Sahlep, whole milk and sahlep flour, which is a powder made from the dried roots (buds) of a wild Anatolian mountain orchid

ıslak Burger, a steamed burger.

Balik ekmek (fish sandwich), a very popular snack.

Lahmacun, flatbread with spicy minced meat.

Midye Dolma, mussels stuffed with seasoned rice. Sold as streetfood.

Trying out some Turkish coffee

Turkish pickles at a market

Kadikoy market

Susurluk ayran, a popular drink made of yoghurt, water and salt

Gözleme, paper-thin, yeast-free yufka dough stretched into a crepe and cooked on an iron burner called a sac, filled with cheese and spinach

Susurluk ayran, a popular drink made of yoghurt, water and salt

Lahmacun, flatbread with spicy minced meat.

Salgam suyu, made with the juice of pickled red carrots

Kadikoy market

ıslak Burger, a steamed burger. With some ayran

Kokoreç, prepared by wrapping lamb intestines over skewered sweetbreads and other innards and rotating the log of offal over screaming hot charcoal

Turkish coffee

Gözleme, paper-thin, yeast-free yufka dough stretched into a crepe and cooked on an iron burner called a sac, filled with cheese and spinach

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