Comments on: The Vegetarian Sandwich

By: Cristi

Cristi — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:38:21 +0000

I just wanted to recommend, if you get the chance, the veggie dorum at Komegene (not quite sure if that is spelled correctly – I should be able to spell it since the Turkish alphabet is phonetic). They do etsiz cig kofte (meatless raw meat kofte). Yummy! By far the best veggie sandwich I’ve gotten in Istanbul in 3 years. Its a chain so available all over including Sultanahmet, Kadikoy, Pendik and I believe Ortakoy.

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By: Anil

Anil — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:11:41 +0000

Certainly true, in Turkey the hospitality is personal. Tom of TurkeyTravelPlanner.com explained the of bargaining there well at a talk once
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in the West when you go into a store, you are the product and if you try to haggle, the transaction becomes a competition.

In Turkey, bargaining, in fact most business dealings, are the beginnings of personal relationships. The better the relationship the more business you’ll give them, and both sides benefit.

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24 Hours of Ups & Downs | BasBasBas.com — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:39:03 +0000

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By: Bas

Bas — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:53:38 +0000

I have an update to it actually.

Last time I went there I got a sandwich to go, since I was going from the European to the Asian side and wanted to have it on the boat. I had already paid for my sandwich when it started to rain heavily, so the guy offered me some tea. Free of charge of course

So we had our cup of tea and after I had finished my tea the rain had stopped and I could walk on to the ferry on which I finished my delicious sandwich

By: Milena

Milena — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:57:22 +0000

I love it that they keep adding new stuff to your order. So the fries and the tomatoes and cheese they are done, I wonder what they will think of next to please your vegetarian palate. This was a good post. New to your blog and enjoying it.

By: Bas

Bas — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:42:13 +0000

@ Chris: thanks for your comment. That makes it look like child’s play over here

@ CanCan: I think tofu came from China, but that doesn’t mean they won’t eat meat also The only Asian country where it’s really easy to be a vegetarian is India. The Middle East must be so difficult.

Yeah, games that don’t require language are great tools for bonding with people who don’t speak any of the languages you speak Thanks for the comment.