More Mezze

After the kokoreç and findik and then some beers, Fulya and I had a lovely dinner at Ciya in Kadikoy. You choose from a number of hot entrees there and also get to load a plate up with your choice of mezze. I’m not sure what most of the mezze were, but they were all delicious. Fulya herself didn’t recognize most of them, since the restaurant bring ingredients in from little villages in Anatolia where people cook very much based on what is locally and immediately available. We shared a lovely eggplant and lentil stew after the mezze and for the dessert had these candied fresh walnuts served with clotted cream. They were fantastic with hot black tea.