One of the greatest things I've seen in Turkey so far

For many Turks, one highlight of Ramazan is the anticipation of the breaking of the fast in the evening after a long day with no food or water. This is celebrated with a large meal known as iftar.


Feasting follows fasting, and most restaurants, eager to make up for the revenue lost during lunch and dinner hours, advertise special iftar menus for the evenings. These are typically extravagant five to seven course meals, ranging in price from $10 to over $100. If you walk outside around 8:00 you can see restaurants filled with people sitting at empty tables, waiting for the voice of the muezzin to come resounding from the mosques, signaling that the fast is over and iftar can begin. I have yet to participate in this ritual, but out of curiosity this evening I was cruising the internet to see what some of these restaurants are offering in the way of iftar meals.

And I shouldn't be surprised by this, but McDonalds has jumped on the bandwagon.


A McTurco sandwich, instant soup, fries, a Coke, a chocolate sundae, and a special Ramazan sherbet: the perfect gift for your digestive system after a day of fasting. And this being Turkey, you can order this nutritious meal by phone or internet and have it delivered to your door 24 hours a day. Who's lovin' it?