B Dock
Netsel Marina
Marmaris, Turkey
Merhaba,
A lovely sunny day today in Marmaris. A laundry day. With all of the rain we’ve had and the rain that is predicted for next week, every sunny day is laundry. Last Thurday our friend Wyn came to visit. He was fascinated with my Turkish cookbook that I’d bought as an animal shelter fund raiser (plus I liked the simple watercolor illustrations) and not because I’m much of a cook. So each lunch time we took him off to our favorite “local” eateries away from the waterfront tourist areas. The customers were workers on their lunch hour or school kids during the lunch break. We were pretty much the only ‘tourists.’ We went to Aciktim for wraps, but as man does not live by wraps alone, we took him to Kardeşler Ev Yemekleri (Brothers House of Food.) We did splurge one night on the waterfront for grilled fish. (He and Randal went off on a Gwen trip to camel wrestling where I assume Wyn tried everything local along the way.)
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DoraMac
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A Randal special at ‘Brothers.’ A Randal special which is a little bit of everything. It became a Wyn favorite too, especially the eggplant. I stuck to the wraps as mid-day my stomach can’t always handle all this variety. |
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The “head” brother. He remembered us and that Randal liked the variety plate. The woman in the plaid shirt is his sister who has just joined them in their larger busier restaurant. So maybe they should change the name. We went three days in a row and sat at the same table which was the only one available; all the others were full! Our total bill for the 3 of us ranged from 18 to 21 Turkish Lira. Divided that by $2.33 = $8.15 divided by 3 meals = $2.70. Really good food at what seems a very low price. No wonder they are always busy. And the menu changes a bit each day making it interesting. |
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After lunch Wyn and I took a very brisk walk to Iҫmeler, about 5 miles down the coast. We stopped for a drink and the WC before taking the dolmuṣ back to Marmaris.
Wyn drank a beer surfed the web while I had Turkish tea and made friends with a lovely cat.
Looking towards the far end of Iҫmeler |
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Back in Marmaris this roasting machine caught Wyn’s eye so we went to have a look. We left with two bags of freshly roasted nuts; some covered in coarse salt and some covered with sweetened sesame seeds.
Denizli Dried Fruit and Nuts Shop Denizli is a town in Turkey so maybe they have a certain flavor to their nut processing. |
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Another shop also caught Wyn’s eye. Yufka is translated as ‘thin layer of dough.” They are used for various Turkish dishes including bὄrek, “ a family of baked filled pastries made of a thin flaky dough known as phyllo, found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire.” Wikipedia
The baker was happy to show Wyn around and pose for some photos
Bread in various sizes, shapes, textures and tastes is available. My favorite is still the simit! |
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Our waterfront dinner at Felini’s
We were early so Wyn and I could make the 7 pm movie at Sailor’s Point. Winter time sees most restaurants pretty empty during the week. It drizzled on and off while we ate, but was warm enough for us to sit outside.
Fresh grilled sea bream that attracted the cats in the vicinity. I gave them a bit but then our waiter sent someone with “cat food” to lure them away. Maybe he thought they were bothering me though I tried to say I didn’t mind them at all. Maybe they get all of the leftover head, tail and bones.
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These men were having a game of backgammon. |
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Wyn leaving DoraMac for his return to Wales. |
