Istanbul Eats » pickles http://istanbuleats.com A Serious Eater's Guide to the City Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:50:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Pickle Juice Anyone? http://istanbuleats.com/2009/10/pickle-juice-anyone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pickle-juice-anyone http://istanbuleats.com/2009/10/pickle-juice-anyone/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:16:21 +0000 admin http://istanbuleats.com/?p=595 mmm...pickles -- photo by Jonathan LewisThe English-language Today’s Zaman has a great article in Monday’s edition about Turkey’s love affair with pickles, called “turşu” in Turkish. Along with the usual assortment of pickled cucumbers and cabbage, pickle shops in Istanbul and other city also offer a dizzying variety of brined vegetables and even fruits (pickled cherries, anyone?). Most shops also have chilled pickle juice (choice of spicy or mild) on tap, which is believed to have restorative properties.

You can find the article, which also has a list of some of Turkey’s best pickle makers, here.

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