Simit - Turkish Bagel Photo

Photographer’s Note

Those vendors are common throughout Turkey. They are selling “Turkish bagels” , called “simit” . They are also called "Gevrek." Simit has been a popular part of Turkish culture for 600 years. People looking for something fast and inexpensive to eat will seek out a simit seller. Many people working in offices have a breakfast of simit and tea before starting work. Simit is also eaten while drinking salep, a beverage made of pulverized roots from certain Turkish orchids.

Simit was first baked for Janissaries (troops of the Ottoman Empire) in the 14th century, but the public liked it so much it became a part of Turkish culture. Simit is fairly easy to make. The dough is kneaded in machines and shaped into rings, dipped in water sweetened with a little sugar, and sprinkled with sesame seeds before baking. Although you might see different types of simit in different regions of Turkey, the basic ingredients are the same.

Türkiyemizde sıkça gördüğümüz bir manzara, bu kez Karacasu’dan bir simitçi tezgahı.
Simit, kültürümüzün neredeyse 600 seneden beri bir parçası olmuş; ucuz ama besleyici bir nesne. İşyerlerinde sevilen bir kahvaltı. Çay ya da saleple birlikte tadına doyum olmaz.

İlk defa 14. yüzyılda Osmanlı ordusunda görev yapan yeniçeriler için yapılmış, ama zamanla Türk yiyecek içecek kültürünün bir parçası haline gelmiş.
Simit hamuru (hamur makinelerinde) hazırlandıktan sonra, el ile bilinen şeklini alır; şekerli veya pekmezli suya batırıldıktan sonra susama bulanır ve fırına atılır.
Türkiyenin farklı yörelerinde, farklı çeşitlerine rastlasanız da, kullanılan malzemeler hep aynıdır.

Buin, besnard, saxo042, ymrk, AiresSantos, jlbrthnn, stego, leahkan trouve(nt) cette note utile

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jasmis (50891) 2009-06-18 0:49

Fine interaction between seller and customer.
Great doze of exotics.
Regards!

Buin (38136) 2009-06-18 1:24

Guten Morgen Mesut!
Herrlich - all diese appetitlichen Kalorien! Ein wunderschönes und farbenfrohes Foto mit sooo vielen Details! Man meint, man sei dort. Ein Foto, dass den Betrachter irgendwie einbezieht ... und niemand hat den Fotografen bemerkt!
Grüße aus dem wieder regnerischen Siegen!
Frank

besnard (31000) 2009-06-18 1:59

Bonjour Mesut
Un cliché plutôt sympathique qui nous met en appétit. Il n'y a plus qu'à faire son choix.
Bravo et bonne journée.
Nicole

TRB (3216) 2009-06-18 2:18

Mesut Bey,
Günlük yaşamın içinden çok canlı ve net bir görüntü.
Simitleri görünce acıktım.Elinize sağlık.
Tülay

BennyV (4867) 2009-06-18 3:07

Merhaba Mesut,

Great pov/framing to isolate the interaction between seller and buyer, perfectly timed too. Plus, there is lots of interestig stuff going on in the background. No only an excellent market shot, it's also very Turkish!

Benny

Nicou (45523) 2009-06-18 7:14

Hello,

Plein de belle couluer, de viviacité, quelle belle image de ce vendeur, avec l'acheteur, un très belle scène de la vie quotidienne superbe.

Merci et amitié

Nicou

cagla (2255) 2009-06-18 7:21

Mesut Bey, harika ve capcanlı bir konu gene.. Bu TE ne garip bir yer, insan bir süre giremediyse (teknik nedenlerle), sanki evinden, işinden , mahallesinden ayrı kalmış gibi özlüyor. Fotoğraflarınızı özlemişim, büyük bir keyifle serileri izledim, harika anlatımlı notları okudum. Ellerinize sağlık. Simitler iştah açıcı, simit tablaları ise fotoğrafa çok hoş bir derinlik vermiş.
Sevgiler, saygılar.
Çağla.

pablominto (41148) 2009-06-18 7:29

Hello Mesut,

I like this colourful display of bagels, seems like this guy is well stocked to meet the demands!
The purchase situation is well captured, and I like the strong diagonal in the composition...
A fine documentary from the market place!

