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North Aegean Shrimp
Deep-water pink shrimp; in a casserole, in butter or grilled.
N 41°09′ · E 29°03′Kireçburnu · Sarıyer
Our shrimp is deep-water pink shrimp from the Gulf of Saros and the North Aegean. It arrives shell-on, on ice, and is cleaned the same day. Because shrimp is caught by trawl, supply falls during the 15 April – 31 August fishing ban; in this period we use only previously frozen shrimp with a clear label and catch date, and we say so on the menu.
Shrimp casserole
Our most ordered hot starter: cooked in a clay pot with tomato, green pepper, garlic and butter, then gratinated with kaşar cheese. We recommend dipping your bread in the sauce.
Other ways
- Shrimp in butter: with garlic, chilli flakes and lemon.
- Grilled shrimp: large, shell-on.
- Shrimp salad: with avocado and rocket, in summer.
Shrimp contains the crustacean allergen; please share any allergy information when you book.
Tasting notes
- Sweet and briny
- Firm texture
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