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Top 5 Istanbul Food Items You Can’t Leave Without
Ah, once I was also seduced by a cheap Gucci silk scarf, overpaid for a bag of apple tea and had a beautiful ceramic plate foisted off on me. All these goodies were then shipped to my parents’ place and stored in a large cupboard. Thanks God, I have managed to avoid buying a carpet. In time I have developed a more practical approach to my Istanbul shopping and whenever I go back home I get only things that would definitely be used and enjoyed by my near and dear. And yes, I am talking about food.
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Turkish Tea: Art of Making, Serving and Drinking
An obsession, an addiction, a daily routine, a ritual, a welcome gesture, a conversation starter, a break from work, a breakfast companion, a way to while away the time and what not. These are many roles and faces of the Turkish tea. As a visitor to a shop, a public office, a friends’ house in Turkey you are often served a tulip-shaped glass of hot tea crimson in color with two tiny sugar cubes on a saucer and a little spoon to stir. And the pleasure of hugging that beautiful glass with your fingers and feeling the warmth of the tea on your palm does its magic as it comforts you and lets the conversation flow.
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Baklava: Secrets Hidden Under the Layers of Dough
One of the dearest memories brought home from Istanbul (often packed in boxes and eaten away quickly) is the taste of baklava, a syrupy sweet made with numerous layers of paper-thin dough, or yufka, brushed with butter and sprinkled with honey and ground pistachio, hazelnut or walnut. It is no surprise that so many countries in the Middle East, the Balkans and the Caucasus claim it was them giving birth to baklava long time back and ever since they have been having their fingers in every baklava tray.
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Do Turks Eat Kebabs and Baklava Everyday?
I woke up in my tiny attic room: ignoring the chill on my skin I bravely got out off my thick blanket, did a quick morning brush-up and came down to the kitchen to figure I was right on time - the guys were running around and taking things upstairs for the breakfast. Pure luck! Here in Turkey, just like anywhere else I lived a big challenge of getting accustomed to a new culture for me is figuring out meal timing and customs.
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Don’t Eat Turkish Breakfast! Unlesss Your Want Your Life to Change
Only half-awake, barefoot, wearing the gotten-as-gifts pink-bears-patterned chemise and little heart-shaped pendant on a silver chain I was sitting at the kitchen of Reyhan Hanım* and could not believe my luck - a most elaborate breakfast was served on the table. I seemed to have scored the highest points in the life draw: not only I met the love of my life, this wonderful Turkish man, and now his lovely and welcoming parents but also the whole heritage of Turkish cuisine is pouring down on me.
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Perfect Food Weekend in Istanbul
The decision to go to Istanbul for a food weekend came very naturally – after weeks of hard work I needed a bit of happiness and a lot of good food. The guy who picked me up at the airport asked only two questions: “First time here?” and “What is your favorite food in Istanbul?” His was manti, small dumplings, and I took it as a clear sign for arriving to the right place.