Greetings,
Pablo -

saxo042 (16164) 2009-06-18 8:46

Hi Mesut,
Very good colours and composition! An attractive photo of daily life. The compression of the motive here certainly allows you to fill the picture with many interesting details.
Kind regards
Gunnar

Morac (20761) 2009-06-18 9:56

Bonsoir Mesut,
Cette photo donne envie de se précipiter vers ce marché, de faire ses achats et de manger immédiatement !
Superbe scène de vie quotidienne.
Amicalement
Marc

COSTANTINO (23105) 2009-06-18 10:14

Hello Mesut
Thanks for sharing with us all those useful notes,
and this amazing shot with so many attractive details well comosed.there s a great lightness and sharpness
but the figures look like a scene of the movie in sinemascope..
Regards and compliments
Costantino

ymrk (9059) 2009-06-18 12:45

Ben hiç pazarda böyle tazgahta simit satıldığını görmemiştim,inanır mısınız?Dolu dolu,harika bir cıvıltı bu.
Selamlar ve sevgilerle,

Yağmur

ghilain (1714) 2009-06-18 13:52

Bonjour,

C'est étrange, j'ai un impression d'écrasement de ta photo et je ne sais pas à quoi c'est du!
Ceci dit, belle scène de vie!

Brigitte

berek (28989) 2009-06-18 20:53

Merhaba Mesut bey,
saat 06:51 şu an. Biraz sonra içeri gidip kahvaltımı edecektimki bu fotografı gördüm ! şimdi ne yapacağım. doğru fırına gidip simidimi alıp beyaz peynirimle beraber kahvaltımı edeceğim. Fotograf için söylenecek daha ne olabilir. Ellerinize sağlık. selamlar.
Burak

HondeR (692) 2009-06-18 22:41

Merhaba Hocam,

Capcanli bir kare... simit satisinin artmasi ekonomik gostergelere yansiyormus :)
Eee simit de pazara dusunce gostergeler dogru demek :)

saygilarimla
hasan

Silvio1953 (42579) 2009-06-18 22:55

Merhhaba Mesut, great composition full of life and colors, splendid daily life shoot, very well done, ciao Silvio

emka (22131) 2009-06-18 23:48

Hi Mesut,

You have already show this bagel, very similar to our bagels from Krakow. Nice colourful everyday scene from the market. Only the view of the women is Turkish - the men look like everywhere. Nice yellow fruit - melon?

Regards

Malgorzata

BurhanettinMasa (641) 2009-06-19 1:29

Merhaba,
Renkler ve konu çok güzel ama sanki Seda Sayan'ın zayıflatıcı filtrelerinden birisi uygulanmış gibi bir hisse kapıldım :)

Ellerinize sağlık,
Burhan

AiresSantos (42750) 2009-06-19 1:37

Hi Mesut
The famous bread from Turkey.
Great daily life picture with wonderful colours and details.
Well captured the conversation between the seller and customer
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

jlbrthnn (38727) 2009-06-19 6:11

Hello Mesut,
The receipt and the color of this preparation put to me in appetite:) the image alive, is coloured and really superb. I have the impression that there is a deformation, the image is lengthened in height. This there does not remove anything with the success and the interest which this image causes. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

stego (22376) 2009-06-24 12:59

Merhaba Mesut,
Very good "daily life" shot, where we can see the apparently delicious products on sale and the peaceful activity of the market. You managed to find a really nice compo and that along with excellent colours, make the image as attractive as it is effective as documentary. We have some cakes that are a bit alike some of those, but sadly you can't find them so easily as you find them in Turkey. I remember well their aroma in the streets...
Selamlar,
José