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No matter how popular healthy eating has been lately, we all love fast food deep down. Agree, it’s hard to come up with something more convenient than a hearty and tasty snack that you can grab right on the run. It is especially interesting to try unusual street dishes from other countries. In this article, we will talk about the ten most popular varieties of Turkish fast food, which every tourist should get acquainted with.
1 Kokorech / Kokoreç
Let me introduce - His Majesty Kokorech, the real king of Turkish street food. Kokorech is not a dish for impressionable persons, because it is nothing more than fried offal of dairy lambs wrapped in lamb intestines. It doesn’t sound very attractive, but the taste ... You can either adore Kokorech or not accept it at all. It is served not in restaurants, but on the streets - in wagons on the roadsides or in small cafes, cooking in front of the client. Huge horizontal skewers spin over the coals, then the finished kokorech is finely chopped with a knife and, together with pepper, tomatoes and spices, put in a crispy white bun or simply on a plate with a side dish. In the "kokorechnaya" on the table you will always find hot pickled peppers or cucumbers. And you need to drink the whole thing with ice ayran or brine. So, if you have nothing against giblets, feel free to find out from a familiar Turk where the most “real” and proven kokokornaya is nearby. You will not regret it.
2 Doner kebab / Doner kebab
Perhaps, doner can compete with kokorech for the first place in the list of street Turkish fast food. Doner originates in the Arab countries, but later this dish made a triumphal procession around the world. In Russia, doner became known as "shawarma", or "shawarma". Doner kebabs are large pieces of lamb, beef or chicken skewered. The skewer rotates around its axis, ensuring uniform frying of meat. Then the chef cuts off thin juicy doner slices with a sharp long knife, which, along with lettuce, fresh tomatoes, onions and sauces, are sent to a plate or half of white bread. Doner kebab wrapped in pita bread or the thinnest yufka dough is called "dyurum". As in the case of kokorech, Turks like to eat doner with spicy pickles and drink traditional ayran. It should be noted that when ordering, the waiter will most likely ask what ingredients you prefer. Therefore, if you do not like mayonnaise, ketchup or, for example, onions, then you can safely say so.
3 Köfte ekmek / Köfte ekmek
Continuing the conversation about meat, one cannot fail to mention the famous small juicy cutlets with spices - kofte, which you can have a snack on the go. "Kofte ekmek" can be translated as "cutlets in bread". Meat balls with vegetables and herbs are placed in a cut half of a fresh roll and sold in all kinds of cafes, as well as from special carts. Such "sellers on wheels" are waiting for all those hungry at the end of a football match at the exit from the stadium, as well as after concerts and festivals.
4 Chi-kofte / Çiğ köfte
"Chi-kofte" in translation means "raw cutlets". Have you lost your appetite? But any real Turk at the sight of small spicy red-brown cutlets wrapped in lettuce leaves and generously poured with lemon will definitely salivate. Classic chi-kofte are made from the most delicate minced veal, finely ground bulgur, onion, tomato and pepper paste, herbs and a wide variety of spices. But the whole point of this dish is that it is not subjected to any heat treatment! The readiness of chi-kofte is achieved by a very long kneading on a special dish with a ribbed bottom. Real masters grind the ingredients for several hours until the mass darkens and a characteristic smell appears. After that, the cutlets are shaped and served with lettuce and lemon. True, there is one “but” here - a dish prepared according to the method described above can now be tried only at the home of a Turkish hostess. A few years ago, Turkey banned the sale of dishes with raw meat, so numerous cafes and trailers with the inscription "Chi-kofte" offer everyone a vegetarian version of cutlets.
5 Nohut pilav / Nohut pilav
When evening lights come on in big cities, carts with nohut pilyav, a pilaf of rice and chickpeas, roll out into the small streets. The seller of this exclusively evening and nighttime street dish will definitely offer to add a little boiled chicken to the crumbly rice. Nohut Pilyav is a salvation for all hungry nightlife lovers or just those who are looking for a hearty and cheap quick bite. The Nohut Pilyava has many admirers – queues always line up next to the carts.
6 Balik ekmek / Balık ekmek
Everyone who has been to Istanbul will certainly remember the most famous local street dish - balyk ekmek (“fish in bread”). The fish caught right here in the Bosporus is grilled right in the painted boats rocking steadily on the water, and then stolen into a traditional bun, adding lettuce, tomato, onion and lemon juice. Voila, a complete fast food dinner is ready! You can taste balyk ekmek in any of the many restaurants on the Eminonu pier.
