The fish stands in Trabzon, which factor heavily in their local cuisine.
I don't get out much, but I've never seen a tomato stuffed before. Simple, creative, good.
I've been purposefully ignoring some of the national dishes because of the meat inundation. But I was told eastern Turkey is famous for their cuisine, especially meat dishes, so I'm trying them. They are pretty damn good, with much more thought put into it than just meat with yogurt (iskender-you see it everywhere in Turkey.) This is a beef stew.
Roasted chestnuts, for some reason, also a first for me, even though we sang it a thousand times at Christmas.
The old stuffed pepper. It helps when the peppers, all kinds, are in season.
This is kuymak. It's cornmeal with plenty of cheese and butter. It is from the eastern Black Sea area. Damn good. I had a heart attack and loved every minute of it.
A kabob cart in Diyarbakir. This was the most common street food I saw there. A "portion" is 5 or 6 lira, and you get a tomato cucumber salad, whole roasted red or green peppers, tomatoes and onions, sauce and bread. T'was good. See below.
More incredible desserts. With tea...damn.
Sometimes, I've noticed some interesting ways of selling food on the street. Herb wheelbarrow.
Fish cart. Huge fish, from some distant place, as I was in Diyarbakir- ain't no water around for miles and miles, I don't think. And this guy isn't worried about refrigeration. Must sell pretty quick.
Drying grapes and plums maybe.
More of the good stuff. I don't know the name of this stuff, it's not baklava. It's a stringy, gooey mess of goodness.
Cheeses for sale.
A tea overlooking the Mesopotamian plains and into Syria. An incredible sight.
I mean c'mon, that's cabbage? Miracle-Gro needs to do some research in this part of the world I think.
Burning the wheat fields after harvest. It seems most of the plains areas of Turkey are used for wheat cultivation.
are you getting fat yet?
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