{"id":180,"date":"2007-11-05T22:47:56","date_gmt":"2007-11-05T12:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=180"},"modified":"2007-11-05T22:47:56","modified_gmt":"2007-11-05T12:47:56","slug":"vegetarian-delight-istanbul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/turkey\/istanbul-turkey\/vegetarian-delight-istanbul","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian Delight &#8211; Istanbul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you happen to be a <em>vegetarian<\/em> or <em>fishertarian<\/em> as we are, then dining in Turkey is not a problem.\u00a0 Many of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/SultanAhmet\/IMG_1816.jpg.html\" title=\"Turkish cuisine\">Turkish dishes <\/a>are based on aubergine, zucchini, tomatoes\u00a0or\u00a0peppers, usually stuffed with rice and pine nuts or cheese.\u00a0 Some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/SultanAhmet\/IMG_1817.jpg.html\" title=\"Vegetables stuffed with meat\">vegetables <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/35574-2\/IMG_1816.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Turkish dishes\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Turkish dishes\" \/>are stuffed with meat<\/a>, but even if you avoid these, there&#8217;s still plenty to choose from.\u00a0 There is also a wide variety of dishes based on pulses, cooked with chopped vegetables.\u00a0 The dishes are attractively\u00a0displayed with a blend of different colored vegetables.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/35576-2\/IMG_1817.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Turkish dishes - vegetables with meat\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Turkish dishes - vegetables with meat\" \/>Traditional Turkish meals often start with a\u00a0meze plate.\u00a0 This starter dish usually comes with a combination of iman bayuldi, cucumber and yoghurt, stuffed vine leaves, borek (tiny fine pastry filled with cheese), etc.\u00a0 <em>Iman bayuldi<\/em>\u00a0or <em>the iman fainted,\u00a0<\/em>is one of the popular appetisers.\u00a0 The dish was so named because it has a lot of garlic in it, which as the story goes,\u00a0caused the iman to faint.\u00a0 The trick is to pace yourself and not <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/35556-2\/IMG_1802.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Fish dish - Turkish cuisine\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Fish dish - Turkish cuisine\" \/>eat yourself to a standstill, because there is the main dish to come and then followed by deserts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/34993-2\/DSC_0116.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Turkish meal at Lale Pudding Shop\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Turkish meal at Lale Pudding Shop\" \/>The mains are usually quite simple in style, e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Turkey\/Istanbul\/SultanAhmet\/IMG_1802.jpg.html\" title=\"Turkish cuisine - 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