I wonder what I had for lunch today?
By Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
Manchester, England
June 8, 2016 3:44pm CST
I found this afternoon quite entertaining. There is a small establishment called “Cafe Corner” a few blocks from my hotel, which I visited earlier.
The only menu that they had was a small hand written one in Turkish, which was totally meaningless to me. The only girl there who spoke English was unable to translate the menu, so I said that I would have a coffee and whatever she chose to bring me to eat.
It appeared to be some form of baked pastry with a mixture of contents that I could not recognise, served along with french fries and sliced tomato.
It was quite palatable, but I still have no idea what it was.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
8 Jun 16
I would have been content even if it was not to my liking because the lady was trying to be helpful.
I remember visiting a bar in Siberia many years ago. The menu was in Cyrillic script and the staff could not speak English. When it became clear that we were at a loss, the waitress chose to bring us drinks anyway. Each time we signalled for another drink she came with something different. I could tell that each drink contained vodka, but was unable to identify the other items. We spent several hours there and I still have no idea what I drank.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jun 16
Well, at least you recognized the french fries and sliced tomato, so you have that much going for you! And if you're still alive and kicking and able to read this, then whatever mystery food you had didn't kill you!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Jun 16
@moffittjc It would be a great inconvenience and disrupt my holiday plans.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 16
@Asylum I always say, "I'm too damned busy living my life to get sick. I don't have time for that nonsense!"
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
9 Jun 16
Now if you were me you would have taken a photo of it and I am sure someone on here could have told you exactly what you were eating. I am adventurous so I would not mind just giving it a try!!
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun 16
Well as long as it stays down and it satisfied your hunger its a result!
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun 16
@Asylum I am fairly careful with what I eat. If I can not identify it I am afraid it goes no where near my gob!
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
9 Jun 16
@garymarsh6 I am so with you on that. My tummy started being picky when I was 17. It has become more obnoxious in the last 20 years. I still dine out regularly, but ask lots of questions.
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@annahsabisa (56)
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9 Jun 16
It's fun trying new things, you never know, it may end up being one of your favorite food
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Jun 16
in all your travels, have you ever eaten or drank anything that your body reacted negatively to?
i'm hoping they gave you the bestseller. or maybe they gave you what "foreigners" usually order there.
have you tried the real turkish delights yet?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jun 16
@hereandthere Or not enough sense to notice if I have been poisoned.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Jun 16
@Asylum born and blessed with a cast iron stomach. 
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
9 Jun 16
I'd rather leave if they couldn't interpret the menu for me. I might end up having allergies or something.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jun 16
@Letranknight2015 I am certainly stupid enough to try anything.
@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
9 Jun 16
@Asylum I won't risk it that's for sure.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
9 Jun 16
You are very lucky to have a digestive system that allows you to experiment. I would starve. Actually, I wouldn't, because I wouldn't go anywhere without the ability to translate the ingredients of a meal. Won't your phone do that for you?
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace That certainly would be a worthwhile venture and would prove to be very useful for tourists.
@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
9 Jun 16
@Asylum I used to have a book in French and in German that didn't just translate the words in the name of food dish, but also gave the ingredients and how it was prepared. Cannot remember the name of the book.
It would be a fabulous app. Make someone with programming skills a great deal of money. Too bad I'm not that person.
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@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
9 Jun 16
My you are adventurous! And you struck gold! Good travel story!
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Jun 16
@Jeanniemaries I would probably not have noticed if it was bad anyway.
@Jeanniemaries (8237)
• United States
9 Jun 16
@Asylum It would have made a better story if it had been bad! Maybe it was a islak burger.
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
9 Jun 16
And now you must live with the mystery. Very adventurous.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
10 Jun 16
That is funnyglad you enjoyed it.
glad you enjoyed it.1 person likes this