7 Stuffed mussels / Midye dolma
Dedicated to all seafood lovers - mussels stuffed with rice, which you can try on the crowded streets of cities and embankments. A salesman with a large aluminum tray deftly opens the sink, generously sprinkles it with lemon juice and serves it to you. For those who wish to take the mussels with them, they will be placed in a container along with lemon slices. Stuffed mussels are quite hearty and very popular Turkish street delicacy.
8 Corn / Sut mısır
It's hard to find someone who doesn't love juicy bright yellow corn on the cob. In Turkey, boiled or grilled corn can be bought right on the street. An absolute favorite among all Turkish children is the so-called milk corn in a plastic cup, poured with melted butter, pomegranate or any other sauce of your choice.
9 Roasted chestnuts / Kestane
The main companions of the Turkish winter are definitely roasted chestnuts. It's hard to imagine the cold city streets without the amazing smell coming from the bright three-wheeled carts with these healthy nuts. The seller will fry fresh chestnuts for you on a small burner, and then put them in a small paper bag, with which you can safely go to conquer the Istanbul lanes.
10 Kumpir / Kumpir
Kumpir is another very popular, especially among young people, Turkish street dish. Kumpir is a stuffed baked potato. For its preparation, only very large tubers are used - sometimes you can see real potato giants on the sellers' shelves. Potatoes are baked in foil, then cut or cut into two halves, and a piece of butter and grated cheese are placed inside. It is up to you to decide how to fill the kumpir - it can be finely chopped pickled cucumbers, olives, peas, corn, sausage, mayonnaise and ketchup, or all together - the familiar Olivier salad. All the ingredients are presented on the showcase - you just have to poke your finger at the desired filling, and then enjoy the taste while sipping cold ayran.
11 Bonus: Simit / Simit
It would be impossible to complete the list of street fast food without mentioning the most favorite delicacy among Turkish residents of all ages and social status - simit. Simit is a round crispy bagel generously sprinkled with sesame seeds. You can buy simit in any bakery or from "simitchi" - a bagel seller who appears with his cart on the streets of cities along with the first roosters. Hot simit with a glass of black Turkish tea is not only a great way to satisfy your hunger, but also a real symbol of Turkey.
No one will call this food "the food of the gods", this is food for modern busy people. It may not be considered a healthy food, but it is certainly one of the cheapest and tastiest. It's about fast food.
Burgers, pizza, pasta, chicken wings, coffee, donuts - everything is done quickly and looks great and tastes good. Today, many residents of megacities can no longer exist without fast food. Recently, the number of fast food chains has been steadily growing, but the giants of this business remain virtually unchanged.
Here is a list of the top 12 largest fast food chains in the world.
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This restaurant chain was founded in the USA in 1964 by two brothers Leroy Raffel and Forrest Ruffel. They make their own sandwiches, salads, chips, french fries. The very famous beef sandwiches served with curly fries and mozzarella. In the 1980s and 90s, the chain had many restaurants around the world, but many of them closed in the 90s.
Today the network has about 3500 restaurants in 4 countries (USA, Canada, Turkey, Qatar).
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Pizza is one of the favorite foods of most young people around the world. John Schnatter opened his first Papa John's Pizza restaurant in 1983 in the United States. John used his original pizza recipe, which everyone loved. Within a year, his restaurant became such a popular place that he had to expand his business.
Today, Papa John's Pizza is the third largest pizza delivery chain in the United States. Papa John's Pizza has over 4,200 locations worldwide and is represented in 35 countries.
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This American network originates in 1940 in Illinois. It started as a small ice cream and dairy store, but soon they had to open several more outlets.
Today DQ is a chain of more than 5,700 restaurants in 30 countries that sells ice cream, soft drinks, milkshakes, hot dogs, hamburgers, salads and other dishes.
Their most famous dish is the Blizzard frozen treat dessert.
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Taco Bell is the most successful Mexican fast food brand in the world. It was founded in Irvine, California by a man named Glen Bell in 1954 and was then called Taco Tia. Bell focused on selling tacos, the Mexican national dish. His restaurant was a great success and very soon he opened many restaurants throughout Southern California.
