The Brazilian açaí bowl earned top spot with humble Turkish simit following closely after as the most popular breakfast items around the world. Breakfast culture is one of the best ways to get to know ...

The ritual of kahvaltı — or breakfast, as you might know it — in Turkey revolves around sharing an abundant spread of dishes. From menemen, a comforting mix of scrambled eggs and tomatoes, to sucuk, a ...

It’s round, it’s doughy, but it’s not a bagel. That’s the New York verdict on the simit, a seasame seed crusted bread popular in Turkey that’s masquerading itself as a version of the city’s breakfast ...

The simit tastes pretty good, but is it actually a bagel? Above: the whole-wheat simit A neophyte chain called Simit + Smith has introduced a new sort of bagel to the Upper West Side. In Turkey, it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’ve never been a breakfast person. As a child, my parents would have to bribe me to eat a piece of toast before school, in ...

New York’s Times Square hosted a taste of Anatolia on Tuesday evening as Turkish simit and tea were handed out to visitors under the “Anadoludakiler” project, launched with the support of first lady ...

It’s a wonder tables don’t break constantly in Turkey — they tend to be so laden with breakfast dishes, I wouldn’t expect them to be able to bear the weight. While weekdays tend to start with tea and ...

Turkish food is experiencing a new popularity in the DMV. Basar Akkuzu of Simit + Smith, Georgetown shares a big reason why - the traditional Simit Sandwich. Simit (often called Turkish bagels) are ...

Here’s how to approach Simit + Smith’s “Turkish bagel”: Take a bite and call it what it really is — a simit, the sesame seed-studded round beloved anyplace the Ottoman Empire once ruled. Instead of a ...