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Dishes from Istanbul
4 total
Burma Kadayıf
Twisted Turkish shredded-dough pastry filled with walnuts and syrup, baked in shallow trays and served with tea.
Kumpir
Giant baked potato whipped with butter and loaded with toppings.
Lokma
A golden Turkish dessert of small deep-fried dough balls soaked in cold sugar syrup, traditionally handed out to neighbours and passers-by in the days after a funeral, and sold from street carts across Istanbul.
Pide Ekmek
Pide ekmek is Istanbul's long, oval flatbread, baked in stone ovens and split open for döner shavings, tomatoes, onion and sumac.