It’s round, it’s doughy, but it’s not a bagel. That’s the New York verdict on the simit, a seasame seed crusted bread popular in Turkey that’s masquerading itself as a version of the city’s breakfast ...

Here’s how to approach Simit + Smith’s “Turkish bagel”: Take a bite and call it what it really is — a simit, the sesame seed-studded round beloved anyplace the Ottoman Empire once ruled. Instead of a ...

Turkish food is experiencing a new popularity in the DMV. Basar Akkuzu of Simit + Smith, Georgetown shares a big reason why - the traditional Simit Sandwich. Simit (often called Turkish bagels) are ...

Turkish Simit Is The Second-Most-Searched Breakfast In The World, According To New Analysis The Brazilian açaí bowl earned top spot with humble Turkish simit following closely after as the most ...

New York’s Times Square hosted a taste of Anatolia on Tuesday evening as Turkish simit and tea were handed out to visitors under the “Anadoludakiler” project, launched with the support of first lady ...

New Yorkers are fiercely proud of their bagels, with good reason, so when confronted with something that looks like the circular bread, an initial reaction might be skepticism. But we have nothing to ...

A neophyte chain called Simit + Smith has introduced a new sort of bagel to the Upper West Side. In Turkey, it’s known as a simit, but there are a half-dozen other names for it in the Middle East, ...

Like Turkey itself, the simit -- the round, sesame-encrusted bread ring that is a ubiquitous presence on the streets of Istanbul and most other Turkish cities -- is entertaining some very global ...

An unassuming bakery in Istanbul has been churning out a classic Turkish treat for over 75 years. The traditional simit is more than just a piece of bread. It's a staple at breakfast tables and tea ...

It seems to be a little known fact in America that Middle Eastern nations are home to some of the world’s most talented bakers, and, locally, exhibit A of that argument is the wealth of Lebanese ...