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Kumpir, a baked potato with various fillings, is a popular fast food in Turkey.In its basic form, it is made with potatoes that are wrapped with aluminum foil and baked in special ovens.
The potatoes are cut straight from the middle and the insides are mixed
with unsalted butter and puréed with kaşar cheese.However, all sorts of
foods can be added to the potato: mayonnaise, ketchup, pickles,
sweetcorn, sliced green and black olives, sausage slices, carrots,
steamed peas, mushrooms and Russian salad. The cafés in Ortaköy,
İstanbul make kumpir that are especially popular with the tourists and
offer even more ingredients.
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