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) :-)
Ana <3
Jela ih i zapamtila ukus zauvek :***
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