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Best Kumpir in Chicago

“The potato is mashed inside its own skin with butter and cheese before any topping goes on — skipping that step is considered cutting a corner.”

Kumpir

What the real thing tastes like

Real ingredients (via TheMealDB): 2 large Potatoes, 2 tbs Butter, 150g Cheese, 1 large Onion, 1 large Red Pepper, Pinch Red Chilli Flakes

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If you order kumpir in Turkey, the standard filling is first, lots of butter mashed into the potato, followed by cheese. There’s then a row of other toppings that you can just point at to your heart’s content – sweetcorn, olives, salami, coleslaw, Russian salad, allsorts – and you walk away with an over-stuffed potato because you got ever-excited by the choices on offer. Grate (roughly – you can use as much as you like) 150g of cheese. Finely chop one onion and one sweet red pepper. Put these ingredients into a large bowl with a good sprinkling of salt and pepper, chilli flakes (optional).

Order it here when it has

  • creamy cheesy potato base
  • huge topping variety
  • filling and fun

Walk away when you see

  • can be overloaded and messy
  • very heavy
  • potato sometimes underseasoned

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