When you've snapped up the best hotel deals around, you don't want to go spending a fortune on overpriced tourist restaurants and cafes. Why not head out and explore the taste experiences that have got the locals talking: the vans, carts, barrows and hole-in-the-wall kitchens that serve up cuisine from around the world to hungry office workers, nightclubbers and savvy travellers?
If you're looking for excellent, affordable street food, then you can't go wrong with Turkey. The iconic doner kebab is now famous throughout the world, although if you want to enjoy it at it's best then it's worth travelling to Istanbul. Of course, it would be a crime to visit the city and not sample some of the other culinary concoctions, such as sesame-studded simit (similar to bagels), kumpir (jacket potatoes with a range of toppings) and balik ekmek (the Turkish take on a fish finger sandwich).
Kokorec, a sausage made from offal and encased in lamb's intestine, is perhaps a dish reserved for the more adventurous eater. It might not sound particularly tasting, but once eaten the taste is never forgotten. If you'd prefer to play it safe then you can't go wrong with gozleme. These spinach and feta filled delicacies are somewhere between a pizza and a pancake and an ideal snack for the vegetarian visitor. There are also chocolate-filled varieties available for those with a sweet tooth.
Greece is also a great destination for street food, and the Monastiraki area of Athens is the best place in the country to score that taste sensation. In this area of town, tourists flock towards the Parthenon and vendors sell souvenirs, T-shirts and a limitless selection of tasty treats. Roast corn on the cob, seasoned with local sea salt, and sweet chestnuts are two on-the-go favourites. Souvlaki, or kebabs, are also perfect to eat on the go and are served on a skewer to avoid greasy fingers.
Finish off your meal with a sweet, doughnut-like pastry ring filled with apple or chocolate, and try a cup of foamy orchid tea. And if all of this leaves you hankering after a taste of home, Greece now boasts three branches of McDonalds, and the burgers taste just the same as they do at your local branch - apart from being served in pita, of course!
If you're looking for excellent, affordable street food, then you can't go wrong with Turkey. The iconic doner kebab is now famous throughout the world, although if you want to enjoy it at it's best then it's worth travelling to Istanbul. Of course, it would be a crime to visit the city and not sample some of the other culinary concoctions, such as sesame-studded simit (similar to bagels), kumpir (jacket potatoes with a range of toppings) and balik ekmek (the Turkish take on a fish finger sandwich).
Kokorec, a sausage made from offal and encased in lamb's intestine, is perhaps a dish reserved for the more adventurous eater. It might not sound particularly tasting, but once eaten the taste is never forgotten. If you'd prefer to play it safe then you can't go wrong with gozleme. These spinach and feta filled delicacies are somewhere between a pizza and a pancake and an ideal snack for the vegetarian visitor. There are also chocolate-filled varieties available for those with a sweet tooth.
Greece is also a great destination for street food, and the Monastiraki area of Athens is the best place in the country to score that taste sensation. In this area of town, tourists flock towards the Parthenon and vendors sell souvenirs, T-shirts and a limitless selection of tasty treats. Roast corn on the cob, seasoned with local sea salt, and sweet chestnuts are two on-the-go favourites. Souvlaki, or kebabs, are also perfect to eat on the go and are served on a skewer to avoid greasy fingers.
Finish off your meal with a sweet, doughnut-like pastry ring filled with apple or chocolate, and try a cup of foamy orchid tea. And if all of this leaves you hankering after a taste of home, Greece now boasts three branches of McDonalds, and the burgers taste just the same as they do at your local branch - apart from being served in pita, of course!
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