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What was it ?
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:14 pm |
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I was at someone´s home in Turkey recently. The 70 year old mother of the house prepared a wonderful meal. On the table was what looked like thin flakes of brown pastry, which I ate. When I asked what it was I was told haş/haşhaş (I don´t know how it is pronounced or spelt as I was too busy choking at the response and everyone was laughing.
So . . . will someone please clarify? Was I in fact, in the home of the matriarch of some mafia family, plying their trade in suspect substances? 
Well it tasted fine .
hashish seeds are used in pastry in Turkey. I have no idea how it relates to hashish as drug but it`s delicious.
take a look at these pictures
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=hashas+tohumu&btnG=Search+Images
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:26 pm |
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I was just thinking do you have buffets in your country? Anyone?
Yes. Why? Every restaurant here is checked by a kind of FDA, so strict and so often that restaurants that are not ok will (voluntarily or not) close.
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:31 pm |
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Yes. Why? Every restaurant here is checked by a kind of FDA, so strict and so often that restaurants that are not ok will (voluntarily or not) close.
I was just curious really. I always worry how long something has sat out for and everyone who touches the servingware..just a little fetish of mine. 
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:42 pm |
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Did it look like this, PT
http://www.mediatinker.com/blog/upload/2007/06/molasses-muesli-cookies.png
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:42 pm |
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Did it look like this, PT
http://www.mediatinker.com/blog/upload/2007/06/molasses-muesli-cookies.png
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:44 pm |
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hashish seeds are used in pastry in Turkey. I have no idea how it relates to hashish as drug but it`s delicious.
take a look at these pictures
http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=hashas+tohumu&btnG=Search+Images
Thanks Tam . . . I think that´s is what it was . . . haşhaş . . . OPIUM POPPY SEEDS!!!!!!!! 
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:48 pm |
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I think you ate poppy seeds - I believe there are two types (not sure) black larger seeds and tiny small grey ones - both are sprinkled ontop of breads.
Was it something like that ?
But don´t worry, it is not a drug !
Apologies cacik . . . you were right . . . poppy seeds. . . opium poppy seeds . . .
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:48 pm |
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Opium seeds for sure. Now how did it taste? You mentioned the dish had a flaky substance?????
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hacibozanogullari.com.tr/resimler/urunler/ozellikler/hashas_kebap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php%3Ft%3D179502&h=281&w=381&sz=38&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=uQFPitjPCkslDM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfood%2Bturkish%2Bhashas%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:54 pm |
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Did it look like this, PT
http://www.mediatinker.com/blog/upload/2007/06/molasses-muesli-cookies.png
No Ros but thanks. It was nothing elaborate, just thin sheets (about 15cm across) of what loked like pastry, quite delicate to handle and light brown in colour, similar thickness to filo. I think it was probably the haşhaş Tam mentioned.
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21 Aug 2008 Thu 11:57 pm |
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Here is somthing you might like:
http://www.cafefernando.com/images/parmesanpoppystraw2.jpg
By the way, after you ate the Poppy Seed dish, did you feel tired and wanted to go to sleep.
My Mom once fell asleep after she ate poppy seeds in a field. Ha, ha.
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22 Aug 2008 Fri 12:00 am |
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Thanks Ros. Anyway, mystery solved I think. Thanks everyone.
Why is this second page so wide???
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