Istanbul is the perfect place to enjoy the delicious diversity of the Turkish kitchen. Here are our preferred dishes that you absolutely have to try when visiting this active city.
Döner
A Turkish classic that has also become a bit of a national dish all over Europe, döner comes in many forms including dürüm, which is a döner wrapped in lavaş bread and iskender, which is a döner on a bed of bread with yogurt, tomato sauce, and butter).
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Lahmacun
Often referred to as a ‘Turkish pizza’, lahmacun has nothing to do with the Italian version. A thin and crispy round of dough is topped with minced seasoned meat, which is accompanied with a squeeze of lemon and parsley before it’s rolled up and ready to eat! You won’t be able to stop eating it!
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Kebab
There are many varieties of kebab including spicy and non-spicy seasoned lamb meat grilled on skewers, ground beef or lamb grilled on a skewer wrapped in lavaş bread and topped with yogurt and tomato sauce, or skewered and grilled seasoned cubes of lamb or chicken meat.
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Pide
Delicious boat shaped baked dough filled with many different ingredients from minced meat to spinach, eggs and spicy Turkish sausage and small cubes of seasoned veal meat.
