Turkey; Paradise for Street Food Lovers

If you are not fun of fancy restaurants, Michellin rated 7 stars chiefs or acting like natural born gourmet Turkey is a real paradise for you.

Because street food is available on most street corners of large busy towns and is excellent if you are traveling on a budget because prices are very cheap.

The most popular is a durum doner kebab that is lamb or chicken slowly cooked on a revolving skewer and accompanied by a sprinkling of lettuce, tomatoes and onion in a bread wrap. You can also order it served between normal bread.

 Other examples include...

Pide: Turkish thin pizza topped with cheese, egg, minced meat and other toppings

Borek: Savoury pastries of varying shapes and fillings

Lahmacun: Very thin bread base with a variety of toppings and baked in a very hot oven. Traditionally served by squeezing a lemon on top and accompanying it with salad

Kokorec : is composed of wound lamb intestines grilled on a spit, chopped with herbs and spices, and usually served as a sandwich.

Simit : is a a loop shaped bread covered in sesame

Gözleme: Thin pancakes filled with cheese, spinach, or potato

Turkish Food and Kebabs " You will feel Hungry!"

Are you a vegeterian or a meat lover? Anxious about halal meal? or still unaware that Sis Kebab, Baklava, Dolma, Kofte and Lokum (Turkish Delight) originally come from Turkey! What a coincidence! As Rumi says "Come whoever you are!" Absolutely, come and eat in Turkey, you won't be sorry...

Turkey’s most famous creation is undoubtedly the kebab but the country has many more creative dishes influenced throughout history by Greek, Ottoman, Persian, Armenian and other cultures.

Sish Kebab

It is undoubtedly the national dish but who knew there were so many options. As well as being served as street food in a wrap, there are also versions, which are a full plate meal, accompanied with rice and salad.

Iskender is one such example. Thinly sliced meat is served on a bed of pitta bread and topped with yoghurt, a special tomato sauce, and burnt butter sauces.

Sis Kebab(pronounced ‘shish’)  is small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer. They are delivered to the table like that. Most often, the meat served is chicken or lamb.

Adana Kebab is spicy mincemeat shaped around a skewer, barbequed and served with onions, paprika, parsley and pitta bread.

Another favourite dish throughout the country is kofte, which is the Turkish equivalent of western style meatballs. There are many different varieties, most of which are regional traditions. These are also served as street food, or as a sit down meal with salad and rice.

There is an emphasis on freshness and frozen ready meals are not popular. Mezes (appetizers) are widely served and main meals offer a variety of meat and vegetarian options. Seafood is particularly popular in the coastal resorts and desserts are often sold in cake and pastry shops. 

Kofte