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Istanbul & Marmara Street Food

6 dishes in Turkey

6 street foods from Istanbul & Marmara, Turkey: Kumpir, Islak Hamburger, İskender Kebab, Boza and Midye Tava and more. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

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Kumpir Waterfront Stall · Loaded Baked Potato Kumpir A single kumpir can carry a dozen-plus toppings piled onto one baked potato, turning a humble side dish into a full meal-sized street food spectacle. A whole potato is baked until the skin is crackly, split open, and mashed inside its own shell with butter and kaşar cheese before being piled high with a buffet of toppings — corn… Islak Hamburger (Wet Burger) Late-Night Snack · Steamed Slider Islak Hamburger (Wet Burger) The bun is deliberately steamed soggy in tomato sauce rather than toasted — the opposite of how most of the world likes its burgers. Small garlicky beef patties are steamed together with their buns in a heated glass display case, then doused in a tomato-garlic sauce that soaks the bread through — "wet" is the literal… İskender Kebab Bursa Original · Sliced Döner over Bread İskender Kebab It's named after İskender Efendi, whose family says he began roasting döner vertically in his Bursa shop in the 1860s; his descendants still run the… Thin slices of döner-roasted lamb are laid over cubes of bread, blanketed in tomato sauce, and finished tableside with melted butter and a spoonful of yogurt. It comes from Bursa, where it… Boza Winter Drink · Fermented Millet Boza Vefa Bozacısı still displays a glass that Atatürk is said to have drunk boza from, kept on show behind glass in the shop. A thick, faintly tangy drink fermented from millet or wheat, boza is served cool in winter, topped with cinnamon and a handful of roasted chickpeas (leblebi) on the side. Vendors still… Midye Tava (Fried Mussels) Fried Skewer · Meyhane Starter Midye Tava (Fried Mussels) The tarator served alongside is made from bread, walnuts, garlic and vinegar, the same sauce Istanbul's fish restaurants serve with fried calamari. Mussels are threaded onto skewers, dipped in a light batter, and deep-fried until golden, then served with a garlicky walnut-tarator sauce for dipping. Istanbul's meyhane (tavern) streets… 🌰 Roasted chestnuts · Autumn and winter carts Kestane Kebap (Roasted Chestnuts) Turkish calls roasted chestnuts a 'kebap', and the vendor who sells them is a kestaneci. Scored chestnuts are roasted over coals on street carts and sold warm in small paper bags through the cold months.

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Part of World of Street Food — 3441 dishes from 118 countries. Photo credits.