Tasting Notes
Mersinli Ciğerci Apo is at Ziyabey Caddesi 38 in Balgat, Çankaya. This is the large Ankara branch of a chain that started in Mersin.
Skewers and kebabs
Skewers are lamb liver, heart, çöp şiş and chicken, and liver and heart can be ordered as five-skewer portions. Kebabs are Adana, Urfa, aubergine kebab and beyti, and mezes come to the table alongside.
Tantuni and dessert
A separate section of the menu is tantuni, made with beef or chicken and served as a dürüm wrap, in somun bread or with yogurt. There is also lentil soup, and künefe and carrot-slice baklava for dessert.
“In a group, order a full liver skewer portion with an Adana kebab and share the mezes; on your own, a somun bread tantuni is enough.”
LR Kitchen — field note