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Random House author and photojournalist Eric Hansen is a frequent contributor to AramcoWorld. He lives in California’s Central Valley.

Articles by Eric Hansen

Street Food, Istanbul Style

Street Food, Istanbul Style

From an eggy morning menemen to an afternoon tantuni wrap to a late-night handful of roasted kestane and more than a dozen delectables all in between, a search for the very best proves why Istanbul claims title as the street food capital of the world. 

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In Search of Ibn Battuta’s Melon

In Search of Ibn Battuta’s Melon

Peel of green, flesh of red and sweetness extreme, the 14th-century traveler’s five-star food review from Central Asia led, 681 years later, to a market-by-market journey, from a farmer’s field in California to melon stands along the road from Tashkent to Khorezm, Uzbekistan: Yes, Central Asian melons are that good. 
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The Fabled Flatbreads of Uzbekistan

The Fabled Flatbreads of Uzbekistan

Stamped with patterns that beautify, identify and aid baking in a clay oven, the flatbreads—non—from the heart of Central Asia make art of one of the world’s most ancient staples.

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