hamsi

We stopped at one joint for midye dolmasi (mussel meat filled with cinnamon spiced rice and drenched in fresh lemon juice), found ourselves eating minced meat and pepper sandwiches from a cart, and rounded it out at a little open storefront with breaded and pan fried hamsi (fresh anchovies, which are in season during the fall.)

Anne Peterson: Eat Your Way Through Istanbul (PHOTOS) Anne Peterson 2011

"We should put three hamsi Black Sea anchovies in a can, squirt some sauce on it and sell it to the Americans."

Anglers Are in Dire Straits Along Istanbul's Bosphorus Marc Champion 2011

We stopped at one joint for midye dolmasi (mussel meat filled with cinnamon spiced rice and drenched in fresh lemon juice), found ourselves eating minced meat and pepper sandwiches from a cart, and rounded it out at a little open storefront with breaded and pan fried hamsi (fresh anchovies, which are in season during the fall.)

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Anne Peterson 2011

In Turkey, anchovies are called Hamsi (pronounced HAHM-see); veteran Food Junta blogger Wills and I made hamsi in Turkey, and we think you should too, anywhere - you're in for easy cooking and simple, finger-licking eating.

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Now you see a headless hamsi with a white belly made of just flimsy skin.

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Wills and I were excited that our hamsi came from the styrofoam bin of an Istanbul fish market stall - the hamsi were caught that day, and still glistened with brackish water from the Marmara Sea.

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If your fish-monger hides behind bullet-proof glass at Safeway, do this: at the sink, with sleeves rolled up, take one hamsi.

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Consider hamsi the tip of a Turkish culinary iceberg.

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And, unlike the endless and titillating experimentation of American cuisine, hamsi hasn't changed. mayhane (MAY-hah-nay), which means "joy / fun house."

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Carrying on centuries of tradition, Wills and I made hamsi in my Istanbul apartment for New Year's.

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