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Sesame seeds coat this bread ring sold by street vendors across Istanbul.

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The bread has a chewy interior and crisp exterior. Source: Simit ↗

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  1. 16Istanbul's waterfront food tradition includes this sandwich of grilled fish in bread.RECALL
    Balık ekmek

    Its name literally joins fish and bread.

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  2. 17In Istanbul, this Turkish word orders tea, often served in a small tulip-shaped glass.RECALL
    Çay

    Black tea is the common base.

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  3. 18This Istanbul commuter railway crosses beneath the Bosphorus through an immersed-tube tunnel.RECALL
    Marmaray

    The cross-strait tunnel opened in 2013.

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