Taste my life

In honor of my constantly bursting stomach, I think its time I wrote about the food here in Turkey. Well what I eat in my budgeted and busy life.

There is this adorable little cafe right near campus called Arkadas (which means friend in Turkish) that I eat in at least 4 days a week. The guy who owns it loves us. We come in to be greeted with a huge hug, climb up some rickety spiral stairs and eat that day's special. Its usually some kind of meaty stew, served with rice and a ton of bread. Cok nefis (very delicious!) I also love the Pastry shop near the Superdorm -- they have super fresh pastries in the morning, cheesy/potatoey pogaca. And my newest discovery is the Hisar bakery -- heaven. There are tons of pastries, including baklava, that are so cheap. Yesterday I bought this huge cookie that was actually like 2 cookies stacked, and it was only 1 Lira.

There is so much meat and yogurt here, I feel like I never eat vegetables or fruit. Several times a week I wonder at the possibility of getting scurvy due to my crumbling food pyramid. Then I eat a salad and an orange and dive right back in. The first night I was here I ordered Iskender, which is literally just a giant plate piled with meat. With yogurt on the side. So much meat and dairy....It's all so good though!

So now I am seriously considering paying the 5 Lira entrance fee to the gym. Sadly, when I say 5 Lira, I can see 5 cookies dancing in front of my face. Anyways, that was a terrible description of Turkish food, but know its good, its making me fat, and I love it!