On the banks of the Bosphorus. Istanbul in recipes, stories and screams of gulls

The aroma of Turkish coffee, a crunchy simit on the embankment of the Ortaxi area, a cry of gulls above the maze of the fish market - Istanbul, who once sunk into the soul, will never let go. The debut book of Esmira is not just a guide in beautiful places of the city and not another culinary guide - this is a story about how to know the Istanbul Keif, learn to not rush anywhere, enjoy amber menemen for breakfast, small sipes to drink Turk Cachves with the aftertaste of cinnamon and cardamom, monitor Behind the waltz of the seas in the tulip -shaped glass and inhale the smell of the bospor and pomegranate juice inhaling with full chest. A book about recipes that are not one hundred years old, about people whose stories are asked for pages of the novel, about an infinitely beautiful city on the banks of the Bosphorus.

“Dear reader, I want to show you my Istanbul. A city filled with legends and the smell of pomegranate juice, the mountains of defiant orange oranges and tart
The aroma of amber tea. I want to drink you the most delicious Turkish coffee with a cardamom in the world and treat you with an orange jam on a recipe for an unnecessary cloud
Hanam, I want to lead you along the winding streets and get lost in numerous lanes of the Karakoy area, I want to tell you what the real one is
Istanbul Keyf. Let"s get lost in the labyrinths of the Asian Uskudar, let"s have breakfast with a simite with honey and cream, let"s inhale the air of the city inhaling the air
Spring and stroke local cats. I will tell you that for the Sultan dessert the chef, nicknamed Italian, how to cook shrimp for the old
The Ottoman recipe and where to try the most correct Balyk Ekmek. Let"s show you my Istanbul? Your Esmira Ismailov