Efes Turkish - lunch / Brick Lane/Market

Stopped here on way to Spittlefield market . Bustling place. https://yelp.to/y7xLVRdECF. 10 minutes from our hotel.
We ordered 2 varieties of Pide. Always like to try the ethnic places. Food was quite tasty - ate way too much and the flatbread wiped out my blood sugars but I figured all the walking would help (well eventually it did - :). . Waitress was kind enough to come over and volunteer to take our pics. We’re not much into selfies, but I guess this one counts. :)

🇹🇷 What is Turkish Pide?

Pide (pronounced pee-day) is a type of Turkish flatbread or boat-shaped pizza, often topped with various savory ingredients. It’s a beloved dish in Turkey, similar in concept to pizza but with unique flavors and textures.

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🍕 Common Types of Pide:
1. Kıymalı Pide – Ground meat (often lamb or beef), onion, spices.
2. Kaşarlı Pide – Melted Turkish cheese (kaşar).
3. Sucuklu Pide – Spicy Turkish sausage (sucuk) and cheese.
4. Ispanaklı Pide – Spinach and cheese.
5. Peynirli Pide – White cheese, sometimes with herbs.
6. Karışık Pide – A mix of several toppings (like meat, cheese, eggs).

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🔥 How it’s made:
• A soft dough is rolled out into an oval or boat shape.
• It’s topped and then baked in a hot stone or wood-fired oven, giving it a crisp bottom and bubbly edges.

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🥚 Optional Twist:

Some pides come with a raw egg cracked on top just before baking — it cooks slightly in the oven, adding

After lunch, we headed up Brick Lane, home to a lot of graffiti art and funky little shops and eventually landed in Spittlefield market which is quite large. We had a short bit of time to explore before we decided we had better start hoofing it to St Paul’s Cathedral for EvenSong or we wouldn’t make it. It was about a 30 minute walk . We could have taken a bus or tube but we decided we’d see a lot more walking. So much for the woofing dogs (feet)! Managed to jump into a Starbucks for a quick bathroom break and actually found a cool little London espresso cup there as a souvenirRead more