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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
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"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
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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
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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.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Now you see a headless hamsi with a white belly made of just flimsy skin.
WordPress.com News 2009
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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.
WordPress.com News 2009
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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.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Consider hamsi the tip of a Turkish culinary iceberg.
WordPress.com News 2009
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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."
WordPress.com News 2009
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Carrying on centuries of tradition, Wills and I made hamsi in my Istanbul apartment for New Year's.
WordPress.com News 2009
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