Drinks and desserts | Saray Restaurants

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Drinks and desserts

The traditional drink accompanying Iranian dishes is doogh, a combination of yogurt, still or carbonated water, salt, and dried mint. Other drinks include sherbets known as Sharbat and "Khak shir". One favorite is Aab-e Havij, alternately called havij bastani, carrot juice made into an ice cream float and garnished with cinnamon, nutmeg or other spices. There are also drinks that are not served with meals. These include Sheer Moz (banana milk shake), Aab Talebi (cantaloupe juice), and Aab Hendevaneh (watermelon juice). These are commonly made in stands or kiosks in streets on summer days and on hiking trails. Aab Anaar (pomegranate juice) is also popular and has recently (2007) become popular in North America. Sekanjebin is a thick syrup made from vinegar, mint and sugar, served mixed with carbonated or plain water. It can be drunk mixed with a little rosewater or used as a dip for Romaine lettuce.

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Dessert dishes range from Bastani-e Za'farāni (Persian ice cream, also called Bastani-e Akbar-Mashti or Gol-o Bolbol) to faludeh (a frozen sorbet made with thin starch noodles and rosewater). Persian ice cream is flavored with saffron, rosewater, and includes chunks of heavy cream. There are also many types of sweets, divided into two categories: Shirini Tar (lit. moist sweets) and Shirini Khoshk (lit. dry sweets). The first category consists of French-inspired pastries with heavy whole milk whipped cream, glazed fruit toppings, tarts, custard-filled éclairs, and a variety of cakes. Some have an Iranian twist, such as the addition of saffron, pistachios, and walnuts. The second category consists of more traditional Iranian sweets: Shirini-e Berenji (a type of rice cookie), Shirini-e Nokhodchi (clover-shaped chickpea flour cookies), Kolouche (a large cookie usually with a walnut or fig filling), Shirini-e Keshmeshi (raisin and saffron cookies), Shirini-e Yazdi (small cakes originating from the city of Yazd), Nan-e kulukhi (a kind of large thick cookie without any filling), and others.

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Beyaz peynir | Saray Restaurant San Diego

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Baked homemade flat bread with feta cheese

Beyaz peynir (Turkish,literally "white cheese", "peynir" is from Persian پنیر panir) is a salty, white cheese made from unpasteurized milk. The cheese has a slightly grainy appearance and is similar to  Balkan  cheese varieties feta and sirene. Beyaz peynir is produced in a variety of styles, ranging from non-matured cheese curds to a quite strong mature version. It is eaten plain, for example as part of the traditional Turkish breakfast, used in salads, and incorporated into cooked foods such as menemen, börek, and pide.  

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In the United States,Beyazpeynirli is becoming more popular, especially in cities withmideastern  immigrant communities, such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, Omaha, Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles. In contrast, gyros, Considered Greek food, are popular across the U.S., and frequently are found as street carts or mobile stands as fair food as well as at Greek-and Italian-style pizza and sandwich shops like Saray Restaurant that have all of Turkish food like aTurkish Restaurant in San Diego

Kasarli pide | Saray Restaurant San Diego

Kasarli pide|Saray Restaurant

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baked homemade flat bread with mozzarella cheese

 

 Pide (flat bread) – The basic pide bread is a flat bread with no toppings. We get it warm for 60 kuruş at the Çavuşin bakery. It does not last long! This is different than the pizza-like pides listed below.
​ A. Kaşarlı Pide – Pide is a Turkish version of pizza. They are usually long, oval shaped like a flat American football or even a sword, but by the time you receive them they are cut into rectangular shaped pieces. The basic version contains kaşarlı cheese (no tomato sauce) and an egg. You end up with something resembling a meatless Egg Mcmuffin – crust, cheese, and egg – but delicious. The egg is optional on all pides (pronounced pee-day)

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In the United States, 

baked homemade flat bread with mozzarella cheese

 

is becoming more popular, especially in cities withmideastern  immigrant communities, such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, Omaha, Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles. In contrast, gyros, Considered Greek food, are popular across the U.S., and frequently are found as street carts or mobile stands as fair food as well as at Greek-and Italian-style pizza and sandwich shops likeSaray Restaurant that have all of Turkish food like aTurkish Restaurant in San Diego.