Turkey is not only famous for its history and culture, but it's also very famous internationally for its huge variety in its cuisine. Every time we travel abroad we are looking forward to tasting those new flavors and dishes, and this is why in this blog, I would like to show you the different food and street foods that you can try in Istanbul.
This is a very traditional bread here in Turkey its name is "Simit" and this one is a circled bread with sesame seeds and this one already even the word "Simit" has been already accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary. So now you can even call it in English "Simit", it doesn't have any translation just "Simit". It's crispy, it's crunchy and this one usually the locals buy it in the morning, when they are on their way to their jobs, because this is easy to grab and go.
Now, I would like to show you this other street food in Istanbul, and this one is called "Döner." This one is basically beef meat, and they will put it into some sort of tortilla, and they will roll it so this place is most of the time crowded. So, this is a rule in every single place where there is a line and it's full of people, that means the food is great. I have ordered my ''döner'' and this one requested it is in bread. So, you have the option of taking it in bread, this one has a cost of forty lira.
As you can see it's filled with "döner" with some tomato everything.
Some other famous street foods here in Turkey, and these ones are called "mussels" or in Turkish ''midiye'', and they are filled with rice, these are very good and you can find them almost anywhere in Istanbul. You will see them in small little places and people just selling them on the streets. So, this ones you can put some drops of lemon, and there you go even while you're walking on the street. If you want some little snack you can just stop, and buy two or three and on the go. I'm a big fan of these ones, I really like these ones, and also we have ordered in this same place this is called ''kokoreç''.
Kokoreç are intestines, probably some people might say, okay these are intestines, how can you eat that? but to be honest these are delicious. These are very tasty, and I'm sure you will like it. This have intestines and also some vegetables which is tomato, pepper and spices. These are very good, for example, if you go out at night with your friends to have some drinks, after that this is the perfect food. So, try it as well.
We have already bought another street food in Istanbul in this one it's called ''Kumpir'' this one is made of a grilled potato. As you can see, these ones are huge as well you can fill them up with different kind of ingredients, how you want. In our case, I filled it up with some mushrooms, with some cream, with some cheese, with some corn and some other things. There are lots of things that you can choose from. You can fill it up with any toppings. Now and we are here in "Beşiktaş." So, we bought it here, but of course when you think on ''Kumpir'' the place that you will think about will be "Ortaköy" so the best place to have these these foods are in in "Ortaköy." You will have a delicious street food plus amazing views.
Our next street food is called ''Tantuni' and this one comes like in some kind of burrito, it's rolled in some ''lavaş'' which is this like tortilla or bread and this one is mainly made of beef meat. This one is very good as well. So, if you like meat this is also a good option for you to eat and it's very affordable. So, while you're walking on the street you can if you want to grab something quick and fast this is a good option.
Our next street food is called the ''balık ekmek'' and this one is a sandwich filled with a fish, as I already showed you, and with some lettuce, tomato and you can put some lemon as well. This one is very famous here in Istanbul, as a street food and usually when you think on this one ''Balık ekmek'' or the fish in bread you will think in "Eminönü" where some famous ottoman boats are you can also buy them from there they're all the time crowded but since we are here in the area of "Karaköy." We just decided to grab one from here. This one as well are very nice. Hopefully you have liked and enjoyed this.
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