It seems that it will take some time for me to finish talking about the trip... :)
One food I'm really happy to have eaten in Istanbul is fresh figs. I had never eaten fresh figs before, but I heard that it's really yummy and good for your health. So I did some googling and wrote down the name of it in Turkish (incir).
When we were looking for a mosque, we randomly came across a fruit stall. There I saw something that looked like figs, but I wasn't sure, so I showed the stall owner the word 'incir' and asked if that's it. He shook his head, and we left. But somehow I thought that's what it is, so I went back to the stall and bought one.
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My first fig - I didn't even know how to 'open' it! I asked the stall owner to show me, and he insisted I did it myself. There's a very thin skin, so technically you don't need to wash it, and after peeling the skin the whole thing's edible.
It's soooooooooooo yum! One costs 1 lira (about 40p). |
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Later I bought 500g to bring back to the hotel...they're so yum! |
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We saw these purple ones in another market. Sadly, we had many places to visit that day and it'd be too heavy to carry them around - plus they bruise easily, so we didn't buy any. :( |
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I would soooo love to try this kind! |
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On the last day of our trip, we bought some more before heading to the airport. I have no idea whether it's legal to bring this back, but I did... :P |
You MUST try it if you visit Turkey! I don't know if it's available in other countries, my mum said a friend treated her to some in Hong Kong, but I don't think it's easily available. Would appreciate it if anyone could tell me where / if it is available in London!!!
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