Under the Galata bridge you find a handful of colourful boats that sell amazing fish sandwiches â balik ekmek. Basically, fresh mackerel is grilled on these boats, then stuffed with a bit of onion and salad into a roll and drizzled with lemon juice. Such a simple pleasure, yet amazing.
Ice cream is a colloid combining an emulsion and a foam, with milk fat, ice crystals and air (a liquid, a solid and a gas) spread throughout another liquid (the water from the milk). In traditional homemade ice cream, the lecithin in egg yolks acts as the emulsifier, keeping the colloid stable.
First things first: yes, colloidal silver really is silver, or at least, a silver residue of sorts. A colloid is a particle of some substance, broken down and mixed into or suspended in liquid [source: Merriam-Webster Online]. Colloidal silver is mostly microscopic bits of silver floating in water or some other gelatinous goo. Silver is naturally found in food and water, and when recommended by a physician, the typical dosage of colloidal silver is about one teaspoon. Due to the lengthy list of side effects and relatively sparse information on what this product can actually do for you, you won't find many health experts promoting the substance.