The Jinji Lake business district is home to Suzhou's exotic restaurant landmark, and the Istanbul restaurant is also located at the Jinji Lake Moonlight Wharf, which is one of the few Turkish restaurants in Suzhou.
The Turkish diet is very integrated, and the shadow of Arabic and Greek cuisine can be found here. Falafel and pita are representative dishes of Arabic cuisine. The chickpea balls at Istanbul are similar in shape to common croquettes, fried with hummus and a variety of vegetables, and have a rich bean aroma, but the product is not stable and has a dry and hard texture. The shape of the pita cake is boat-shaped, the two ends are narrow and the middle is wide, the upper filling generally has meat, vegetables, cheese and cheese, the juice of the upper filling is tightly contained by the lower layer of the cake when baking, the dough cake is soft and flavorful, the cheese is sufficient, and can bite out a lot of drawing, the diced carrots, green peppers, tomatoes and corn kernels on the noodles not only raise the appearance of the whole pie, but also make the taste of pita more abundant.
Lahmacun is also a very Turkish meal, similar in shape to pita, but lighter and thinner than pita bread, made by evenly brushing the surface of the dough with minced meat before being baked in the oven. The roasted Lamajun is charred and crispy, and you can squeeze a few drops of lemon juice and coriander and roll it up to eat.
Grape leaf rolls come from Greek cuisine, made of grape leaves rolled with glutinous rice, meat grains, nuts and other ingredients. The steamed filling wrapped in grape leaves is fragrant and soft, and diners can peel off the leaves and eat only the filling, or they can eat it with the leaves in the same way as in some parts of Turkey, which makes the flavor even more unique.
When you come to a Turkish restaurant, you can't miss Turkish kebab, "kebab" is a general term for meat dishes in Turkish, cooking methods include barbecue, stew and kiln roasting, Turkish kebab is a kind of kebab, which is basically the most intuitive impression of Turkish cuisine by Chinese people. Istanbul has a wide selection of grilled meats, such as Adana Kebabs, Eggplant Kebabs, Uta Kebabs, Betty Kebabs, etc., each served with vegetables, served with a bread roll and vegetable dipping sauce. If you're dining with a large number of people, you can also order a palace barbecue platter, which includes lamb chops, lamb legs, lamb skewers, chicken wings and chicken breasts, which are similar to Middle Eastern kebabs, and the lamb is made of meat filling instead of a whole piece of lamb, which is tender and soft. In addition to a variety of spices added to the barbecue, a lot of cumin is sprinkled, so customers who don't like cumin are advised to explain to the store in advance.
The Istanbul restaurant is decorated in a fresh blue and white colour palette with a Mediterranean flair, and a number of hot air balloon ornaments hanging from the ceiling of the hall are bright and imaginative. The restaurant service is decent, and during peak hours, the service staff is busy, and the response speed will be reduced.
