Defne Koryürek is the leader of Istanbul-based Slow Food Türkiye / Fikir Sahibi Damaklar and Defne Koryürek is the ultimate food insider.
The fist edition of Slow Fish Istanbul was held October 17-20 2013 at Boğaziçi Üniversitesi's Albert Long Hall. The four-day event is being organized by Slow Food İstanbul's Fikir Sahibi Damaklar convivium and will bring together over 70 delegates from 10 countries in the region to discuss and collaborate on issues such as managing the commons, over-fishing, pollution and sustainability. The screenings, panel discussions, presentations, chef demos and other events are free and open to the public. You can follow the events online via Slow Food Türkiye / Fikir Sahibi Damaklar's
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“The lüfer is a fascinating fish,” says Slow Food Istanbul’s founder Defne Koryurek. “It migrates from the Black Sea near the city of Samsung in Turkey and traverses the Bosphorus and the Agean Sea before finally entering the Mediterranean. All the way along the fish's migratory path its flavors change according to the fish it feeds on and the diverse salt levels of these seas. In our culture we think that the lüfer is at its tastiest here in Istanbul, we even call it the sultan of all fishes in Istanbul.” SOURCE