Eat & Drink
Originally published on Friday, 13th November 2009
Eating Istanbul in 21 Days:
SOUP SHOPS (Çorbası), MILK BARS (Muhallebicisi) and SWEET SHOPS (Şekerleme)
 | SOUP SHOPS (Çorbası) Turkish soup shops are an institution. Most are open 24 hours a day and are perfect for a late night feast, early breakfast or surefire hangover cure. This is the kind of food that your granny would have made for you. Try işkembe (tripe soup with garlic and vinegar), mercimek (red lentil soup with melted chile butter) and kalle paça (sheep head and foot soup). Şehrazat şkembe Salonu - Muallim Naci Caddesi 51a, Beşiktaş Lale Iş kembecisi - Tarlabaş Bulvarş. No: 13 , Taksim Meshur Balat şkembe Salonlari - Mürselpaş a Caddesi 273, Balat Meşhur Fetih şkembe Solonlari - Leblebiciler S 14, Balatkarabaş M. Fatih Apik şkembe - Dereboyu Caddesi 79, Dolapdere
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MILK BARS (Muhallebicisi)Ditch your lactose intolerance and surrender to Turkish milk bars. Many have their own flocks of cows, goats and water buffaloes that supply the milk that goes into the puddings, clotted cream, ice cream and impossibly thick yoghurts that many of these family-run places have been making for over a century. Most muhallebicisi will sell you their own milk and products by the kilo and can be persuaded to ladle yoghurt into takeaway cups drizzled with honey that you can take and enjoy while you ride around on ferries all day. Özkonak - Akarsu Caddesi 60, Cihangir Hasan Fehmi Özsüt - Yemişçi Hasan Sk. No: 9/1, Karaköy Beşiktaş Kaymakci - Koyici Meydani Sk, Beşiktaş Boris’in Yeri - Ordekli Bakkal Sk. 17, Kumkapi | ||
 | SWEET SHOPS (Şekerleme)Forget those plastic wrapped boxes of Turkish Delight being peddled to tourists along Istiklal Caddesi and head to a proper Turkish sweet shop. As soon as you cross the squeaky wooden threshold and set your eyes on the slabs of halva, glass jars filled with spoon sweets and trays lade out with sugar dusted lokum, you can unleash your own Charlie in the Chocolate Factory fantasies. The Turkish are generous with giving samples so taste a little of everything before you make your selection. Itimat Şekerleme - Kantarcılar Kıbleçeşme Caddesi 112, Eminönü | |
More Eating Istanbul In 21 Days:
Modern Istanbul / Hardcore Turkish | Soup shops, milk bars and sweet shops | Coffee house's and Tea gardens | ||
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Food Markets | Istanbul street food | More Istanbul street food.. | ||
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Jennifer Klinec from Eat Drink Talk has kindly agreed to provide Urban Junkies readers with mouthwatering recipes and foodtips.
To learn more, classes at Eat Drink Talk are held in Jennifer's beautiful loft in Clerkenwell, packed with information and useful tips, and you'll get to sample all of the delicious dishes prepared during class.
