin seeds.

By benazer

on August 19, 2006

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Lots of pumpkin seeds

A great entertaintment here in Turkey is to eat pumpkin seeds,stops you smoking anyway,you can get some from many shops which sells nuts and sweets.

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	local food: Ayran

Updated By H-TownJourneyman

on February 19, 2007

by H-TownJourneyman
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Ayran

Ayran is a yogurt-based drink that is served in almost every restaurant & cafe in Istanbul, as well as Turkey for that matter. It is basically yogurt mixed with water, and salt is added. Ayran is usually drunk with a meal, but is also enjoyed as a refreshment on its own. Personally, this is one of the few traditional Turkish cuisine items that I don't particularly care for. I have tried it on several occasions, but it is just something about the saltiness of it that doesn't sit well with me. But by no means should this discourage you from trying it, as millions of people here love it! :)

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	local food: Best beer in the Middle East

on June 25, 2005

Efes dark lutfen.

by baronedivandastad
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If you want my opinion (and I'm sure you do, otherwise you wouldn't be browsing these pages), Efes dark is by far the best beer you can find in the Middle East. It is brewed in Istanbul by Anadolu Efes Brewery, which also produces a German style pilsner called simply Efes (boring) and a strong lager called Efes Extra (interesting, but it's hard to drink in the heat).

Efes dark is generally available by the bottle, more rarely also by the draught. It's semi-sweet in the foretaste and bitter in the aftertaste, with hints of malt and maybe liquerice or chocolate, I was too drunk to tell.