Kadir Usta in Gazientep – Part 3

This extract is from ‘Travel Tales from Exotic Places like Salford’

My kebab arrived – 15 meatballs cooked on a skewer had been placed on a bed of yoghourt, which covered the cooked aubergines. The meat was well-cooked and I scooped up the
yoghourt and meat with the second flatbread that had just arrived. Again this was free bread. All around people were tucking into their salads, pides, and kebabs with gusto. No beer or alcohol was available so people were drinking water and/or fruit juice. I asked for
some Turkish tea to finish off the meal and this arrived with half-a-dozen sugar lumps.
I asked for the bill (“hesap”) and was brought it right away along with some cloves for my garlic breath. The amount was 22.5 lira, less than I was expecting given that on 8 the menu the soup was 9 lira and the kebab had been 15. I put 25 lira on the plate and handed the amount directly to my waiter as the bread delivery boy was eyeing the money greedily.