Mantı are small, labor-intensive Turkish dumplings filled with seasoned minced meat, traditionally served under a blanket of garlic yogurt, drizzled with chili-infused melted butter, and dusted with sumac and dried mint. Order it as **'mantı'** (*dumplings*), often specified as **'Kayseri mantısı'** if it's the classic tiny version, or **'Çerkez mantısı'** for larger Circassian style. The price ranges from 120–250₺ depending on the neighborhood and portion size. The classic trap is ordering it at a generic tourist restaurant where they boil frozen, mass-produced dumplings; always seek out places where women can be seen meticulously folding the dough by hand in the kitchen or window. Istanbul's best mantı is found in dedicated dumpling houses (*mantıcı*) scattered across both continents.
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Mantı are small, labor-intensive Turkish dumplings filled with seasoned minced meat, traditionally served under a blanket of garlic yogurt, drizzled with chili-infused melted butter, and dusted with sumac and dried mint. Order it as **'mantı'** (*dumplings*), often specified as **'Kayseri mantısı'** if it's the classic tiny version, or **'Çerkez mantısı'** for larger Circassian style. The price ranges from 120–250₺ depending on the neighborhood and portion size. The classic trap is ordering it at a generic tourist restaurant where they boil frozen, mass-produced dumplings; always seek out places where women can be seen meticulously folding the dough by hand in the kitchen or window. Istanbul's best mantı is found in dedicated dumpling houses (*mantıcı*) scattered across both continents.
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