I did not know that ‘Turkish pizza’ existed and that it would be so delicious.
At the end of the first day of the London Open Gardens weekend, my friend and I decided that after all our walking, sitting down for a filling dinner, was just the right thing to do.
She suggested Tas Pide, which is a Turkish restaurant a stones throw away from the Globe theatre. It looked pretty busy when we first arrived and we had to wait to be seated. However by the time we where waiting for our main course the place had emptied considerably and was practically empty.
Although we were both quite hungry, we ended up sharing the side dish, mains and dessert!
We started with baba ganoush which I absolutely adore. Creamy and so so tasty.
My friend is vegetarian and so we chose a pide with spring onions and cheese (goat’s and Cheddar).
It was very tasty, though perhaps a little on the salty side.
For dessert I fancied some chocolate and coffee. So I ordered a chocolate cake and a cup of Turkish coffee. Such a contrast! The thick dark and bitter coffee complementing beautifully the sweet soft chocolate cake. A wonderful end to the meal.
A dark and milk chocolate mousse sandwiched with a chocolate and almond sponge and covered with a chocolate glaze and chocolate tiles
After we left the place, I thought about the name Anatolia, which is never heard before in conjunction with Turkey. It maybe that once I did know but now it seems this knowledge evades me. So I did a quick search on the internet to dispel my ignorance. The English-language name Anatolia derives from the Greek Ἀνατολή(Anatolḗ) meaning “the East” and designating (from a Greek point of view) eastern regions in general. The Greek word refers to the direction where the sun rises, coming from ἀνατέλλω anatello ‘(Ι) rise up’. The land mass of Anatolia constitutes most of the territory of contemporary Turkey. The region is bounded by the Turkish straits to the north-west, the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highlands to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and the Aegean Sea to the west.
So, after all that, I’m not sure I’ll go back to Tas Pide again, it’s so far away from where I live, but I will think about exploring closer to home the Turkish restaurants. I’m keen to try more varieties of pide!
Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolia
