Balik Ekmek is a very popular Streetfood in Istanbul, Turkey.
It is a sandwich of a filet of fried or grilled fish (typically mackerel, or other similar oily fish), served along with various vegetables, inside a bun of Turkish bread.
It is typically served on the Eminonu square straight from the boat on which it is prepared.
And this is it's history
The beginnings of Balik Ekmek began on the Galata Bridge. Boats, which sold grilled fish on bread, were docked at the Galate Bridge in their first years of establishment
Even though it was first sold as a cheap and easy lunch to workers on the docks in the 1960s, Balik Ekmek grew to popularity amongst locals and further more tourists.
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