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One of the best breakfast I have ever had was in Istanbul. I miss Turkey

Wow. So awesome. Turkish cuisine is the best in the world. Thanks for the video ❤️ Love from Israel.

As a local I can definately help you with what foods you should try. Salty foods: 1-) Çiğköfte: It's a heavyly spiced cold meze. It was originally made from uncooked ground beef and bulgur (a local type of wheat) but nowadays they made it from only bulgur. You can eat it 2 ways. Either you can put it over to a slice of lettuce or lavaş (wrap) it. You need to put hot souce, nar ekşisi (a sour souce made from pomegranate) and lemon juice as topping but it's optional. You can eat it from theese chains, Adıyamanlı Çiğköfteci Mehmet Usta or Oses Çiğköfte. Also if you find it on a kebap restaurant you went, you can consume it there as well. It's name means raw meatballs. 2-) Adana kebap: It's a type of little hot and spicy meatball. Usually made from combination of beef and lamb meat. You can eat in a lavaş or on plate with bulgur, I recommend plate but they both good. If you don't like hot food there is a plain version and it's called Urfa kebap. For better experience you should eat it from Adanalı Hasan Kolcuoğlu. It's name come from a city named Adana. 3-) Sucuk: It's a heavyly spiced beef sausage like pepporoni. You should eat it with fried eggs or bread like a warm sandwich. You can eat it almost everywhere. 4-) Kokoreç: It's heavyly cleaned lamb intestins with lots of spices but it's very good. You can eat it on plate or in bread but I prefer to eat ot in bread. You can put pickled hot pepper as topping but this is optional. They are very good street food stands around Karaköy and Taksim, also Çengelköy Kokoreççisi is also very famous. 5-) İskender: It's beef döner (known as kebap in US) on a plate with pide bread under, a semi-sweet tomato sauce and hot butter over and yoghurt beside it. It's only comes on a plate and some places make it with chicken döner but don't even try it beef is better and original. You can put dryed thyme as topping but it's optional. There isn't a best place in Istanbul, you can eat it anywhere but best place to it is in city of Bursa named Iskenderoğlu Kebapçısı. It name comes from a chef who invented it centuries ago named İskender. 6-) Poğaça: A pastry mostly consumed on breakfasts. They are a few different types of it. I recommend with ground beef (kıymalı), dill (otlu) and feta cheese (beyaz peynirli). You can buy it from every pastry. 7-) Simit: It's the famous pastry with sesame seeds on it. You should (optional) eat it with feta cheeese or cream cheese while drinking tea. It's better to buy it from street stands. Desserts: 1-) Baklava types: They are lots of baklava typed mostly with pistachio and walnut. You should try plain pistachio and walnut, fıstıklı şöbiyet and sütlü nuriye. You can put icecream or kaymak (a type if milk cream) as topping. Mado and Faruk Güllüoğlu is best places to eat it. 2-) Künefe: A type of sweet pastry with cheese and pistachio in it. You can put kaymak or icecream as topping. I strongly recommend Beyzade (it's little pricy) but Mado is good as well. 3-) Katmer: A type of warm pastry with pistachio and kaymak in it. I strongly recommend it, this is my favorite dessert. Again, yiu can eat it on Beyzade or Mado. 4-) Lokma: A type of fried pastry like doughnut. You can eat it everywhere. Drinks: 1-) Ayran: Salty yoghurt drink. Should consumed cold. You can buy it everywhere. 2-) Boza: A cold drink made from wheat. It's very hard to describe it's taste. One if the things you will either love or hate it. I only recommend Vefa Bozacısı (you can find their products in stores as well). Cinnamon and leblebi (roasted chickpea)is must have toppings. 3-) Rakı: Strong alcoholic drink.

Pleaseeeeee have a FULL Turkish breakfast. You will not be disappointed I promise you. 😄

I think Istanbul is my favorite city that I've been to. A couple of my favorite restaurants are Asitane, next to the Chora Museum... authentic Ottoman cuisine... and Beyti Restaurant, located in the Florya section of Istanbul. Beyti specializes in roasted Turkish meats. Yum!!

I was gutted yesterday when your video didn't play but it was worth waiting for. Istanbul, my favourite city of all and Turkish food is one of the great cuisines of the world.

Salepten sonra kahvaltı yaptılar, izlerken mide spazmı geçirdim

Turkish food excellent,from Finland.

