Today I bought one of those little rounds of Happy Cow Swiss Cheese. I initially went to the supermarket just to buy some butter, but I passed by a display of Happy Cow and suddenly I was reminded of my recent trip to Turkey. A flashback of swimming in the salty mediterranean, soaring through the sky over Oludeniz, fearing for my life while swallowing much of the Dalaman River, hearing the beats of late night clubs in Taksim Square, smelling the warm aromas of shawarma, watching the best sandwich ever being made at the bus station on the way to Fethiye...
Sounds a little bizarre at first...Happy Cow? I concluded from my trip that a simple and basic Turkish breakfast is made up of delicious white bread, sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, and beyaz peynir! (a white cheese)...and ah the lovely cay (pronounced shay). Turkish tea is better than any coffee high I've ever been on. You just can't beat a small glass of Turkish tea to keep you going all day. It doesn't make you jittery. You are just awake and everything will be okay! haha...sounds like crack.
When my friends and I began our adventure through Turkey, we thought, great! This is a nice, simple and fresh tasting breakfast, but then when you have it EVERYDAY, by the end, everyone's running for anything and everything else. I still like it though and even as I left Turkey, I had that simple mix of ingredients together in a sandwich at the airport (with some tea of course!).
I love how little things like that can bring you back to a great memory. I'm reliving it all again tomorrow for my breakfast!