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🍦 Ice cream
Turkey: the stretchy dondurma
Turkish dondurma stands apart for its stretchy, chewy body, thickened with salep (orchid-root flour) and mastic resin so it resists melting and can be sliced with a knife. The classic comes from Kahramanmaraş (old Maraş), and street vendors in cones turn serving into theatre, flipping the scoop with a long paddle before handing it over. Pistachio-topped Maraş dondurma is the prize, served nationwide alongside künefe and Turkish coffee.
Turkish dondurma, stretched with salep and mastic, is so dense it can sometimes be eaten with a knife and fork.
Dondurma vendors are famous for their sleight-of-hand tricks when serving the sticky ice cream in a cone.
Taste a Maraş dondurma. With a data eSIM, find the best vendors and translate the flavours.
Try pistachio-topped Maraş dondurma at a MADO branch or a street cart, ideally on a warm evening. A data eSIM helps you find reputable vendors, map them and translate the flavour menu.
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