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Çay
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Künefe - shredded phyllo, cheese, pistachio, sweet syrup
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Various Döner Sandwiches
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Pomegranates, ready for the juicing
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Lamacun, very thin Turkish lamb flatbread
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Midye Tava - Fried Mussels (Sandwich)
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Rakı, Turkey's Aniseed Firewater
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Rakı's perfect accompaniment: beyaz peynir
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Panfried Sardines, stuffed with onions and greens
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Stupid fresh almonds
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Stuffed Street Mussels
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Super-Sticky Turkish Dessert
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Dolmabaçe Entrance
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Dolmabaçe Sea View
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Surreptitious Interior
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Kumpir - Turkey's Crazy Baked Potato
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Islak Burger (Wet Burger) - one of Turkey's great street foods
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Maiden's Tower, Istanbul
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Beautiful fresh pistachios and gooseberries
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Fish market, Asian side
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Kokoreç - rotisserie intestine sandwich, with ayran (yogurt drink)
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Leyla shows us her favorite pickleteria
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Pickle juice - spicy and beet
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Strolling on the Asian Side
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A lovely place for a water pipe
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Rachel and Leyla doin' the rakı thing
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Turkish Melon with Rakı - now you're talking
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Galata Tower
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Istiklal pedestrian street
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Turkish Ice Cream (Dondurma) from Mado
