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a photo-novella kindda recipe of an Istanbul classic

I’ve learned this dish from my beloved aunt. my father’s older sister was an ace of Istanbul cooking and whatever she cooked, in her nonchalant way as if not paying any attention at all, turned out delicious. she was the queen of all types of zeytinyağlı, but also pan-fried palamut (bonito) caught from Bosphorus a few hours ago to excellent juiciness an…