Fish Sandwich (Balik Ekmek) at Galata – Istanbul

The famous fish sandwich or in Turkish called "Balik Ekmek, was our “most wanted” Turkish food before we arrived in Turkey. It was started when mr.husband saw a tv show about one traveller who was enjoying Balik Ekmek near Galata bridge in Istanbul. Ever since, we talked a lot about the Balik Ekmek: how the sellers made the sandwich on a boat, how big the portion was but on the contrary how small the tables and seats are.

Our bucketlist checked on the second day we were in Istanbul. In a search for a beautiful sunset, we went to Galata Bridge. However, as we took pictures first of Ramazhan Iftar at Sultan Ahmet area (breakfasting), we arrived too late for the sunset.

We had just missed the sunset around Eminonu Bus Terminal and the Galata Bridge

We arrived just few minutes after the iftar, so the stalls were full, but we managed to find our tables. There were up to four stalls, we stopped at the first one (actually we didn’t know which one to choose:p)

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Ramazan (Ramadhan) Iftar at Blue Mosque - Sultan Ahmet Istanbul

It has been a dream of mine to feel how it's like to enjoy Ramadhan in other muslim country. I would like to learn the different culture, food they consume at Iftar (break fasting time), and the night prayer that we called tarawih.

This Ramadhan of 2016, I spent two weeks in Istanbul and Cappadocia with the whole family including my parents. They always wanted to go to Turkey, and so did I: Turkey has been on my bucketlist for years!

We stayed around Sultan Ahmet, which made us visited Sultan Ahmet Square almost everyday to enjoy the Ramazan iftar which is celebrated at the park around Sultan Ahmet, as well as in front of the Blue Mosque.

Getting ready for the Ramazan iftar near the Hippodrome

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Wisata Kuliner Jogjakarta: Mangut Lele Mbah Marto

Wisata kuliner di Jogjakarta memang enggak ada habisnya. Kali ini, saya ingin menulis mengenai satu tempat makan yang sangat unik di daerah bantul, dimana tamu mengambil makanan langsung dari dapur Mangut Lele Mba Marto.

Eeeh, serius dari dapur? Iyaaa!

Siang itu, sebetulnya kami baru saja makan di Sate Klathak Pak Pong yang super endess itu. Dua tusuk sate kambing dan satu piring tongseng yang kami bagi bertiga, rupanya masih menyisakan kesanggupan mencoba kuliner lain di Bantul.

Awalnya, kami ingin menikmati wisata kuliner Jogjakarta yang lain...

"Aku tuh penasaran sama Sambel Welut Pak Sabar!" teman saya Lala, memulai pembicaraan ketika kami meninggalkan Bandara Adi Sucipto dan berdiskusi mengenai makan siang. Kami akhirnya sepakat, hanya makan sedikit di Sate Klathak (ehm, akhirnya enggak sedikit juga sih:D) dan lanjut mencoba Sambal Welut Pak Sabar.

Sayang sekali setelah mencari lokasi Sambal Welut Pak Sabar sekitar 45 menit dan tidak kunjung berhasil, akhirnya kami menyerah dan ganti haluan ke Mangut Lele Mbah Marto.

Terletak di dalam sebuah gang kecil, tapi banyak banget yang makan disini loh

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