We received several types of bread with our meal, including paper-thin lavas and pizza-like lahmacun, which we will explain later. But the bread we used to scoop up all of our mezes was an airy, ...

Store-bought pita stands in for the more traditional lavash base in this version of lahmacun–a popular street food in Syria, Turkey, and elsewhere in the Middle East.

It's also an ingredient in Indian garam masala which is excellent with lamb, is essential in lahmacun -- sometimes dubbed Turkish pizza, and also in pastitsio, a beef or lamb-based pasta dish which is ...

The restaurant owner’s passion for his food and culture made the dining experience feel like more than just a meal — it was a celebration of hospitality and tradition, Xu write.

A city sitting between Europe and Asia has been deemed the continent's most cost-effective and well worth a visit this autumn ...

Experience: an opulent, black-tie celebration inspired by Greek legends, with refined gold décor, an elegant ambiance, and a ...

There are bakeries making sweet and savory pastries or dough-based specialties like lahmacun and pide (flatbreads with different toppings). There are the classic Istanbul meyhanes (taverns ...

And once you’ve made your difficult selections, the warm appetizers follow, leading up to classic Turkish dishes like “doner,” “pide,” “lahmacun” and more. But no meal is complete without dessert.

And the neighborhood is packed with traditional eateries serving kebabs, ‘lahmacun’ (mincemeat-topped flatbread) and other local staples. Lively and cosmopolitan, Beyoglu brings together cultural ...

The floodgates open. Baba'De's knockout Lahmacun Lahmacun (€16) is a boisterous opening shot, ‘kebab’ of minced aged beef and lamb with an umami punch to have you seeing stars and ...