Hi there...

i know this sounds strange. but I recently returned from turkey over a month ago...the wierdest thing i think i did was eat brain/intestines, everything else SOUP after a night out.

Now i realised what i was eating at the time...but i never thought i would enjoy it or crave it being home. i hear alot of turkish people eat it.

does anyone know what i am talking about and if so, do you have a recipie for it?

(its oily and got garlic in it...)
Thanks

anyone??

Yes I know. You are talking about "işkembe çorbası" (soup of intestines). This is made of parts of sheep. Also there is a soup with beyin (brain) but I dont now this very much.

Some people like "kelle paça" (head and trotter) which is as common as işkembe.

In this kind restourants when you say "tam tekmil olsun" it will mean make it complete with garlic ans lemon.

The tongue of sheep and beyin can be used in salads and also in "dürüm" (rolled pastry). Especially in İzmir you can find dürüm.

There is an argument saying that these will be banned after we join the EU.

Thankyou for your reply i have been wondering the name for a while now. Really for some reason i miss it, and would miss it even more if it was banned!!! ARGh! I guess i just have to thank god i got to try it

tessekur ederim for your time to reply

Have you heard of mad cow disease? It can be transmitted to human by eating brain, but because it is slow virus , it takes 10-20 years to show. Imagine if you infected now you will find out 20 years later.
Have fun

İşkembe çorbası sabahları iyi gider...

You should eat it on mornings...("in mornings" mi olacaktı yoksa?!!!)