Turkish Street Food: FRUIT JUICE
It is possible to come across buffets selling fruit juice from time to time while wandering the streets in İzmir.
Here’s one of them. The variety of fruits amazes us. You have the chance to mix many juices. Prices are also quite cheap.
We’re at the historic Kemeralti tuckshop . This is one of the oldest and most popular place in Izmir. Year established in 1925.
It is actually famous for the pastries.
But today we are attracted to the Maraş ice cream shop in front of us.
Dressed in the traditional outfit of Maraş, this ice cream vendor starts making jokes unique to Maraş ice cream vendors.
Let’s all watch the jokes of this ice cream vendor to his little customer. We hope it makes you smile.
Martabak is like a fried pancake and tortilla-like stuffed which is regularly filled in as a well-known street food item in countries, for example, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. In spite of the fact that the fillings may change, the absolute most prominent ones incorporate ground meat, eggs, onions, garlic, ghee (known as oil), peppers, and curry.
For extra seasoning, fresh herbs are used, such as coriander and mint. The flatbread mixture should be very flimsy and requires a great deal of skill. Mutabbaq is another name of the dish. The meaning of the word is collapsed or alluding to the manner by which the stretchy batter is collapsed around the filling during cooking.
The final result is typically formed like a square shape, directly after it builds up a brilliant golden colored shading on the two sides. It is accepted that the dish was invented in Yemen and Saudi Arabia around a similar time. Both the two nations have a huge Indian population, so the dish also spread to different locales of the Arabic world, including Persia, and India.
From stalls, when Martabak isn’t served straight, it tends to be found in various stores in its completed structure. While the sweet assortments called martabak manis are particularly famous. Martabak Manis is loaded up with chocolate, peanuts, and sugar. The dish is also described as a folded omelette with a variety of vegetables.
The main ingredients of the authentic martabak recipe are,
Flour, water, salt, oil, ghee, minced meat, onion, green onion, shallots, garlic, eggs, pepper, coriander, chili powder, and cumin.
Martabak is crispy on the outside and lavishly stuffed inside. Martabak is one of the most well-known street food dishes over the Western and South-Eastern Asia. Despite the fact that it appears to be an easy dish to prepare from the start, its arrangement requires some genuine expertise.
Martabak is cooked on the two sides until caramelized, while the level of freshness involves individual inclination. Hot martabak is cut into little divides and presented with some lemon or plunging sauce. Sweet martabak or martabak manis is especially well known in Indonesia, and its planning strategy is somewhat unique. The mixture is in actuality a thick, which is cooked from one side. The top is spread with ghee or butter, chocolate, peanuts, and dense milk. Cheese can also be used. After the dish is ready. the pancake is folded, cut, and served.
This recipe gives bearings on the most proficient method to make a great Yemeni martabak loaded up with minced meat, onion, garlic, eggs and different flavors. In Yemen, mutton is the most common meat used. Mutton can be replaced with beef or chicken. The filling can likewise be improved with white cheese.
The dish was invented in Yeman and was derived from the Arabic word mutabbaq. Some also believe that it was invented in Saudi Arabia. Theory also suggests that the Indian Traders brought the dish to Yemen. Martabaq is presented with different names in different countries. The dish is popular in Asian Countries.
In Indonesia, there are two types of Martabaq, Savory Martabaq telur, and Sweet Martabaq manis. Martabaq is one of the most popular dishes in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. The dish is tasteful, low-cost, and widely available.
The top 10 Martabak restaurants are,
1. Singapore Zam Zam, Singapore, Southeast Asia
2. Zalatimo’s, Jerusalem, Israel
3. Victory, Singapore, Southeast Asia
4. Martabak Boss, Jakarta, Indonesia
5. Roti-Mataba, Bangkok, Thailand
6. Hameediyah Restaurant, George Town, Malaysia
7. Muslim Restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand
8. Spize, Singapore, Southeast Asia
9. Martabak San Fransisco, South Tangerang, Indonesia
10. Zalatimo Sweets, Amman, Jordan
Artie’s Hometown Diner is a quaint restaurant in Pulaski, NY. Walking through Pulaski is a dream come true for those that love small towns, which I do! My husband and I stumbled upon Pulaski a few years back while vacationing in Orwell, NY. During our trip, we found ourselves craving breakfast out. Pulaski seemed to be the closest option. So, we drove down the curvy, country roads between our cottage and the town. Once inside, we sought out a little diner and as luck would have it, we found Artie’s. Artie’s Hometown Diner is by far the best diner we have ever been to! We were blown away by the locals, the cozy small-town atmosphere, and of course the food! As proof of our admiration, we returned for our honeymoon last year in an effort to recapture the magic Pulaski (and Artie’s) left on us. They cast a spell on us from the first moment we arrived and we will forever be under it.
I had the pleasure of communicating with Maria, one of the owners, and she was kind enough to share their story with me.
Maria informed me that this had been a diner even before she and Art bought it. The locals referred to it as “the place to be” especially if they wanted to play pool or enjoy the old-time soda fountain. Art and Maria moved to the Pulaski area 12 years ago when Art was relocated for work and as an added bonus they were able to be closer to his mother. Even with the move, Art still had to commute to and from work which meant a lot of time away from his family.