Great video, Turkey looks incredible! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻😀

There are so many dishes you must try!!! The Turkish cuisine is the best!!!🤤🇹🇷 Thanks for the video!🙏🏻

The opening shots alone have me convinced that we NEED to go here! It looks absolutely AMAZING! You guys are such an inspiration for us and our adventures on our own channel! Always excited when you guys put out a new video! AND the food! Yum!

Turkish food is tied with Chinese as my favorite cuisine. It's so underrated!!

I love trying local dishes from any locality I go to. Istanbul is one of the places I have always wanted to go and the food looked so good. Great video and thanks for sharing.

Love your enthusiasm for food and travel, Stay safe!

Great video guys. You did an excellent food tour with some of the best dishes

Turkish food : Sarma , Adana kebab , Lahmacun , pide söğüş , ayran , mantı , sarma , karnıyarık , beans (Turkish style ) , döner , Beyti Sarma, Beyti , Balık ekmek ,Çiğ köfte , Köfte , sucuk ekmek , Börek , poğaça , simit , kadayıf , baklava ,kokoreç , şırdan , künefe , kazandibi , halka tatlı . And more ...

We love Turkish food! You introduced us to a lot of new dishes in this video. The chicken dessert looks really intriguing. We have been wanting to go to Turkey for ages and every video that we watch about Turkey makes us want to go even more!

Probably the only food tour video on KZfaq describing Turkey's cuisine accurately even though the place you guys visited are highly touristy thus a bit pricey. But the way you approach and try the describe the dishes are very very accurate in terms of delivering the information about its authenticity. I subscribed only because if you guys are experiencing Istanbul this well, the other destinations you'll visit will be delivered to us at the same goodness :) There are endless options to try in Turkey's different regions but I think you had a good general view with the dishes in the video. I suggest Lakerda (salt cured fatty bonito), çiroz (chiroz, salt & sun cured a local fish specie). If you have chance to visit Antep (Gaziantep), the real center of meat-based eastern cuisine can be best found there, sure add the best Syrian restaurants in that city to the list. The next would be Antakya (Hatay) and Mardin which has similar styles but different dishes.

Really worried when your video wouldn’t play but finally it did. Couldn’t go a bundle on the chicken dessert, but another long interesting video. Thanks 😘

My favourite dessert to eat whenever I go to Istanbul is Sütlaç (Soot-latch) which is rice pudding. Mmmm.

Yeah Serbia was under the Ottomans for 500 years, I love Salep in the winter better than hot chocolate for me but its a little tricky to find so its like a specialty thing for me

everything looks great! enjoy!

my husband and I are visiting istanbul this july and your video have been indispensable preparing us. thank you

You need to try Turkish Pide or Lahmacun!!!

HI Guys, you and Istanbul with the beautiful dishes looks great. Many Greetings from Germany!

hey finally good to see you guys in istanbul. the green herb on most turkish food is parsley which is similar to cilantro but it is def. not dill. Menemen is an egg dish and even without meat it is *debatable* whether it is vegetarian or not. usually half the people in turkey would add peppers or onions in menemen and again it is a debated subject whether one should add onions or not. the type of dolma (stuffed peppers) you had is the cold appetizer version which is cooked with olive oil, and usually has pine nuts and currants in it. the entree version is served hot and very often it has ground beef in it. the stuffed grape leaves is called sarma, not dolma. dolma means stuffed and sarma means wrapped.

You two are rocking the food vlogs. This is my favorite... probably because I couldn't stop laughing when you had the beaten to powder chicken dumpling dessert that may or not be stringy sprinkled with cinnamon. How were you not laughing your head off Alison when filming? Too funny. That bread at the end looked devine. Can't wait to see more of Turkey through your eyes!!!

We just arrived a few days ago for vacation and look forward to your delicious suggestions!

First.. hope you kids have a wonderful and safe holiday season.

everything so amazinggg.thanks for sharing i love turkish cılture and foods😄🇹🇷

Nice observation, great Turkish food, lovely people

Total YUMMMM!!! Happy travels, stay safe!

Istanbul is on the top of my list of the cities I want to visit. All the food looks delicious 😋 Isn’t that bread at 7:00 called sour bread in English? We have something similar in Latvia but we call it more like “sweet and sour” bread coz it has a slight sweetness to it as well. It looks very similar.

