ASMR Let's Eat Shawarma, Falafel & Baklava

I eat some beef & lamb shawarma, falafel, and baklava from a locally owned Mediterranean restaurant.
If you are new to "ASMR" and/or my channel, welcome aboard and thanks for dropping by! The majority of videos I create, often in an unorthodox manner, are meant to help you relax, sleep, hopefully experience ASMR, and any other use that might help you find some peace of mind, concentrate, study, decompress, etc.
What is ASMR?
ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. It's just a non-scientific, made-up term that a layperson came up with to describe the feeling characterized as a pleasant tingling sensation felt in various parts of the body (head, scalp, back, legs, etc.) in response to various visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and/or cognitive stimuli, such as crinkling bags, hand movements, whispering, personal attention or watching someone perform a task. It's like goosebumps, but much more pleasant and without the uncomfortable chills.
ASMR videos are meant to intentionally induce this sensation in the viewer, often referred to as "tingles". However, the videos also serve to provide a relaxing, calming, comforting and soothing experience for people beyond ASMR purposes. Many people who do not experience ASMR still enjoy these videos. I experienced ASMR throughout my life, but no longer do.
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[@NightWhispererASMR]

Your picture on the wall matches your wall 👍🏻

[@wtffy204]

He took a picture of the wall to put up on the wall. Makes total sense to me.

[@nickbrandt2915]

@@wtffy204 or its just a fram?

[@Zasless]

@@nickbrandt2915 r/woooosh

[@nickbrandt2915]

@@Zasless oops:(

[@TheDismissor]

You mean the modern art on the wall? I believe that piece is called emptiness around the black edge. Exquisite piece if I don’t say so myself

[@ian_grin7283]

I can see rift in the future retiring and living on a beach in the Mediterranean, perfecting the art of ASMR, and eventually becoming the most relaxed man in the history of human existence.

[@yourmomsafurry1971]

Seems like a rift thing to do

[@hawaiimaik]

The most relaxed man in history is and always will be Bob Ross!

[@paulspeaks9521]

@@hawaiimaik I don't know, Rift seems even more relaxed. He might be lacking in the happy tree department, but man looks pretty chill to me

[@hawaiimaik]

@@paulspeaks9521 Yeah, there's a good point to it...

[@gazza106]

Have any of you ever gone shopping with your granny’s poo stained knickers on your head because I have and people started to laugh for some reason

[@seymour2113]

I personally liked the empty frame in the background

[@XanderFenikkusu]

There was likely a family picture in there but since he wants his wife and child(ren) to have privacy he removed it to make the video.

[@therafaelalvarez]

Xander No, it’s just Rift being classic Rift. Any normal person would have simply taken the entire frame down, but since Rift is a master of his craft he just hung the empty frame. Took me years of research to understand his elusive ways.

[@pt6812]

That represents how lonely you are Tbh it represents me too

[@seymour2113]

@@pt6812 That makes no sense

[@higaiwokeru]

Nah you can see his family there but our human minds cant give eldritch beings a form

[@ThraxxMediaOfficial]

My best guess for that white cream kind of sauce: it might be Tzatziki, which is usually served as a dip, soup or sauce and is made of strained or diluted yogurt, mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme.

[@Blankonroids]

Thraxx Media tzaziki is greek my g shawarma ain’t Greek neither is falafel

[@bayotic4286]

THEGREEK32 tzatziki sauce doesn't have to be served with greek food. it is often served with middle eastern food

[@Blankonroids]

bayotic ment to reply to a different comment

[@mjtraeger_official]

i think my mom made some for me once

[@AintPopular]

houmas

[@Ab10Ab00]

