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“For starter we had some roasted eggplants — they're so good. I don't understand why eggplants in Turkey are this good. We have eggplants too, but the way they cook them is extraordinary. Even the ones at the hotel in the morning — yes, we have breakfast here with roasted eggplants. I recommend you always order the eggplants.”
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2 creators have covered Zübeyir Ocakbaşı. Most active: Where The Foodies Go, Mark Wiens
- Where The Foodies GoLoved
Istanbul Food Tour 🇹🇷 - Kebap al pistacchio, simit, wet burger, caffè al mastice e baklava - Ep.2 · @ 10:49
A renowned meat restaurant in Istanbul, famous for its kebabs — the çöp şiş and Sebzeli Urfa kebab are exceptional, with high-quality lamb and a wonderful charcoal flavor.
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Melanzane Arrosto
For starter we had some roasted eggplants — they're so good. I don't understand why eggplants in Turkey are this good. We have eggplants too, but the way they cook them is extraordinary. Even the ones at the hotel in the morning — yes, we have breakfast here with roasted eggplants. I recommend you always order the eggplants.
Çöp Şiş Kebab
We got a spiced lamb cut into pieces and cooked on a skewer — it's called çöp şiş kebab. The size of these pieces almost reminds me of the large Abruzzese arrosticini. Super spiced, slightly spicy, and the meat is top quality, really good. Trust me. I think the best way to eat both these kebabs is to wrap them in the pita, but I want to taste a piece pure first. The biggest compliment we can give a place like this is that it tastes like Abruzzo — it tastes like good arrosticini.
Sebzeli Urfa Kebab
This is the same spiced lamb, but minced meat put on an iron sword and roasted on the embers — it's called Sebzeli Urfa Kebab. The hole inside is the hole left by the iron sword around which this minced meat is wrapped and then cooked on the embers. For fattiness it predominates because it's all minced and you can taste the ember. The grilling happens in front of the customers, so there's also that experience. It's atomic. Highly recommended.
- Mark WiensLoved
Best STREET FOOD in Türkiye!! 🇹🇷 49 Turkish Meals - Istanbul to Gaziantep! [Full Documentary] · @ 15:00
An incredible ocakbaşı grill restaurant where the master chef grills perfect Adana kebab and liver right in front of you, an unforgettable meat experience.
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Lahmacun
We got the best seats in the entire restaurant — front row bar counter seats right in front of the grill master. He is the absolute master, cooks your meat to perfection. The liver has almost no game in it, it's one of the greatest single bites of liver you could possibly have. Loaded with parsley, onions, sumac — that sourness of the sumac all together in your mouth is incredible.
Adana Kebabı
This is the king of all kebabs — the Adana kebab. It melts in your mouth and the flavor keeps on coming, the flavor just lingers in your mouth. That is absolute kebab perfection. I sat there for an hour and my face almost melted off from the heat of the grill.
