"Hamsi" is the prince of all fish known to Turks: the Black Sea people know forty one ways of making hamsi including hamsi borek, hamsi pilaf and hamsi dessert! Another common seafood are deep fried mussels, poached, or as a mussel dolma with rice and mussel pilaf.

Yes, I've heard about hamsi, never got a chance to try it though. I've heard they do amazing things with it.

I have seen large portions served in Balik Restaurants

Hamsi also carries its own secrets...

On the menu tonight....hamsi with hazelnuts

Served with cool roka leaves....

Hmm! Delicious:

http://www.timeout.com.tr/yazi_goster.php?artID=409

www.turkishcookbook.com/.../2006_06_01_index.php

Roka leaves are only for explosive affects ))))))))))))

Alpha you seem to know a lot of these little tidbits....any others???