Food! Part 1 of...well, we'll see.

After trying to avoid it, I decided that several posts dedicated to different foods we've had while here in Turkey were absolutely necessary.  And - why not?  You all know I'm admittedly a food snob enthusiast.  I think that the foods you eat in a place are as much a part of the experience at sight-seeing or shopping.  (Half of my sight-seeing really is just my looking for a nice little cafe...)

This is a little corner cafe my Dad and I found in Alaçatı on the outskirts of town one day.  I of course had spent the last half hour* searching for just-the-right-place (it was our next to last day there, and I was trying to make the most of it), only to reach the edge of town with the bazaar in front of us.**  It was hot, I felt dehydrated, I was tired, my feet hurt, I was being melodramatic, I was even starting to whimper a bit (pathetic, I know).  Luckily, my dad we were fortunate enough to find this place.

What we ate is called gözleme.  It's kind of like a Turkish take on quesadillas, and can be filled with various things.  Ours had beyaz peynir (literally, white cheese - but also known as feta) with green onions and parsley.  I personally prefer when they are filled with spinach, but it hit the spot, nonetheless, and we were able to continue back to the B&B through the bazaar afterwards.

*After dragging my Dad from boutique to boutique, looking at linens (and what-not) for however long...

**We both had already walked through it the bazaar on our way into town, and neither of us thought we could handle the crowds without refreshments of some sort.