It’s round, it’s doughy, but it’s not a bagel. That’s the New York verdict on the simit, a seasame seed crusted bread popular in Turkey that’s masquerading itself as a version of the city’s breakfast ...

Turkish companies should focus on branding to export value-added products, the founder of a leading traditional Turkish food chain said on Saturday. "We managed that with simits,” the traditional ...

Turkish food is experiencing a new popularity in the DMV. Basar Akkuzu of Simit + Smith, Georgetown shares a big reason why - the traditional Simit Sandwich. Simit (often called Turkish bagels) are ...

New York’s Times Square hosted a taste of Anatolia on Tuesday evening as Turkish simit and tea were handed out to visitors under the “Anadoludakiler” project, launched with the support of first lady ...

Here’s how to approach Simit + Smith’s “Turkish bagel”: Take a bite and call it what it really is — a simit, the sesame seed-studded round beloved anyplace the Ottoman Empire once ruled. Instead of a ...

An unassuming bakery in Istanbul has been churning out a classic Turkish treat for over 75 years. The traditional simit is more than just a piece of bread. It's a staple at breakfast tables and tea ...

Like Turkey itself, the simit -- the round, sesame-encrusted bread ring that is a ubiquitous presence on the streets of Istanbul and most other Turkish cities -- is entertaining some very global ...

This traditional Turkish sesame ring is delicious warm with haydari (which means strained yoghurt) or simply served with butter and feta. I love to eat it as part of a breakfast spread. It's the ...

With the creation of the restaurants, Avantgarde Refined Bodrum aims to choose chefs and restaurateurs who have elevated ...

The Turkish word “simit” has entered the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), prompting celebrations on social media as well as calls for a new emoji to represent the circular-shaped bread. The OED, in ...