Pazar, Temmuz 02, 2006

KUMPIR!!!!!

I have to say, food in Turkey is amazing. Very rarely do I get something to eat that leaves me unimpressed. Down in Ortakoy, they are famous for kumpir. Many of you who know me know that I will try almost anything, so I had to give the fully loaded kumpir a try.

The basic concept is great: a big baked potato, topped with some tasty Turkish treats. When you ask for "tam karisik", you get EVERYTHING. (see photo of kumpir bar)

So, first one large baked potato is split, then a good amount of butter, salt, and cheese is mixed in with another whole potato. The kumpirci (the guy making it) then mashes all of those together to form a rather tasty base. Then, the toppings start. First, hot dogs (sort of) in a red sauce, followed by "Russian Salad" (aka potato salad), then chopped dill pickles, corn, peas, red cabbage, bulgar wheat, special sauce (the pink one), labne (cream cheese with dill), mushrooms, black olives, red pepper sauce, ketchup, and mayonaise. It is neatly packaged for you with a spoon, and weighs about one kilo. Afiyet Olsun!!!! (Turkish for "bon appetit")



1 Comments:

At 1:42 ÖÖ, Blogger Mears said...

you and junkyard dawg need to have a kumpir eating contest :)

 

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