Simit (sesame ring)
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A ring-shaped bread covered by sesame seeds
is on the top rank among the simple pleasures in Turkish food.
Simit can be found everywhere in Turkey being sold on the streets,
sometimes displayed in small covered carts, sometimes on small
stands, sometimes simply carried by a walking vendor, piled
on his head. The simit, in spite of the slight variations in
presentation, was always very light and rich in flavor, so much
that usually you took it plain, as if it were a pastry. It makes
an excellent resource for calming down the stomach in the middle
of a hike, for example. Açma and çatal, usually
displayed with simit, too worth the bite and the money.
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