Turkey's For Life... Simple food is just the best - and for this Turkish recipe, once again the humble potato shines through. Kumpir is a classic Turkish street food and is better known to us English speakers as baked potato or jacket potato. However, we very rarely eat kumpir when we're out and about...that's because, when it comes to baked potatoes, I'm very fussy! If the potato has been out of the oven for a while and the skin has started to soften, well, it's just not the same. So for me, the only time I will eat kumpir is if the turnover of potatoes is brisk, meaning they're always freshly baked with crispy skin. A few years ago, we took ourselves off to Ortaköy in Istanbul. LzrdsfYcp21r45c1mo1_1280.png (1280×856)
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