Mussels stuffed with spicy aromatic rice are called Midye Dolma in Turkish. It can be consumed in huge amounts and can become addictive! Raki and meze restaurants (Meyhane) would offer them but it is much more common to eat them from street vendors !
It is a tasty accompany to raki and beer. The recipe calls for onions, blackpepper, cinammon, pine nuts, raisins, all spice; so a banquet of aromas. Mussels sound scary at some point but it is worth taking the risk, I've eaten them all my life, so far so good. So look out for midye dolma vendors in Istanbul, in Canakkale, Izmir, most Aeagean cities and villages including Assos will offer stuffed mussels, enjoy.
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