Hmmm...The balik ekmekFor a city as water-bound as Istanbul, it should come as no surprise that fish is a dietary staple. Fish is everywhere, and the fish sandwich (or balik ekmek), sold prominently off of boats equipped with fryers and grills docked under the shadows of the Galata Bridge, is the most beautiful piscatorial street-food offering: bread, grilled fish filet, onions, lemon juice and salt. Simple and gorgeous. (See this map for geographical reference.)
Buying balik ekmek from one of the many boats docked west of Galata Bridge on the Golden Horn, the waterway that shoots west off of the Bosphorus
A streetside shop just east of Galata Bridge
Eating balik ekmek
Eating balik ekmek
Post balik ekmek cigarette
Hawking balik ekmek
If i hadn't just had lunch, i'd say "this is making me hungry."
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