"Turks get a taste of the past in ethnic cuisines
Saturday, May 21, 2011
SUNA CAGAPTAY and SONER CAGAPTAY
For some years now, Turkish food has consisted of more than just kebabs for the cognizant. Visitors to Istanbul can try nouvelle cuisine and fusion dishes on terraces overlooking the city’s bridges and spires. Yet, an even newer dining trend is emerging in less chic localities: Turkey’s lesser known ethnic dishes, from “hacapuri,” a cheese-filled warm Georgian bread, to Cretan salad, prepared with pistachios and white (Turkish feta) cheese, are making an appearance in hole-in-the wall restaurants, giving the adventurous a taste of the country’s unbeknownst ethnic diversity. "
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