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thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

I think that living in Turkey encourages you to let yourself go and put on weight.

Do not eat bread!

mongrelcat · Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 232

not for me....

i get food poisoning so often that i lost about 30 lbs in one year.

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

I'm with mongrelcat, though not as much food poisoning. I weigh about the same as I did in high school! It's freakish.

But I don't eat bread, really. Except to mop stuff off my plate.

mongrelcat · Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 232

it's actually kind of awesome.

(losing weight, not the food poisonong)

yaramaz · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:41 am Post subject:

I think I am exactly the same as I was four years ago when I first arrived. I never had any tummy trouble here though- maybe from all of those years of training trying to eat street food in west africa and eastern europe... turkish food was a breath of non contaminated air by comparison. Pity about that though- wouldnt mind involuntary weight loss!

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:26 pm Post subject:

most defintely have piled on the kilos since arriving ;basically im fat and I dont give a fag.

tavsan0 · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 62 Location: �anakkale, Turkey

I agree with Thrifty on the bread!

Late night sandwiches after the pub - Or a kebab on the way home!

I eat the street rice too - which is pure poison!!! So I must have a cast Iron Stomach!! Wink

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

I just got back from holiday. I missed the bread with every meal Embarassed

yaramaz · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:55 am Post subject:

I just got back from holiday too- and in Cairo, they serve hard, dry squares of pita bread (not pide- the kind you stuff with felafel) with everything, and your average unfancy restaurant serves about three things- moussaka (nice), kochary (leftover noodles, rice, lentils, etc shoved together and covered in tomato sauce) or felafel/shwarma. Agh! I missed the, er, wide and diverse variety of yummy foods available here... never thought I'd praise Turkey for its diverse cuisine, low crowd density, and unpervy street men... but compared to Cairo, Istanbul is perfect. Wow.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Did you travel there by bus?

Did you stay in a hostel?

Did you eat in cheap places because you were on a tight budget?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

No

No

and

No

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

DMB and Yaramaz Very Happy

So why did you two lovebirds eat in cheapo places then?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

OK, I admit it I ate in McDonalds twice on hols. I was loving it. Can't speak for Yaramaz.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

Did you enjoy the McDonalds?

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Of course. A golden rule of travelling is to find the nearest McDonalds. The golden arches are a good landmark, you can get a yummy Big Mac and most importantly they have clean toilets... with toilet paper. This is important when in a foreign country with foreign bugs and stuff.