I'd tried a Simit or two before, they taste a lot like a bagel in that they have a dense crumb and I find them very filling but these have a distinct sweetness that you won't find in a plain bagel. A ...

This traditional Turkish sesame ring is delicious warm with haydari (which means strained yoghurt) or simply served with butter and feta. I love to eat it as part of a breakfast spread. It's the ...

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All across Turkey you will be treated to the same breakfast - freshly baked sesame-coated simit bread rounds, a fruit jam and white cheese, a mezze platter of olives, tomatoes, cucumber and boiled ...

MANILA, Philippines — In Turkey, people eat bread three meals a day, and they like their bread freshly baked. A main staple in Turkish cuisine, bread is served warm and crisp with every meal. Like the ...

A simit pogaca takes two Turkish treats, simit, a sesame seed coated bread with pogaca, a savoury filled pastry to create a unique cheesy toast snack that is reminiscent of a classic Balkan breakfast ...

Here’s how to approach Simit + Smith’s “Turkish bagel”: Take a bite and call it what it really is — a simit, the sesame seed-studded round beloved anyplace the Ottoman Empire once ruled. Instead of a ...

Açma, also known as Turkish Soft Bread Rings, is a popular street food known for its soft, pillowy texture and rich, buttery ...

Dine & Discover is a nine-week series, with a new episode published weekly on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook - so do make sure to subscribe. Hello. I'm Dina Macki. Welcome to the sixth episode of ...