Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Carstvo djevreka u crvenim kolicima/ Turkey-the kingdom of simit



Ono što će vam verovatno prvo privući pažnju na ulicama Istanbula su crvena kolica na kojima se prodaje djevrek. Iako ga ima u gotovo svim srpskim pekarama, djevrek jednostavno nigde nije toliko popularan kao u Turskoj. Uvek sam se pitala kako prodavci uspevaju da zarade od prodaje ovog peciva, jer košta samo 1TL, a crvena kolica se nalaze na svakih 20-ak metara. 
 
Prodavci su uglavnom ljubazne deke, koji verno sede iza svojih crvenih pokretnih kućica, piju čaj I čitaju novine. Ja sam djevrek probala na nekoliko mesta, ali uvek se vraćam samo jednom dekici. Djevrek se pije uz uglavnom uz tradicionalni turski crveni čaj poslužen u čašicama u obliku lala. 
 
Ukoliko ste pomislili da prodavce djevreka nećete videti dok padaju kiša I sneg, grdno ste se prevarili. Oni su uvek tu, od ranih jutarnjih časova, pa sve dok ne prodaju djevreke. Na Taksimu I po Istiklaalu ćete ih videti I u večernjim terminima. Uvek ljubazni I nasmejani, verni svojim djevrecima, predstavljaju zaštitni znak ovog grada. 
 
Koliko je ovo pecivo popularno, svedoči I lanac pekara po Turskoj pod nazivom Simit Sarayı, što u prevodu znači Palata djevreka. Na ove pekare ćete naići na svakom koraku, uvek su pune I često imaju predivan pogled jer se nalaze na najprometnijim mestima i u blizini turističkih znamenitosti. Ukoliko vidite mladiće koji na plehu na glavi nose po stotinak djevreka, naročito u jutarnjim satima, nemojte se začuditi. To je pravi način da vam Istanbul poželi Günaydın (dobro jutro) :-)

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First thing you are gonna see on the streets of Istanbul is small red carts where simit is sold. Even though this kind of bagel with sesame is well known all around the world, it's beyond popular in Turkey. I always wondered how people earn by selling simit, because it costs just 1TL, and red carts are literally everywhere. 
 
Traders are mostly old grandpas, very loyal to their bagels, friendly and always smiling, and they  sit every day behind their simit carts, drink tea and read newspapers. I tasted simit on many places, but I always go back to the grandpa where I first tried this bagel. In Turkey, you take bagel mostly with traditional Turkish red tea, served in a glasses that have tulip shape. 
 
If you thought that you were not gonna see simit sellers during rainy days or snow, you have to know that they are always there. From the early morning till they sell all the bagels they have. On Taksim and in the main street Istiklal you are gonna see them even late in the evening. And their simit is so yummy. 

 
There is also well known chain of bakeries called Simit Sarayı, meaning Palace of Simit, and you can find them in the most touristic spots and near the main square. These bakeries are very famous, very crowded and mostly have amazing view if you are sitting on the balcony. 
 
If you see guys carrying hundreds of simit on their heads, especially early in the morning- be sure that it’s just the way of Istanbul telling you Günaydın (Good morning) :-)


 Enjoy your journey lifelovers and world travellers,

Ana <3






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