Tasting Notes
Kuzina Pide is at Fahri Korutürk Caddesi 67 in the İslambey quarter of Eyüpsultan.
Pide and its add-ons
Pide is listed with minced meat, Sürmene cheese, kaşar, sucuk, sucuk and kaşar, or mixed toppings. An add-on list lets you put egg, kaşar, extra kaşar, extra butter, tomato or vegetables on a pide.
Regional dishes and desserts
The regional list has lentil and karalahana (black cabbage) soup, turşu kavurma, karalahana sarma, Çayeli kuru fasulye in a clay pot and beef kavurma. Desserts are künefe, butter burma baklava, baked rice pudding, tahini pide and pistachio katmer, with cream, pistachio, hazelnut or ice cream as add-ons.
“Order a Sürmene cheese pide, add an egg or kavurma from the add-on list, and try the Çayeli kuru fasulye on the side.”
LR Kitchen — field note