Monday, July 25, 2011

Turkish American Dream: Ft. Lee entrepreneur sees his future in a street-food delicacy - NorthJersey.com

"Turkish American Dream: Ft. Lee entrepreneur sees his future in a street-food delicacy
Monday, July 25, 2011 Last updated: Monday July 25, 2011, 7:34 AM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN

What McDonald's is to the Big Mac, Muhuttin 'Mike' Bagrlyanik someday hopes to be for a Turkish street food called kokorec.
Businessman Muhuttin 'Mike' Bagrlyanik has plans to produce kokorec, a Turkish dish made of lamb intestines, in Paterson.
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It might be a tough sell for Bagrlyanik, a Fort Lee resident and Istanbul native whose company — Black Seas Fisheries — imports anchovies, turbot and other fish to the United States."

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