• “Goat Horn” - How Bazzaar…

    September 7, 2025 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    A lovely leisurely morning, then day trip to Karina (complete with a delicious seafront Turkish coffee). Stop off at Davutlar bazzaar where what looked like a giant vanilla pod caught my eye. The young lady held up Google translate showing “goat horn”, and further googling told me it was a popular form of Carob, which naturally I needed to sample. I can now say this was this worst thing I’ve ever put in my mouth. At the local bar later on, even the dog (with extremely large paws) wouldnt finish it, and he apparently usually eats everything!

    We tried gozleme for lunch, a bready Turkish delicacy and vine leaves, then enjoyed a chilled evening playing games and watched the lunar eclipse from the balcony.
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