Leaders in terms of sales: not only large-scale, but also popular with guests
1. McDonald's
A network with 75 years of history that needs no introduction. In Russia since 1990, the queues at the first McDonald's are one of the most memorable moments in the history of new Russia. In recent years, they have seriously taken up the development of the concept - breakfasts around the clock, burgers assembled to order, digital innovations, the introduction of elements free flow - everything to win the fight against new fast casual players and retain guests.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: burgers
Number of points: more than 36 thousand
Sales volume: $35.4 billion
2 Subway
The largest network in terms of the number of points. Positioned as a healthy alternative to standard fast food chains, which is reflected in the company's slogan "Eat Fresh!" (Eat fresh!). The Subway franchise is very popular among aspiring Russian restaurateurs. But such popularity has a downside - inexperienced franchisees often spoil their image: they quickly go bankrupt and blame the Americans for everything.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: sandwiches
Number of points: more than 44 thousand
Sales volume: $12.3 billion
3 Burger King
Whether it is an American network or already a Brazilian one is an open question: since 2010, a controlling stake has been owned by 3G Capital from Brazil. In the same year, Burger King entered the Russian market.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: burgers
Number of points: more than 14 thousand
Sales volume: $8.6 billion
4. Wendy's
The history of Wendy's in Russia is not as rosy as it is all over the world. In 2010, not just anyone, but Mikhail Zelman himself and his partners (Food Service Capital, which includes Arpikom) became the Russian franchisee. The Russian partners were going to open 180 restaurants in for 10 years, but the brand left Russia in 2014. The American headquarters say that the decision is "devoid of political motivation" and the company "expects to return to Russia."
Headquarters: USA
Segment: burgers
Number of points: more than 6.5 thousand
Sales volume: $8.6 billion
5. Taco Bell
International network of adapted Tex-Mex cuisine. It is curious that Taco Bell tried to enter the Mexican market twice, but both times unsuccessfully - the local population does not like adaptation.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: tacos, burritos
Number of points: about 6 thousand
Sales volume: $8.2 billion
6. Chick-fil-A
The owner of this famous US chicken chain, Don Cathy, is a strict Baptist. His adamant convictions led to a big scandal: the restaurateur spoke out against same-sex marriage, calling gay people "arrogant." However, despite the pickets and even boycotts of guests who advocate tolerance and political correctness, Chick-fil-A is confidently opening new restaurants.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: chicken dishes
Number of points: about 2 thousand
Sales volume: $5.7 billion
7. KFC
Domestic lovers of fried chicken have already forgotten that there was once Rostik's from Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, chicken fast food in Russia began with it, and KFC came to the expanses of the motherland as a business partner of the ubiquitous Rosinter. And many people know about the secret 11 herbs and spices that give the brand's dishes a signature taste.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: chicken dishes
Number of points: about 18 thousand
Sales volume: over $4.2 billion
8 Chipotle Mexican Grill
Fast-casual a network where, in principle, they cook only from natural and ethically impeccable products. At one time, McDonald's Corporation owned a controlling stake in Chipotle, but in 2006 the giant cleaned up its brand portfolio and got rid of Chipotle . It is curious that this is one of the few chains that fundamentally does not go for franchising. How they manage to manage so many points on their own - one can only guess.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: tacos, burritos
Number of points: about 1.9 thousand
Sales volume: $4.1 billion
9. Sonic America's Drive-In
Favorite by American truckers and just drivers, the format network drive-i n with waitresses on roller skates, hamburgers and french fries, onion rings and hot dogs.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: gas station diner
Number of points: about 3.5 thousand
Sales volume: $4 billion
10 Dairy Queen
Almost the first points for the sale of soft ice cream - a cool treat has been served here since 1940. There are many teenagers among the guests, so the menu has everything that growing organisms need: in particular, hamburgers and ice cream desserts.
Headquarters: USA
Segment: burgers, ice cream
Number of points: about 5 thousand
Sales volume: $3.2 billion
The information is based on NRN.com data for the period from June 1, 2014 to June 2015.
The most popular Top fast food dishes from around the world...Street food in Ukraine. August 30, 2012
Fast food (English fast food - fast food) - a dish prepared for fast food. The Law of Format prescribes that the time between preparation and sale should not exceed ten minutes. This is just one of the possible definitions of fast food, but there is still no single definition. At the same time, almost everyone agrees that this is fast food, produced on a large scale, when dishes are prepared not to order, but from semi-finished products.
Today, the fast food industry is one of the most dynamically developing segments of the economy in the world. Fast food restaurants are found in almost every country in the world: from America to Japan, from Australia to Iceland. McDonald's alone has spread its networks in 119 countries, while there are no number of local varieties of fast food. In Russia, in addition to world "stars", there are also their own: Rostik "s", "Russian Bistro", "Baby Potato" , "Teremok - Russian pancakes", as well as countless tents with shawarma and grilled chicken.
