Savor Istanbul: A Culinary Backstreets Tour Through Simit, Kunefe, Pide, Baklava, and More

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Written By Weylin Liew

A long and delicious food tour with Culinary Backstreets: Istanbul Eats exploring breakfast simit (ubiquitous baked sesame pretzel bread), peyniri (string cheese), kunefe (fried shredded wheat and cheese soaked in syrup), pide, pickles, pistachio ice cream and baklava.

Wei Sinclair Ngo recommended this based on a blog written by two journalists Ansel Mullins and Yigal Schleifer, which has now expanded to a global network of insider tours of local markets and eateries.

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