Turkish Delight
Last night I discovered that I like Turkish food. I never knew I did. (And no, I’m not talking abut the cloyingly sweet desert for which this post in named! Can’t stand that stuff.)
In fact I always considered Turkish food to be either too heavy and greasy or too spicy and greasy like like those damn street kabobs. Turns out I only dislike bad Turkish food. I just hope I can find good Turkish food somewhere other than Istanbul.
Now, it’s back to cold, cold Romania.
January 21st, 2008 at 9:08 am
There is decent Turkish food in Tokyo, just have to go to the nicer
places. Expensive though (well at least to an unemployed yob
like me).
Oh and good, fresh, Turkish delight is decent. Though better are
those Turkish sweets, never thought a gob of grease, honey and
nuts could be so good, but fresh from a good patisery is amazing.
But yes, Turkey overall is great, that’s why Europeans flock there.
January 21st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
There was a famous Turkish restaurant in Shibuya that I ate at a few times. The food was so so and their answer to the halal question was a bit suspicious, so can’t really recommend it. I don’t like Turkish Delight either, though really love most other Turkish food.
Speaking of Romania, I didn’t realize it was named after the Romans and that they attempted to completely wipe out and replace the indigenous population. I’ve gotta watch less History Channel if I ever want to procreate.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:05 am
There is a new Turkish restaurant in Omotesando which was recommended by my Turkish friend. I thought it was alright, but nothing special, but the food in Istanbul was amazing.
I normally don’t like sweet stuff at all, but I have to admit I ate a lot of Turkish sweets. I’m surprised my body did not go into insulin shock or something.
January 22nd, 2008 at 2:06 am
OH, yeah. About Romania, they are quite proud of their Roman roots — although they play down the genocide angle. They say that Romanian is the closest living language to Latin, even closer than Italian.