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Tasting Notes
Şehnaz Özbek Mantısı is at Girne Bulvarı 36-6a in the Aksoy quarter of Karşıyaka.
Uzbek mantı and çuçvara
Buharda Pişen Etli Özbek Mantısı is steamed meat mantı. Çuçvara, an Uzbek-style dumpling, comes with minced meat, as a crisp fried version, with herbs and four cheeses, with mushroom or with potato.
Dessert and drinks
Dessert is midovik, a honey cake. Drinks include brewed Uzbek green tea, Turkish coffee and soft drinks.
“Share a plate of steamed meat mantı and a plate of minced çuçvara, add the crisp çuçvara, and finish with midovik and a pot of green tea.”
LR Kitchen — field note