The Egyptian Spice Bazaar
('Mısır Çarşısı')
We stumbled upon this as we meandered through the city. It is the center for spice trade in Istanbul. It is sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Bazaar because it was constructed using revenue from the Egyptians. The building is part of the Kulliye of Yeni Mosque. We found spices, nuts, herbal teas, dried fruits, flower seeds, scarce plants and traditional Turkish foods, which naturally we sampled, such as Turkish delight. We tried a honey pistachio and a pomegranate pistachio. Along with food and herbs there was pottery and other various trinkets. The title of this blog came from one of the lines we would get from Turkish men trying to convince us we dropped something only to follow up with "my heart" (new pick up line we will have to tell the boys back in the states about). Moral of the story is Lindsay fell for it everytime.
We stumbled upon this as we meandered through the city. It is the center for spice trade in Istanbul. It is sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Bazaar because it was constructed using revenue from the Egyptians. The building is part of the Kulliye of Yeni Mosque. We found spices, nuts, herbal teas, dried fruits, flower seeds, scarce plants and traditional Turkish foods, which naturally we sampled, such as Turkish delight. We tried a honey pistachio and a pomegranate pistachio. Along with food and herbs there was pottery and other various trinkets. The title of this blog came from one of the lines we would get from Turkish men trying to convince us we dropped something only to follow up with "my heart" (new pick up line we will have to tell the boys back in the states about). Moral of the story is Lindsay fell for it everytime.
WOW, Fish Market and then the Egyptian Bazaar ... looks like Pike's Place on steroids!
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