Darina Allen travels to the heart of Turkish Cuisine in Istanbul

During our visit to Istanbul, Burcu of Unison Turkey told me about a particularly delicious marzipan made in Edirne close to the Bulgarian and Greek border, by a family who’d been in business since 1952.

So despite the heavy snowfall and lots of advice to the contrary, I decided to seek them out.

It developed into an endurance test — a five hour journey along the snow-clogged highway past abandoned cars, jack-knifed trucks and freezing hungry drivers many of whom had been stranded since the night before.