I was like Yay, yet another new video!! Only to find out it's the same one as yesterday, lol! What happened? I saw it yesterday and it looked fine to me. Soooo, we'll just patiently wait for the next one then ;)

Love love this!❤️ the picture quality of the vlogs are simply awesome! Guys what camera do you use for vlogging?

Lots of unique foods there!

Awsome video.. thanks.... Thanks for the inf

Its back!

That’s how you eat Manti! You make me miss my hometown :) Cheers from San Francisco ✌🏻😁

I love salep! Best cold weather drink. It reminds me of warm horchata. Creamier! Like mexican cornstarch taste.

Hello everyone, love this one!

I'm gonna buy a T.E.A. hoodie as soon as I see you guys rockin' one in a video 😉

Try the Grilled Fish (Izgara Levrek or Izgara Cipura). It is so good in the winter season, if you are into Seafood !!!

That bread is called "Ekşi mayalı ekmek" in Turkish but I do not know the exact translation to English, may be sour yeasted bread :D

guys please respect its not ravioli its mantı camooonn :))

next time you come turkey make sure to try dolma , lahmacun , and adana kebab omggg i love gözleme 😍

Welcome in Istanbul!

BEE RIGHT BACK! LMAO!! 😂😂🐝🐝

EPIC VID and the accordion player was very good and his tattoos lol it looks like TUKEY is where its at 😎

TRY ISKENDER.its literally the climax of turkish food. But the best place is for it bursa

This was a very fun video to watch. I just wanted to say about the dolma. In Turkey there are 2 main kinds of dolmas: 1-Zeytinyağlı dolma (Dolma with olive oil). The rice stuffing inside the vegetable is cooked with olive oil, currants and pine nuts. This is served could and can be eaten with a tiny squeeze of lemon juice. This is what you got for dinner. 2- Eli dolma (Dolma with meat) The second kind of dolma has a rice stuffing is with tomatoes, onions and meat. This kind of dolma is served warm. This time instead of lemon juice it is served with yoghurt, either on the side or on top or as cacık (yogurt with cucumbers and mint). I wish you guys a good trip.

I liked the video veryyyy much 😍❤️

Those stuffed peppers look great. Great food video.

Cafe Privato....best breakfast of my LIFE!!!

Turkey ❤love from Pakistan❤

Good morninggggg!!! Today it works!!!!!

You are smelling it in the air👌🏿

We wait of your next visit in Spring or summer time ;) ....last time it was tooooo short! The Cats& Dogs are waiting too ;))) hahahahah

Privato cafe is one of the best places to get menemen freat choice of place! I went there specifically to get menemen! That's what happens when your research is on point! 🔥🔥

Played the “drink when you say flavorful and creamy” game tonight and we are hammered drunk now

To have breakfast after drinking salep and Turkish coffee? Oh man, we drink salep and Turkish coffee at night after dinner. You shouldn't have drunk them when your stomach was empty. :)

Best food video yet! But holy hek... what's with all the wasps!? 🐝 - Trevor

Visit Kadıköy, a part on the Asian side which is getting internationally popular day by day. Explore it before it turns into a tourist trap location.

whiping the plate and the sauce on it with bread is actually a turkish thing too so you did right

Enjoy Turkey and Turkish foods guys.🙋🏻🙋🏻🙋🏻🙋🏻🙋🏻

You should absolutely try ; pide and mıhlama 😊 I hope you guys had a good journey😊😊

You must try iskender kebab and lahmacun as traditional meals, and kunefe as a dessert. You can also try kumpir and wet-burger something modern Turkish style fastfood. Raki goes with fish of course and it must be watered :) You can try it in a fish restaurant in istiklal street with Traditional Turkish Music as a dinner :)

l love Turkish foods and people💕💓😍

Next time, There’s one thing I want from every tourist who come to İstanbul is to go around in the rich neighborhood (Bağdat Caddesi, Bebek..), I mean of course you guys wanna see the historical side of İstanbul but you’re also missing out so many beautiful things. And here’s my suggestions: you should have an open buffet breakfast in “Küçük Çamlıca Tepesi” (also visit Çamlıca Mosque) and in “Sarı Köşk - Emirgan Korusu”. You should absolutely visit “Yıldız Parkı” at this time of year (April-June). And there’s a huge and beatiful coast in Bostancı (right near Bağdat Caddesi) and finally you can enjoy the Amazing view of the third and newest bridge in İstanbul and of course the bosphorus if you can go to “Kuş Gözlem Kulesi (bird watching tower)” in Sarıyer. It goes on and on if you want to travel to İstanbul again dig more because there is a lot left believe me :D or I can make a short list about places or things to eat in İstanbul, if you need it just write me..