It is believed that fast food is a child of the 20th century. In fact, it has existed for centuries, because even the ancient Romans loved to have a quick bite to eat. Often the "descendants of Mars" refused to cook at home, in many Roman houses there were no kitchens at all. But in every city there were a lot of eateries and bazaars where they sold all kinds of food. By the way, it was then that the prototype of pizza appeared - a cake made from yeast dough, smeared with olive oil. The Romans also had their own hamburgers. They fried beef cakes and ate them with bread.
1. Mint tea, Morocco
Glasses filled to the brim with mint and a large portion of sugar stand ready to brew the famous Moroccan mint tea. The drink is refreshing on a hot day in Marrakesh, but it's more than just a thirst quencher. Making and drinking tea is an integral part of Moroccan culture and a must-have experience that every tourist should go through.
2. Miaokou Night Market in Taiwan
There is an old temple in the middle of Miaokou Night Market, but the main thing here is fasting. Yellow lanterns in the marketplace illuminate tables of mouth-watering traditional Taiwanese goodies. Here you will find spicy noodle soup, oyster scrambled eggs, snails, glutinous rice and tripe. Taiwanese people and tourists alike agree that a visit to the market is not complete without a fruity dessert called icy prune bubbles.
3. Shanghai dumplings, China
A Shanghai street vendor serves freshly cooked, Chinese-favorite urban snack, dumplings. These treats are widely distributed throughout Shanghai and are available to customers in a wide variety of flavors and combinations.
4. Noodles, Thailand
A sieve of noodles on an open fire takes all the attention of a chef in Bangkok's Chinatown. Many passers-by simply cannot resist the skill of these street chefs and the flavor of their creations.
5. Chicken innards, Philippines
Filipino street vendors created this dish, which is chicken innards on skewers. The giblets are first marinated and then grilled or just deep fried. This yummy is usually served with a sweet, sour or spicy sauce.
6. Beach delicacies, India
When Goan beachgoers need a break, these goodies always come in handy. An endless stream of samosas, chicken, soft drinks and other Indian favorites can always be found on Anyuna Beach.
7. Grasshoppers, China
Chinese street vendors love this bouquet of grasshoppers on skewers, which are always a surprise to Western tourists. However, eating insects is not uncommon these days. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization claims that about 1,400 species of protein-rich insects are regularly eaten by people around the world.
8 Banh Mi Sandwiches, Vietnam
A Vietnamese street vendor serves this relic of the colonial past with a smile. Banh me sandwiches are made with a French baguette filled with a delicious variety of meats and vegetables. They are eaten with pleasure throughout Vietnam, especially for breakfast.
9. Sausages, Germany
Only the best types of sausages are served on such trays. Street food lovers in Germany (especially at various festivals and fairs) are happy to eat bratwurst, bockwurst and other sausage delicacies, washed down with delicious German beer.
10. Ceviche, Peru
A chef prepares ceviche in the seaside town of Mancora, Peru. Ceviche is a popular dish throughout Latin America and is made with citrus juice, in this case lime juice, in which a mixture of raw fish and other seafood is marinated.
11. Pork, Cambodia
Tourists do not need to be able to speak Khmer to understand the menu of such a street stall in Phnom Penh. By the way, pork is one of the most common types of meat eaten in the world. Austria leads the world in pork consumption, followed by Spain and Denmark.
12. Kolkata kati rolls (India)
Imagine rolls cut from a long "sausage" of eggs, vigorous fresh onions, fresh green chili, mouth-watering slices of meat or fish, baked in the Indian version of the tandoori oven and wrapped in delicious Indian paratha. With this traditional snack very popular all over India (and now many other parts of the world), it's getting harder and harder to compete with other popular fast food dishes.
13. Cornish Meat Pie (UK)
One of the United Kingdom's most significant contributions to the world's history of "fast response nutrition". This traditional British light "lunch on the go" is baked from dough, which is rolled out in the form of pancakes and wrapped around the filling. Filling - beef, swede, carrots, potatoes, onions. By the way, the dish was born in the 18th century among English miners. They say that a specific form was invented for these pies so that the miners could take them ... with unwashed hands!
A sunny island in the Caribbean is unimaginable without the famous beef patties. Numerous restaurants, cafes and just street vendors offer this dish at every turn, stunning with its juiciness, unique aroma of tropical spices and a sauce of fish and vegetable pieces that complements the rich taste of selected minced meat.
