In Turkey ocakbasi restaurants are where people eat when they're out, as opposed to places to go out to eat at.
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In Turkey ocakbasi restaurants are where people eat when they're out, as opposed to places to go out to eat at.
Mangal was established in 1990 and it is a typical ocakbasi, no menu, a refrigerated display of raw kebabs, a steaming, sizzling ocak grill, a hot table laden with simmering stews and braises. Hot pide and sac breads accompany starters of lentil soup or garlicky cacik, and ezme is a winning dish of roasted aubergine mashed with olive oil , fresh tomato, green herbs and hot pepper.
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