Türkiye : Food.Hospitality Part II

You know I cant stop talking about food. It's naturally my passion. Here's more on Turkish cuisine.

Taverns
At home we call them mamaks, kopitiams, at the Medditerrenean, they call them taverns. As you walk down Sultan Ahmed Street, they'll be a line of promoters flashing their smile and compliments inviting you in for a meal. One I would truely recommend is Favos Restaurant. Friendly people, good amazing food and yes, a screen to watch football. T.T
And my favorite dish on the menu would be lamb chops (in Germany, lamb is rare to find *grrrr*). I also had their Sultans Harem which is lamb cooked with pomegranate and walnuts. A little too sour for me.

Rice Pudding
I've always thought that only Asians had rice pudding. Turkish ones taste more like pudding more than rice. Sweet, cold and creamy. They even have them in different flavours.

Fresh Seafood
Is that a lobster? Yes it is. Cooked Turkish style. Try the line of Seafood Restaurants under the bridge at Eminonu and you'll have one of the greatest dish. They carry a whole tray of fresh catch for you which includes king prawns, lobsters, sea basses and other catches of the day. Prices are by kg. They'll be glad to negotiate prices. 100g of the lobster was 25TL. We got it for 15TL per 100g. How happy can you get? They even carry you a tray of appetizers for you to choose from.
Place : Yaka Balik Restaurant.

Grilled Fish
Along the harbour, this place turns into a night market in the evenings. They have satays, grilled fish alongside their counterparts selling shawls, handbags and clothes.
Their grilled fish is served between bread which is more like a grilled fish burger. You can sit on stools with a small table overlooking the waters. Makes me feel like I'm having supper at batu tiga. 

Maap abang ikan bakar. Kami orang tidak mau makan roti. Dalam itu ikan saja kami makan.

Kebabs
The one thing that makes Turkey famous around the world. Their Kebabs. Have them in beef, chicken or lamb. In pitas, rolls or bread. Kebabs are damn cheap here. The cheapest could go till 2TL. The cheapest Kebab in Germany is 4€. In Greece I had Kebab which was 1.80€.
I would still prefer having kebabs in Germany though. In Istanbul, they're very dry. Quite a disappointment.