Greece and Turkey simmer over simit origins
19/04/2012
In another round of disagreement, both Turkey and Greece are claiming ownership of the bagel-like simit.
By Menekse Tokyay for Southeast European Times in Istanbul -- 19/04/12
In a move Greeks find hard to swallow, the Istanbul Simit Sellers Chamber filed a petition with the Istanbul Union of Craftsmen and Artisans' Chambers (ISTESOB) this month, asking the chamber to take steps to protect simit -- a bagel-like bread covered by toasted sesame seeds -- through a national and international patent, revoking any Greek claim to origination.
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