Article: Culinary crossroads; One country, many flavors: Turkey's location, rich history and spiritual relationship with its food have created a distinctive culinary tapestry that evokes the tastes of Asia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean.(TASTE)

Drawn by the happy clatter of plates and the smell of grilled seafood, we turned down a bustling alley in Istanbul's fish market and met the army of waiters head-on.

Dozens of tiny restaurants lined both sides of the walk. Hundreds of sidewalk tables spilled down the block, each staffed by eager men in smart white jackets who tempted passersby with teetering platters of meze, or traditional appetizers: bowls mounded with squid and octopus, fava beans swimming in olive oil, ground lamb imprisoned in grape leaves, and puzzles of gray glutinous matter that turned out to be sheep's brains.

OK, so the sheep's brains weren't very tempting, but they were one ...

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