Comments on: Dogu Türkistan Vakfi Aş Evi: East meets East

By: Eating Outdoors in Istanbul | Istanbul Eats

Eating Outdoors in Istanbul | Istanbul Eats — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:07:23 +0000

[...] DTVAE This charming Old City restaurant serving excellent Uighur food is located in what may be one of the most enchanting outdoor dining spots in the city: the courtyard 16th-century former medresa (religious school) that is shaded by massive maple trees. Full review here. [...]

By: Shanti

Shanti — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:44:29 +0000

I am truly intrigued by the diaspora of people and their food, art, architecture, and more. To learn of things and connect them to another point or origin is fascinating. I live in China and write about food. It’s fun to stand from one point and follow the trail of food across regions and to other countries. Jiaozi to Manti, Gyoza, Momos, raviolis, and other names, I’m sure.

By: Finding Plov in Istanbul | Istanbul Eats

Finding Plov in Istanbul | Istanbul Eats — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:50:02 +0000

[...] take the opening of this enticing plov shack (which is located near an excellent Uighur restaurant) as a very good sign for Istanbul’s dining scene, which until recently had been devoid of good, [...]

By: rl reeves jr

rl reeves jr — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:14:35 +0000

In a city filled with the most hospitable people you can imagine East Turkistan Foundation Food House is the pinnacle of kind, courtly treatment of patrons.

A few words here: http://chowpapi.com/?p=269

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:24:56 +0000

My God! The people in this place are so lovely. I showed up terribly late and when they frankly should’ve been closing, but they stayed open to serve me food. After a long discussion about my time in Xinjiang I managed to convince them to do another 3 dishes for me tomorrow upon request. It isn’t noted in this review, but the prices here are flat out amazing for Istanbul. 5.50 for enough lagman to sink a ship! Also, if you talk them into making suomien (small square noodles that are fried more heavily than lagman) it is literally better than I had in Xinjiang.

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:23:20 +0000

Two out of three of the lagman at the aforementioned Kashgar in Brighton Beach are more or less purely Uzbek. That place is somewhat lacking in its Uighur items unfortunately. I’ll be trying this East Turkestan place tomorrow or the day after by the way.

By: A delicious introduction to Uyghur cuisine… « This thing called Life…

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:12:13 +0000

[...] have been looking forward to this experience for months. Before we ever made it to Istanbul, I read an article on a food blog for Istanbul, about a Uyghur restaurant. I knew I wanted to try it out and see what it was like. I enjoy food as [...]

By: Shaan Khan

Shaan Khan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:18:11 +0000

I think the Lagman is so basic to Ulghur cuisine that it is made in a number of ways. At Kashkar Cafe
1141 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11235. Tel +1(718)743-3832, Lagman come in several forms (soups, stir fried, etc). The Lagman soup has Lamb and a lot of fennel. Needless to say, after eating fresh handmade Lagman it is very difficult to go back noodles from a super market shelf.

Thanks to Istanbul Eats I now have another place to check out in Istanbul.