15. Cevapcici (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
One of the most popular dishes of the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula. It is fried sausages made from ground meat (beef, pork) with onions and spices. Čevapčići is served with lots of diced onion and fresh white bread (pita). The garnish is also served with chopped capsicum rings, sliced tomatoes or fried potatoes. In the fast food version, sausages are wrapped in thin hot cakes, and sour cream with cheese is used as a sauce.
16. Hotteok pancakes (Korea)
When your mouth literally burns from consumed spicy Asian foods, it is worth remembering that the East is not only spices and hot spices. Imagine, the East is also unique desserts! And if you want the latter and you are also somewhere in Korea, look around. You're bound to see numerous brazier stalls preparing these popular soft pancakes filled with raw sugar, cinnamon, crushed nuts and sesame seeds in front of salivating customers.
Top dishes of Ukrainian fast food
1. Hot dog
A hot dog, also known throughout the world as a hot dog, is a dish known to the general public as American, but not America, but Germany is considered its homeland. A butcher who lives in the city of Frankfurt came up with thin and long hot sausages called Dachshund, which means dachshund in German. Later, a German emigrant brought these sausages to America and already opened his own small business there, selling sausage wrapped in slices of bread on the streets. The business was very successful and the dish became very popular among Americans. Later, instead of ordinary slices of bread, they began to use a hot oblong bun. This unpretentious sandwich received the name hot dog a little later, when at the beginning of the 20th century the American artist Dargan created an illustration for such a popular and beloved dish and, not knowing how to correctly translate the name from German, signed the illustration in English. So the hot sausage in a bun became known as a hot dog.
2. Shawarma
As soon as this oriental dish is not called: both shawarma, and shawarma, and even shuarma. Lavash stuffed with minced meat, often chicken, with the addition of various spices, sauces and salad is very fond of Ukrainians. Turkey is considered the birthplace of shawarma, and there it is called kebab. Previously, finely chopped fried meat with vegetables and salad was wrapped in a thin Arabic flatbread (pita), later, when the kebab reached Armenia and became known as shawarma, the flatbread was replaced with thin pita bread. In this form, this dish reached Ukraine. Of course, the sanitary standards in the shawarma shop leave much to be desired. But despite this, many Ukrainians, at their own peril and risk, have tried this dish of Turkish origin at least once in their lives. By the way, if you do not trust street vendors, you can cook shawarma at home.
3. Cheburek
A pie made of unleavened dough and minced meat, called cheburek, is a dish of Crimean Tatar cuisine in its origin. Surely, when you came to the Crimea, you met more than one pastry shop where they really sell delicious pasties. In the modern recipe, not only minced meat, but also cheese, potatoes, and mushrooms are used as a filling for cheburek. Here, as they say, the taste and color, the main thing is to remember that the cheburek is fried in hot oil, respectively, this dish is fatty and by no means healthy, as well as high-calorie.
4. Baklava
Baklava, a popular confectionery dish in the East, has long been loved by Ukrainians. It is especially popular on the territory of the Crimean peninsula - in summer, honey baklava is sold right on the beaches. The first mention of this sweet dates back to the 15th century, baklava was prepared in 1453 for the Turkish Sultan Fatih by his personal chef and impressed the Sultan so much that he ordered the recipe to be immortalized. Since then, this multi-layered dessert has been prepared at every holiday. Turkish baklava is considered one of the strongest aphrodisiacs. Honey and nuts, which are part of baklava, contain substances necessary for male power. Today there are a huge number of types of baklava. At the mere sight of this sweetness, it is difficult to resist and not taste at least a piece.
5. Pie
The classic pie is considered a traditional Russian dish. One of the most famous dishes has come down to us from ancient times. Remember at least Soviet cartoons, for example, the same Little Red Riding Hood, who carried pies for her grandmother. Apparently, even the wolf knew a lot about Russian cuisine, since he kidnapped a girl with pies. Today, pies are still baked for the holidays, especially since there is a huge variety of their fillings and shapes. However, if in a restaurant you can still taste a pie according to the most exquisite recipe, then on the shelves of "grandmothers" this dish has long turned into street fast food.
6. McDonalds Cheeseburger
In my opinion, in modern society, unfortunately, there are practically no people left who would not at least try a cheeseburger from McDonalds at least once. I myself have many acquaintances who like to often go to Mac - as they call it. , consisting of buns, meat, cheese, ketchup, onion and pickled cucumber. 
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