"Tavuk Suyu" is Turkish for chicken soup and it is served up plain and simple as a broth, but sometimes there may be vermicelli in the base, which is "Tel Şehriye" in Turkish and of course, the soup is also adorned with a drizzle of sizzling butter and chili flakes. While Turkish cuisine has a wide range of soup variations, spanning from cold yogurt-based garbanzo soups in the summer to tarhana, lentils, chicken soup and a variety of stewed offal soups, there are roughly a half-dozen steadfast soups that are available nearly 24 hours at ubiquitous "Çorbacı" restaurants. This is because once all of the cafes and clubs have closed, there is always one type of venue that remains open throughout the country: Soup restaurants.ĭon't get me wrong, while the soup is certainly popular to cure that late-night craving, whether it be summer, fall, winter or spring soup is also consumed for breakfast, lunch and occasionally even as a starter for dinner. Still, the lesser-known truth is that many cities, towns and certainly summer resort destinations also continue to have a pulse well after the clock strikes midnight. Nearly making the top ten of a list, which led with the cities London, New York and Chicago, Istanbul is indeed the liveliest city in the country when it comes to after-hours. A recent survey conducted by Slingo of the top cities that operate 24/7 placed Istanbul 11th in the world for having the most going on in the wee hours of the night. The Turks have a special aficionado for soups and there is a select number that are quite unique and part of a constant repertoire at any soup kitchen, which are cornerstone eateries for Turks at all hours of the day.
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