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Kalkan Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: teke on July 09, 2007, 10:50:30 PM
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There was a topic on here asking what do you take to Kalkan .So lets turn it round and find out what people bring back.
A few years ago we lugged some huge saddle bag rugs home, they never looked right back in the UK so we then lugged them back to Kalkan where they look more at home!!
For me its usually a smart Turkish hair cut from Eddie in cabin by the PTT.
Mrs Teke comes back with lots of Vassila and Brako stuff!!
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Apart from the normal t-shirts and shirts bought from the market, we fetch back a couple of bags of Kent Assorted sweets. Just a coincidence that we live in Kent. Last year I also spotted in the supermarket small plastic sachets of gerkins. Wanted to fetch some home this year as they're great in a salad but couldn't find them. Apart from that and a great haircut, a lovely suntan and a really chilled out feeling, we don't fetch anything back. 8)
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Having taken out loaded suitcases, we come back with empty ones which we try to stop rattling with a few olives and spices for the relatives . Oh and of course gloomy faces & thoughts of the next trip.
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500 or so photographs! These get worked upon and on our next trip out will be given to Maggi to sell to feed the cats - oh and loads of spices and clothes from Maggis and towels from the market. ;D
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Littlelin - go to the market on Thursdays, and up beside the veggie sellers is Emin, who sells cheese, olives, honey etc. He sells pickled gherkins loose.
You can buy what you need and take them home in a plastic bag or box.
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I always bring back a lovely piece of jewellery made by the lady who runs the shop on the street down from Coast restaurant.
She puts on the aircon as you walk in and i spend the fortnight choosing the right piece! ;D
Oh...and two litres of Gin! ;)
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2 litres of Bacardi. ;D ;D ;D
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Half empty cases and the resolution just to take hand luggage next time, (I always find things I just have to bring back to Turkey) and several pieces of jewellery and boxes of Turkish Delight for colleagues.
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White olive oil soap that I always but in the market from the first stall in on the right. Keeps my skin sofy as a baby's b*m ;D
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Vicksen, thanks I'll have a look when I'm out next (first 2 weeks October).
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Bottles of Angora, Turkish delight and nuts from the market, tablecloths and posh napkins from the shop at the top of the road by Coast rstaurant...tacky evil eyes (which look good on the garden wall!) and key rings...lots of photos and memories...and always a desperate longing to go back soon! :)
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Vicksen - Emins hard cheese (Turkish Chedder) is good too. brough some of that back on our last trip, travelled very well.
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Not been yet - but do usually bring home from Turkey, the biscuits with the chocolate nutella type filling in them. The kids love them and bring packets back to take to their friends.
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i came back on tuesday night.....i bought back some happy memories and a beer belly ;D
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Any other "must take home with me''s"?
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returned last week....after promising myself not to spend a fortune, was tempted by jewellery from the lovely lady on the right just past Coast and a rather beautiful purple bag from bsg leather.....and am now awaiting the arrival of the matching purse......oh and having 4 teenage girls on holiday with us we always received a warm welcome from Mr Just Silver......how many of those little black bags do we have in out house??
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Turkish Viagra spices, still no good :(
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The feeling I will be back soon !
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The best memories ever. :)
Chris.
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Well said Fidi; mind you, it''s never soon enough! lol Bill
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Three more weeks and back again, third time this year and might try for christmas/new year yet,who knows.
Neil. ;D
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Sumak
Pul Biber
Salca
Visne juice (1/2dozen small cartons for my vodka)
& a leaner fitter me from all that lovely walking :-*
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Sumak
Pul Biber
Salca
Visne juice (1/2dozen small cartons for my vodka
Szimmer, I''m obviously dopey because I don''t know what any of these are. Can you explain please?
Thanks.
K
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Pul Biber (crushed red chillies and salt)
Honey
Reductil
Squishy Towels
500 or so pics
Saffron
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a fat belly :-[
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try the honeynuts off the spice man just as you go into the market.. buy 2 or 3 bags because you will have to go back and buy more and you won''t make it home with any! ;)
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Ooh, yes those nuts are very moreish. Never thought to bring some home before but I will next time. ;D
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Hi Turkeyfan
Sumak - great spice over salads
Pul Biber - crushed red chilli flake/powder
Salca - Red pepper paste (I like the hot one) use in place of tomato puree, great to spice up a spag bol etc.
Visne - Sour Cherry Juice
go shopping & enjoy ;)
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I can heartily recommend the pul biber. Mrs E uses it regularly, heated up in a bit of olive oil and then poured over some pasta with yogurt on. Lovely!
We often bring back the selections of pepper corns, with a little brass grinder in the middle. Seems to go down well with the relatives. Generally, we bring back much less than we take out to Kalkan, which I guess is a sort of stealth emigration. Eventually, our place in the UK should be all but empty. Take that, Pickfords and Customs!
By the way, I understand that lots of people bring back crabs from Bodrum......