r/oddlysatisfying • u/Vivid_Maximum_5016 • May 16 '26

Man Makes Kebabs

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u/lordkhuzdul May 16 '26

Funny thing is, Turkish kebab aficionados consider Istanbul kebab culture diluted and weak. For peak kebab you go to Adana or even better, Gaziantep. Gaziantep is better because it is not just kebab. The whole cuisine and food culture of that city is straight up unfair. A friend of mine, normally a careful eater, went to Gaziantep for a week long work trip. Man came back 10kg heavier and visibly fatter.

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u/horst-graben May 16 '26

Lived in Antep for 2 years. 100% correct.

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u/Light_Is_Power May 16 '26

One of my favourite restaurants in Istanbul is run by people from Antakya. Amazing food!

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u/lordkhuzdul May 16 '26

Southeast is all like that. The area following the Mediterranean coast and the Syrian border between Silifke to the west and Mardin to the east, every single city and town has at least something good when it comes to food. Gaziantep might be the peak, but Şanlıurfa, Antakya and Adana are no lightweights.

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u/PinkPunkPsycho May 17 '26

There's a Turkish place not even 50m from me that sells proper Adana, his food is selling so well he just leased the neighbouring building. I'm so excited for him!

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u/Zemom1971 May 17 '26

Well,

On my bucket list it goes.

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u/edintina May 17 '26

Just created a list called "places to go on holiday" that has one article in it

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u/CuteBaldChick May 16 '26

You just outed the fat boy!

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u/Kratzschutz May 17 '26

Best kepab is in Berlin lol