Maybe it’s not for every gourmet’s taste, but we strongly recommend this combination of black mussels with rice, pine nuts, pepper, onion, and cinnamon. Perhaps not during the biggest heat in summer, but possibly in fall or winter, when the stuffed mussels, midye dolma, with lemon taste particularly good. If a midye street vendor seems suspicious to you, you can go to the fish market at the Istiklal Caddesi in Beyoglu (especially good: Vera Kokorec), where you can enjoy a mussel and passers-by while relaxing in a chair.
Mmm… yummie… mmmussel…
