Behold, the simit with black olive paste and beyaz peynir.
Turkey has a lot of food that tastes like crack. Figuratively, having never tried crack, but you know what I mean. This is the latest crack addiction I have discovered. Simit, the ubiquitous sesame bread ring that is the bread of Istanbul, which I have only tried with sweet hazelnut chocolate spread, is instead sliced all the way around, covered with black olive paste and beyaz peynir (the also ubiquitous cheese, translated as "white cheese", although there are several kinds of beyaz peynir). I got the idea after seeing it at the coffee shops in the mall so I don't know how traditional this particular delicacy really is. It doesn't matter. It is delicious.
Oh and if you really want crack, we have that too. I HAVE tried this:
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