Turkish food
Baked Potatoes in Hamburg Are Next-Level
I order an “Istambul-style” potato which comes covered in couscous, feta cheese, olives, salad, and a creamy, spicy sauce. Couscous in a potato. Why the fuck not?
How a Block Party Called Kebabistan Is Shaking Up Berlin’s Food Scene
Kebabistan is one part block party and one part ode to the unsung hero of Berlin’s multifaceted, multikulti food world: the mighty döner kebab.
Meet the David Blaines of Turkish Ice Cream
The dondurma vendors of Istanbul don't fuck around with their ice cream showmanship. If you want a cone, you'll have to endure a seamless magic act with ice cream strong enough to be cut with a chainsaw.
Turkey's Signature Street Delight Is Made with Singing Knives
Kokoreç is made by wrapping lamb intestines around offal such as heart, sweetbread, and lungs, seasoned and roasted slowly over coals. The sound of the knives chopping it also makes the soundtrack of our streets.
We Spoke to the Guy Behind the Dalston Kebab Shop with 23,000 Twitter Followers
Mangal 2 in East London is as famous for its acerbic tweets as it is for its adana kofte. “No other restaurant was tweeting anything unrelated to the restaurant industry,” says Ferhat Dirik, who began manning the Twitter account in 2011.
A Bartender Was Fined for Burping Too Loudly After Eating a Kebab
The act of emitting gas from the stomach through the mouth is a practice that is tolerated, if not encouraged, in most countries.
This Turkish Winter Drink May Be the Original Booze
Boza is a sweet and sour fermented Turkish winter drink with a pudding consistency and just the barest hint of alcohol.
Istanbul's Breakfast Heaven Is a Kurdish Feast
At Istanbul's Van Kahvalti Evi, customers line up for its Kurdish breakfast of salty white cheeses, fried eggs, pepper paste, honey, clotted cream, tahini and molasses, and even a small dish of Nutella. It's basically heaven.
Lahmacun Is Turkey’s Answer to Thin and Crispy Pizza
Despite being a staple of Turkish cuisine, few of London kebab shops choose to advertise lahmacun, a flatbread smeared with minced lamb, tomatoes, Aleppo pepper, onions, and parsley.
Turkish Testicles Aren't a Load of Bollocks
I went in search of something a little unknown to the standard London palate: koç yumurtası, or Turkish lamb’s testicles. You'd better believe that these were some creamily flavourful balls.
How to Cook Dinner for 20,000 Syrian Refugees
The Bab Al-Salama IDP camp on the border of Turkey is home to thousands of Syrians displaced by the civil war that continues to rage in their homeland. Each day, the kitchen staff there make use of what limited resources are available to feed the...