Believed to be baked in Istanbul since the 1500s, Turkish Simit is a circular bread that’s commonly accompanied by either tea or ayran (salted yogurt drink) and consumed for breakfast with fruit preserves or in savory combinations with cheese, pastırma (salt-cured meat), and fresh vegetables. The name hails from the Arabic word said, meaning white bread or fine flour. The dough itself is very similar to that of a bagel, except instead of boiling, the proofed dough is shaped and dipped into fruit molasses with water before being baked with a coating of toasted sesame seeds on top, making it Turkey’s ultimate on-the-go treat. A few decades ago, vendors wound through the Istanbul streets carrying trays piled high with the bread, but roving bread-sellers are now rare in the capital. Instead, commuters pick up their daily simit at roadside stands, where the deep-colored rings are stacked by the dozen.
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