Onion distinction... Even Turkish people who usually eat menemen don't know about it, you guys are well informed! We hope you come again!

Super episode!

Ok, salep is made from ground orchid roots (no flowers at all), cooked slowly (usually like 20 mins) in milk and with added sugar. Orchid roots are rich in starch, that is what makes the foam and the thickness. You are right to taste ice cream because it is also used in vanilla ice cream. Salep is generally not a breakfast beverage but, why not? The bread seems like a whole wheat, sour dough bread to me, comes usually with added various seeds. Tavuk gögsü is actually like 10% real chicken breast meat, the rest is regular vanilla pudding. Breast meat is very lean and when added enough sugar, you wouldn't taste it, but you can feel it between your teeth. Dolma you had is "biber dolma" which means stuffed peppers. There are a wide range of dolma in Turkish cuisine so it is better to call them by their names. The one you had was cold because it is the olive oil "zeytinyagli) version of it. Almost all dolma varieties can also be prepared with meat stuffing and those are served hot. Turkish ravioli is a very wrong name. It is called "manti" and it is something totally apart from ravioli. I know people tend to call it Turkish ravioli but is is very wrong IMHO. It is more common to decorate mezes and menemen with parsley and it is what it looks like to me. Maybe it is dill, what do I know? I am Turkish. I hope you ad fun in Istanbul!

Your channel is best travel channel in you tube

You definitely should try Iskender Kebap.

Stuffed peppers eaten at home would be warm, but if you have them out, they are usually served as meze or a side dish. thats why they are cold.

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As a Turk, I've never heard about Tavuk Gögsü desert. But I'm assuming it would be a nice desert post workout since it should hold a decent amount of protein. Right? By the way, if you haven't tried it yet, give Iskender and Beyti a chance. Iskender is döner kebap on bread with yoghurt and a special tomato sauce. Beyti is adana kebap rolled in flatbread and also has yoghurt and the same tomato sauce with it. Give it a shot and thank me later!

Turkish breakfasts are so beautiful

I definately recommend you to try "kazandibi" which is similar to "tavuk gogsu" in density and milk taste, but is also has bitter burn taste and the dessert's name comes from this conscious burning while cooking it.

Turkish food looks so delicious

Beautiful scenery.

I think Borek is my middle name for I loooove Turkish food ! It sucks that I have to drive 2 hours to the nearest Turkish restaurant :(

Pretty cool! Will y'all be in Ireland for new years?

We are hospitable people and you should definitely try to taste Turkish foods. We have a lot of kind foods.

You guys should go gourme, probably one of the best taste breakdowns by people who presumably aren't professionals, I've ever heard of.

"We'll Bee Right Back"!! 😊

i am living very close to the restaurant where you tasted “Tavukgöğsü”😅; now i am going to there to eat after watched you 🥰💯 by the way privato where you ate breakfast is a great place, someone finaly discoverred there for breakfast, strongly suggest you order “Serpme Kahvaltı(breakfast) “

şakşuka (shakshouka) is a different meal prepared with aubergine. Thi meal that you ate is "menemen"

Menemen is Life ! 😋👌

You can pronounce menemen “Man a man”

Salep is a winter drink. It's meant to warm you up :D You'll have salep street sellers all over Istanbul at winter. Comes in such a low supply from the fields thats why it is illegal to export it.

So, the wasps are the only downside to that city, is what I'm getting :) It looks very Italian there to me. This may be the most stand-out city I've seen you visit so far. I want to visit

Great!!!

Even the buskers are classy and fun.

Good chooses for healty life👍 Mantı+dolma+menemen👍 But, Where is soup, before main dishes? 😄 Mercimek or tarhana (for winters+very very healty). Maybe, chicken soup🤔

I love turkish food!

Great food vlog! (From a local)

"We're having a conundrum". Now, would that be with fries, or without? :o)

that accordion guy is out there every day on the same corner of Istiklal lol