Turkey
Kanat Ekmek
Kanat ekmek packs charcoal-grilled chicken wings into a split loaf, the skin rendered to lacquer over coals and the meat pulled clean off the bone, the toasted bread catching the drip the wing throws.
Kalamar Ekmek
Kalamar ekmek is a meze that left the table: cornmeal-crusted fried squid rings under walnut tarator and a hard squeeze of lemon, the rakı-tavern appetizer folded into a loaf for the street.
Kahvaltı Tabağı Dürüm
Breakfast plate items in wrap; modern concept.
Kahvaltı Sandviç
Breakfast sandwich; various breakfast items in bread.
Kahvaltılık Sandviç
The Turkish kahvaltı spread, white cheese and olives and tomato and cucumber and egg, gathered into one split loaf. The hours-long social breakfast, folded for those who cannot sit at it.
Kahvaltı Burrito
The kahvaltı burrito rolls a whole Turkish breakfast into one hand: egg, sucuk, cheese and tomato compressed into a griddle-sealed wheat wrap on architecture borrowed wholesale from Mexico.
Kaburga Ekmek
Kaburga ekmek takes the most awkward cut on the lamb, the rib, and frees it: charred over coals, the meat stripped off the bone in warm ribbons and packed into split bread that soaks the rendered fat.
Kızarmış Ekmek
Generic toasted bread; for various toppings.
Kıymalı Pide
Minced meat pide; ground lamb/beef with tomatoes, peppers, onions.
Kıymalı Pide vs Lahmacun
Note: Kıymalı pide has similar topping but on thicker, boat-shaped pide bread with edges.
Kıymalı Gözleme
Kıymalı gözleme: raw spiced mince sealed cold into a thin sheet of yufka, cooking through and rendering in its own fat inside the fold as the parcel crisps on the griddle.
Kıyma Döner
Minced meat döner; ground seasoned meat formed around the spit, more common in casual establishments.
Kılıç Ekmek
Swordfish sandwich; kılıç (swordfish) grilled, more upscale.
İzmir Kokoreç
İzmir-style kokoreç; regional variations in spicing and preparation.
Izgara Köfte Ekmek
Grilled köfte in bread; emphasis on charcoal-grilled.
İstavrit Ekmek
Horse mackerel sandwich; istavrit fried or grilled.
İstanbul Kokoreç
Istanbul-style kokoreç; often considered the standard.
Ispanaklı Peynirli Gözleme
Spinach and cheese gözleme; popular combination.
Islak Hamburger
The wet hamburger is built to be soggy on purpose: thin garlicky beef, tomato sauce brushed inside and out, then steamed limp in a fogged glass cabinet. Taksim's small-hours sandwich.
Islak Hamburger Taksim
Taksim Square's famous wet burgers; specific Istanbul institution.