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Hamsi for Hipsters!

Post a Comment April 18, 2012 – 5:36 pm | Permalink |  Print This Post |

Turns out New Yorkers are only now discovering what Turks have known for eons: that the humble anchovy is absolutely delicious (particularly when lightly coated in flour or cornmeal and fried). As an article in today’s New York Times explains, anchovies — known as “hamsi” in Turkish — are being served in a growing number of spots in NYC, from more upscale restaurants to the stand of a Brooklyn street vendor, who has cleverly named the enterprise Bon Chovie. The Times article can be found here.

For those New Yorkers who are planning a visit to Istanbul and want to try hamsi in its natural habitat, a roundup of our five six favorite spots to eat the little fish in Istanbul can be found here. Hurry up, though: the impending arrival of summer also means the end of hamsi season.

In case you didn’t know, Istanbul Eats now lives over at Culinary Backstreets. Same great culinary walks, same great culinary writing. You’ll be redirected there in a few seconds!

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