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| Chili con corne. |
Tequila or red wine
In addition to Greeks, Yeşilköy was once home to people of all religions from a variety of Balkan countries. It gradually lost its reputation as a hunting ground and became integrated into the city. Its residents no longer sough out Bulgarian fare. In the 1980s, the couple's son began to manage the restaurant with his mother. His fascination with the culture of South America led him to introduce a brand new cuisine to the menu: Marmit is decorated with furniture from South America and serves Mexican fare. While Marmit serves authentic Mexican fare, the menu mainly features dishes that suit the Turkish palate. In the end, the restaurant serves a blend of the Turkish and Mexican cuisines-cuisines that have a lot in common.We began our meal with a classic starter: chips with salsa sauce served with ''labne'' cheese instead of cream. The menu naturally includes tequila, margaritas and mescal, as you would expect from a Mexican restaurant. Nevertheless, a good Turkish wine also goes well with a Mexican meal. Next, we had another appetiser, green peppers filled with cheese. Another tasty appetiser is Chimichangas, which consists of mincemeat, cheese and vegetables like celeriac, carrots and parsley wrapped in a wheat flour dough and fried. This is served with cheese rather than cream.
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| Tacos. |
The world's hottest sauce
Next, try some tostados: imagine a plate made of fried dough filled with chicken, black Mexican beans, tomatoes, greens and peppers, served with avocado puree and strained yoghurt. This is a light and tasty dish. Of course, no visit to a Mexican restaurant is complete without a taco, a half moon of corn flour pastry filled with delicious beans and seasoned with spicy, but not burning hot, jalapeno peppers. The chilli con carne is served in a casserole dish and is followed by burritos, a kind of wrap made with wheat flour dough. Burritos taste very similar to Turkish ''durum'': they are eaten the same way and feature typically Turkish flavours. Burritos are filled with ingredients such as chicken, meat, mashed beans, coriander and cumin and sprinkled tomatoes, peppers and pineapple. If you enjoy hot food, you'll be pleased to hear that Marmit serves the hottest sauce in the entire world. The cinnamon banana is the ideal end to a spicy meal: bananas are cooked in a syrup made of vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, liqueur, cognac, sugar, butter and ginger and served with vanilla strawberry ice cream. Marmit is only open for dinner. A meal costs 45-55 YTL per person. Address:
İstanbul Cad. No: 58, Yesilkoy.
Tel: +90 212-573 85 81
