I wish I'd known about, and visited this place when I was in Istanbul. I love Turkish Delight and this looks to be the "Rolls Royce" of confectioners. Any recipe that can stand that long a test of...
I wish I'd known about, and visited this place when I was in Istanbul. I love Turkish Delight and this looks to be the "Rolls Royce" of confectioners. Any recipe that can stand that long a test of time has to be hitting all the right spots.
Native Istanbulite here, AMA! It's a bit... not nice these days, lots of construction work, some stupid grandiose projects and some faux-reparing in order to steal tax money, lots of traffic and...
Native Istanbulite here, AMA!
It's a bit... not nice these days, lots of construction work, some stupid grandiose projects and some faux-reparing in order to steal tax money, lots of traffic and crowd in public transport, prices skyrocketing, especially recently (though should not be a big problem for tourists), and low quality cafes and restaurants; but still it's also sort-of nice. Looks like I'll have to stay for 3-4 more years here, but if I could I'd move to Eskisehir, a new and beautiful city.
One tip about visiting Istanbul is to not come on summer, because then it's going to be crowded and touristy. But from October to April, it's really nicer, both because it's relatively less crowded and not sweaty; it's a very humid city and it kills you (well, me at least) in the summer.
I wish I'd known about, and visited this place when I was in Istanbul. I love Turkish Delight and this looks to be the "Rolls Royce" of confectioners. Any recipe that can stand that long a test of time has to be hitting all the right spots.
How was Istanbul?
Its always been on my list of places to travel to.
Native Istanbulite here, AMA!
It's a bit... not nice these days, lots of construction work, some stupid grandiose projects and some faux-reparing in order to steal tax money, lots of traffic and crowd in public transport, prices skyrocketing, especially recently (though should not be a big problem for tourists), and low quality cafes and restaurants; but still it's also sort-of nice. Looks like I'll have to stay for 3-4 more years here, but if I could I'd move to Eskisehir, a new and beautiful city.
One tip about visiting Istanbul is to not come on summer, because then it's going to be crowded and touristy. But from October to April, it's really nicer, both because it's relatively less crowded and not sweaty; it's a very humid city and it kills you (well, me at least) in the summer.
I enjoyed the short time I was there. I had just under a week. It was around '97/98 I visited, so I'm not sure what it's like these days.