Forget the black pudding - there’s a hidden gem breakfast at Bury’s famous market

OK, maybe don’t forget the black pudding completely. It is, after all, a coiled institution, as synonymous with Bury as Robert Peel, the Neville brothers and Elbow.

But there’s more to breakfast than blood sausage, bacon, sausages, fried eggs and a brew, all of which you can fill your boots with at this most famous of northern markets. There’s absolutely no shortage of fry ups here, from its wealth of old school caffs.

But Turkish cuisine is another matter. Turkish Gozleme - goz-leh-may - sits on the corner of the outdoor market, just by the food hall and before you get into the warren of stalls selling everything from discount cereal to giant underpants.

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On a sunny morning, you could - if you squint really hard and maybe stick your headphones in too - be in a market anywhere in the Orient, with the smells of cinnamon, fresh bread and grilling shawarma drifting over its outdoor tables.

OK, that’s a ridiculous thing to say, but nonetheless, this is a very tiny corner of Istanbul in Greater Manchester, and you must try it.

Named after the Turkish dish that forms the centrepiece of this excellent breakfast, you’ll feel both stuffed and even a bit virtuous afterwards, arguably unlike when you’ve crammed down half a loaf of fried bread.

The gozleme itself is somewhere between a flatbread, a pastry and a stuffed pancake, and is rolled out with a thin rolling pin in front of you until it’s almost see-through thin. It’s then heaped with deliciousness, in this case, spinach, mushroom, soft potato and marinated chicken, before being folded over and cooked on the hotplate.

For £9, you can choose either the meat (there’s spiced lamb too)