A list of restaurants

Had another bash at a Turkish, this time in Beijing. Was a big improvement on that Shanghai gaff. Will be a regular here I think…
https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2021/09/15/straight-turkey-qubbe-lifts-travel-restriction-your-plate

Along_the_Wire you tried the veggie burgers at Bleecker burger in London? They are superb, was produced by a chef who runs some decent meat /bbq restaurants in london, who wanted to make the best tasting plant based burger. I eat meat, but would happily eat these ones.

https://www.hot-dinners.com/202007299749/Gastroblog/Latest-news/bleecker-burger-vegetarian-symplicity-neil-rankin

RichM funnily enough, I saw one in Victoria a couple of weeks ago - they didn’t have a vegan option on their menu. Is this a very new addition?

bosstrabs What did you have, Dave?

LT42 We (group of 4) had loads of dishes, the best being a massive eggplant jobby interspersed with discs of minced lamb that looked like a huge bowel movement.

I can’t tell you the name of any of this stuff.

Along_the_Wire think they have been doing them about a year now. Can also order them as meal kits to make at home https://shop.bleecker.co.uk/product/2-double-cheeseburgers-2-symplicity-burgers/

bosstrabs sounds like Karnıyarık, when done right its quite good. Looks like a decent spot

LT42 Have you had koc yumurtasi yet?

Smallman1 They had doner on the menu, and we did have a chicken doner as one of the dishes and fucking magical it was too.

No need for chilli sauce as it came with pitta and massive long green peppers which were hot as fuck.

I’d like to slide one of those long bastards down your Gregory and then stamp on your throat, Smalls.

LT42 I haven’t yet had a decent opportunity to try it yet, but all I’ve read is how good it tastes. Mind over matter is a given, but you only live twice.

bosstrabs lol

True about the sauces. You very rarely see a hot sauce, if you do it’ll be a bottle of run of the mill açi sos thrown in with the salt & pepper basket but nobody would use it. Heat would come from the spices in the meat and those peppers you speak of which are excellent to be fair. The Doner with garlic or spicy sauce can’t be found in Turkey. The tomato and chili sauce that comes with traditional iskender is to die for, especially when they add the hot butter. I’m getting the horn just thinking about it.

LT42 The Doner with garlic or spicy sauce can’t be found in Turkey.

Sounds like the Turks need a lesson in cooking Turkish

RichM I order a Bleeker St at work sometimes… a quality burger… the angry fries are great too

Old-Dutch lol, in their defence they do knock out doner sans garlic sauce but filled with chips instead. Standard ketchup optional. Plus the islak burger is a thing of beauty, its basically a McDonalds cheeseburger (sans cheese) dipped fully in a watery tomato sauce, basically translates to “wet burger”. Got the horn just writing that too.