Breakfast @ Zeynel Ergin

We celebrated Mui and my return from our Capitals of Eastern European River Cruise with a busy day of art and sightseeing in İzmir.

Our day started with a traditional “gevrek” breakfast … though I opted for kumru instead. We were joined at the iconic Zeynel Ergin Gevrek Bakery by my siblings, Aylin and Deniz, and my brother-in-law, Murat.

As a word, gevrek means crispy. In this instance, it is in reference to what the internet describes as a Turkish bagel ring covered with sesame seeds. It has a crispy, crunchy outer shell … hence the name.

Gevrek is only found in İzmir … everywhere else the same bagel ring is known as simit. The only difference that I can tell is that the dough of the latter is twisted to form the ring.

At the risk of starting a heated debate, I have to say that I much prefer gevrek over simit 😊😉Read more