When you're boasting to your friends about the hotel deals you've managed to nab for your next holiday, you don't want to have to add in the fact that you massively overspent the rest of your budget by dining in the typical tourist trap restaurants that holidaymakers fall for again and again. No, research where's good to go beforehand and you'll find yourself dining in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant serving up tasty food to savvy students, weary office workers and holidaymakers like you who are in the know.
Turkey is the place to go for excellent, affordable street food. Everyone will recognise the iconic doner kebab, which is served up throughout the world. However, to try it in its best incarnation you'll need to head to Istanbul. Whilst there why not devour some other famous street food. Specialities include the bagel-like snack simit, giant jacket potatoes with a range of exotic fillings, known as kumpir and balik ekmek, a grilled fish sandwich.
The slightly more daring gastronaut may want to sample kokorec. This is a sausage made from offal and cased in lamb's intestine. It might not sound special, but once tried the dish is never forgotten. Gozleme are popular throughout Turkey and consist of something between a flatbread and a pancake filled with spinach and cheese. This makes them ideal for those seeking a vegetarian option, although if you have something of a sweet tooth you'll be delighted to know that chocolate versions are available.
Greece is also a great destination for street food, and the Monastiraki area of Athens is the best place in the country to score that taste sensation. In this area of town, tourists flock towards the Parthenon and vendors sell souvenirs, T-shirts and a limitless selection of tasty treats. Roast corn on the cob, seasoned with local sea salt, and sweet chestnuts are two on-the-go favourites. Souvlaki, or kebabs, are also perfect to eat on the go and are served on a skewer to avoid greasy fingers.
The best desert for your meal is a doughnut-like pastry ring filled with apple or chocolate, paired with a cup of foamy orchid tea. If this has you hankering after home comforts you'll be pleased to hear that Greece boasts three branches of McDonalds and the burgers taste just like they do back home, apart from the fact they're served in pita.
Turkey is the place to go for excellent, affordable street food. Everyone will recognise the iconic doner kebab, which is served up throughout the world. However, to try it in its best incarnation you'll need to head to Istanbul. Whilst there why not devour some other famous street food. Specialities include the bagel-like snack simit, giant jacket potatoes with a range of exotic fillings, known as kumpir and balik ekmek, a grilled fish sandwich.
The slightly more daring gastronaut may want to sample kokorec. This is a sausage made from offal and cased in lamb's intestine. It might not sound special, but once tried the dish is never forgotten. Gozleme are popular throughout Turkey and consist of something between a flatbread and a pancake filled with spinach and cheese. This makes them ideal for those seeking a vegetarian option, although if you have something of a sweet tooth you'll be delighted to know that chocolate versions are available.
Greece is also a great destination for street food, and the Monastiraki area of Athens is the best place in the country to score that taste sensation. In this area of town, tourists flock towards the Parthenon and vendors sell souvenirs, T-shirts and a limitless selection of tasty treats. Roast corn on the cob, seasoned with local sea salt, and sweet chestnuts are two on-the-go favourites. Souvlaki, or kebabs, are also perfect to eat on the go and are served on a skewer to avoid greasy fingers.
The best desert for your meal is a doughnut-like pastry ring filled with apple or chocolate, paired with a cup of foamy orchid tea. If this has you hankering after home comforts you'll be pleased to hear that Greece boasts three branches of McDonalds and the burgers taste just like they do back home, apart from the fact they're served in pita.
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