WHERE TO EAT The best Muhallebi in the world (according to food experts)

"A sweet, gooey pudding with a caramelized sugar exterior and shredded chicken breast incorporated throughout. Weird but quite tasty! This restaurant also serves an incredible fig custard pudding."

"Saray Muhallebicisi, a milk bar and café in the center of Istanbul, serves an excellent version."

"Hamalabiya’s remarkable dessert is so delicious that you will inevitably want to try all the varieties, the vanilla cinnamon malabi is a must-try."

"And the end result is pudding! Head to the old fashioned pudding house of Göreme Muhallebicisi, in the Kurtuluş neighbourhood, to check it out. They've been making it there since 1950."

"For desserts, try malabi, a rose-scented milk pudding, with raspberry coulis, coconut meringue, pistachio crunch, fresh raspberries and kataifi pastry."

"This dish is an excellent snack at any time of the day, but is especially popular in the mornings."

"The menu changes daily and also includes a continuation of the comfort food in the desserts, which include delicious rice-filled sütlaç (creamy baked rice pudding)."

"Finish with a uniquely Turkish dessert of caramelized pudding made with chicken breast. No kidding."

"No matter how much you eat, you should always spare some room for the delicious desserts. Hacı Abdullah is very rich in terms of offering different types of Turkish desserts as well. Kazandibi (meaning “bottom of a cauldron”) is worth trying. Delicious."

"The coconut cream malabi on raw tehina with caramelized fruit is another sweet delight, guaranteed to make you think of traditional malabi in a new light."