Their first attempt at buying the diner from the previous owner, Kathy, was unsuccessful as she was not quite ready to sell. The pair then opened a diner in Lacona which remained open for two years. However, Art still had his commute keeping him away from home much of the time. Two weeks after closing their doors and moving back to town, their luck began to change! Kathy was ready to sell and as Maria explains, 10 months later they had taken over Artie’s diner.
Maria then tells me about how this has changed things for the whole family, “People ask us all the time how it is to work together, our response is we spent 4 years pretty much being apart so we really appreciate the fact that we get to do this together. Art missed basically 4 years of our youngest son’s life. Something he can’t get back, but now we close early, except Friday’s, he can go to every sporting event Sammy has and enjoy our family”.
Artie’s is located on Jefferson Street in Pulaski, NY. It is one of the many businesses attached side by side in that charming small-town way. The inside is quaintly decorated in the “country star” theme combined with local charm and wood accents. You can choose to sit at booths, tables with chairs, or you may even get lucky enough to nab a counter seat. Hanging on the walls you will find a collection of vintage and modern decor pieces including black and white photos of local life, paintings, and other appropriate wall decor. The service is wonderful and attentive, even during peak hours. Depending on the seat, you may be able to watch the kitchen staff hard at work through the pass. Artie’s Hometown Diner is open 6 am to 2:30 pm every day, except on Fridays when they stay open till 8 pm.
Breakfasts at Artie’s are impeccable. Their menu is extensive and includes omelets, French toast, pancakes, and eggs. They also offer specialty sandwiches, burgers, hotdogs, and wraps. For me, the specials menu is a must-try! The biscuits and gravy are downright delicious! The biscuits are made in house and the gravy is perfectly thick and seasoned.
The eggs benedict should also be found on the specials menu. I had never tried this dish anywhere else before, but I loved it! The sauce is homemade and creamy. Both of these dishes are truly made with love!
Their other fabulous breakfast items include toast (made from your choice of their homemade or regular bread), home fries, bacon, and coffee. The home fries are beautifully seasoned and cooked to perfection!
I definitely recommend checking out Artie’s Hometown Dinner if you’re ever in the Pulaski area. They serve out of this world breakfasts for fair prices and great service. This is a small town diner with all the charms that are not to be missed!
4860 N Jefferson StPulaski, New York
Did you ever go to a restaurant, adore the food, bought a cookbook with their restaurant recipes, and try to recreate what you had? If you did in hopes of getting the same dish you loved eating, you might have noticed that it didn’t really live up to your expectations. It’s disappointing, to say the least.
Many restaurant-goers seek out dupe recipes that claim to taste “just like” their favorite meals, only to have their hopes dashed by dinnertime. Believe it or not, there are several reasons as to why the home-cooked restaurant versions never seem to taste right…
In most restaurants, recipes aren’t done dish by dish. Many restaurant meals are prepped in bulk batches called “flats,” then are put together and cooked when it’s time to serve them. The bulk preparation means that ingredient quantities aren’t always going to match up with the smaller portions one would use in a regular home-cooked meal.
While restaurant recipe books can try to give similar proportions, the truth is that it’s exceedingly hard to nail down that exact flavor when you’re going from kilograms to cups. Large batch cooking also means cooking times differ, which in turn, can cause food to have a slightly different texture as well.
I’ll be honest—restaurants are kind of cheating when it comes to the way they prepare food. Most people don’t have the type of technology that restaurants rely on at home. They have sous vides that are designed to cook meats and stews to perfection. They have high-grade food processors. Some even have equipment that lets you vaporize food!
If you’re looking to recreate food made in a super-techy restaurant, you’ll be disappointed. The recipes in their cookbooks are designed for home use, and therefore won’t use the same methods. As a result, the food will rarely (if ever) taste the same.
If you were a restaurant owner who was famous for a particular dish, would you ever give that recipe away? Of course not! It would be foolish to publish it anywhere, because competitors would want to get a sneak peek at it. It also would potentially hurt your restaurant’s ability to keep clients in the door.
Even if restaurants do put together epic cookbooks, it’s extremely rare that you’ll find a recipe that’s pulled directly from the kitchen for this reason. It simply doesn’t make financial sense to do so. What usually happens with the “from the kitchen recipes” is that the writers of the book tend to leave our an ingredient that gives it flavor, or make subtle changes to the recipe. This will make the food taste good, but not taste identical to the stuff you enjoyed at the table.
Finally, the last reason why restaurant recipe books tend to disappoint is because of the skill level they’re written for. Chefs undergo years of training to learn how to prepare the dishes we adore, and so do most kitchen staff. Most restaurant-goers don’t have any formal training in culinary arts.
Chef-level cookbooks are a whole ‘nother animal compared to the ones you pick up at Whole Foods. In order to make restaurant recipes seem approachable to the masses, writers of cookbooks have to change some of the techniques and terms used in them. This, unfortunately, often takes away from the quality of the food.
Though it may seem like I’m bashing restaurant cookbooks, I’m really not. They offer a great way to learn how to make awesome meals and also act as a great gift for fans of upscale dining. However, it’s important to realize that you can only do so much in a typical kitchen—and cookbook writers have to work with what you have available to you, too.
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