Street Food

Four Things We Learned About Food in Istanbul

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by Caroline

  • Turkish chocolate-hazelnut spread is every bit as tasty as Nutella:

  • Yogurt drink — ayran — is not milk! But it actually tastes delicious on muesli:

  • You can’t have too many ways to make coffee:

  • And street food, as in many cities, can be varied, healthy and delicious. But some of these were new to us:
    • roast corn
    rice and chickpea pilaf
    roasted mussels with lemon
    popcorn popped over a brazier
    more roasted corn on the cob, chestnuts
    little nut cakes

    My Favorite Food in Paris

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    by Caroline

    As I wrote earlier this week, eating in Paris is not, for my family, a happy feast of escargot and steak frites. But it’s not all vegetable sushi and Italian take-out, oh no.

    When I think of eating in Paris, I don’t dream (as my children do) of nutella crepes and ice cream from Amorino. My mouth waters for a more savory, spicy, vinegary meal. I wait in line for it. I submit to the typical Parisien bureaucracy and love of paperwork by ordering inside, obtaining a precious ticket, and collecting the food outside. I brace myself and summon my best, most curt French to respond to the surly busy Parisien staff.

    I consent to eating it standing up, outside, with oil dripping down my hands. And then I tuck in to this:

    Falafel. Falafel with broiled eggplant, pickled cabbage, sour pickles, hot peppers, hummus, and yogurt, stuffed into a pita. It’s my favorite food in all of Paris.