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Vegetarian Istanbul: Best Restaurants to Eat Local
From the first sight of its busy streets Istanbul presents itself as a kebab capital of the world steering away vegetarian foodies. This impression is deceiving. Do not despair neither sheer number of kebab shops made even more noticeable thanks to the stentorian cries of the vendors. Do not take seriously locals fainting after you declare your meatless agenda. Instead, great ready to fetch finest local flavors from the menus of best Istanbul restaurants.
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.