Much love from Lebanon! Long time subscriber 😊 🇱🇧 I feel cultural pride watching this and very happy that you like it! To clarify some of the questions you had: - The Falafel sauce is called Tarator and it's made from Tahini, lemon, water, and salt. - The Falafel itself looks green and it should be a lighter brown on the inside! It's supposed to be made from Fava beans, Chickpeas, and spices, then fried. They probably added parsley to it which is not traditional. - The Falafel is meant to be eaten in an Arabic bread sandwich with all fresh parsley, tomato, radish, and Tarator. If you eat things separately, some of the flavors will overpower your palate. - Beef Shawarma is made from cow, not lamb. Lamb is too fatty! And never to be eaten with rice because it has mild spices and the rice would just wash it out. - Stuffed grape leaves are normally vegan. Stuffed with rice, carrots, chickpeas, parsley, onion, tomato, and olive oil. We eat it for Lent. - Baklava is indeed heavy but it's usually made in small bite-size pieces so we don't overdose on it 😁 Sa7tein Ephemeral Rift! (That means I wish you 2 healths!)

[@carlycampbell96]

Ok video idea: reverse questionnaire. Instead of him asking us random questions we ask him random questions. But the kicker is we don’t know what the questions he is answering are. Like so uncle rift can see

[@matthewdudley4927]

Absolute genius Carly I love it 👏

[@generalkenobilegoproductio5488]

Ah...a fellow anarchist.

[@choquittomaluco7781]

"Or Taiti" He says ARTHUR MORGAN INTENSIFIES

[@dutchvanderlinde7081]

Tahiti did did someone say Tahiti

[@texugo_branco]

@@dutchvanderlinde7081 Tahiti

[@lillianfox6848]

I just started rdr2 and I'm so happy to get this reference

[@sheriffwolf736]

@@lillianfox6848 Shit dude you're in for a ride

[@willis32]

@@texugo_branco HAVE SOME GOD DAMMED FAITH

[@rune7770]

for future cuisine reference, tahini is sesame seed based, while hummus is chickpea based! i love falafal, and everything looks delicious :)

[@bluehairedemon]

50%-70% of hummus is tahini

[@Eric-lf6yx]

rune tahini = hummus

[@luluchannel3999]

@@bluehairedemon WE add little bit of tahini in humus, not 50%

[@bluehairedemon]

@@luluchannel3999 well, I'm from a culture that eats this stuff all the time

[@lopualy019]

Eric G. G.

[@mannyfiler]

There's a spot two blocks down the street with this stuff. Straight fire.

[@generalkenobilegoproductio5488]

Manny Filer I...errrr...Google wants to know your location

[@user-sk3jd3ff3q]

Day 3 of trying to convince Ephemeral Rift to do a Gandalf the Grey ASMR Video

[@HardcoreHalo]

Sounds like a great idea!!

[@callmecaleb9391]

Sounds really cool

[@vivic8868]

I fuck with it

[@paulspeaks9521]

He would do an awesome job! Rift-dalf needs to happen!

[@pilsner_film614]

I still want Khan from metro

[@Pepijnisdebom]

i eat this stuff every week and it's so interesting to see someone eat it for the first time

[@MslashW]

@Natalie Flores Mediterranean food often has a very fresh, crisp taste, like everything belongs in a salad (in a good way).

[@escanortheone1550]

Rawer baklava tastes amazing

[@MorriconeA]

Natalie Flores good

[@zainkassem3692]

Lobnene ! Lakk alah wol lbnaneye nhna af5am 3alam

[@yazanmowed]

Natalie Flores Mediterranean food is often delicious while being healthy and inoffensive to most taste pallets.

[@paulspeaks9521]

Finally, an eating ASMR that isn't borderline NSFW, do you know how many weird looks I get at work trying to find tingly vids?

[@ColdSkinGamer]

I understand where you’re coming from. Check out his other videos, Ephemeral Rift is fantastic

[@paulspeaks9521]

@@ColdSkinGamer I know, I watch a lot of his things. I've loved his Fallout ones so much (don't see many good Fallout ASMR vids)

[@radioactive_baby]

Mystic Saurus also has a good eating asmr channel. Same with Minee Eats

[@walidelbouhssaini6999]

What work do u have that lets you be this relaxed and watch asmr ? I want it too 😂

[@221rays]

For me it doesn't even have to be nsfw. I get weird looks almost everytime when searching for asmr😂

[@xeo4295]

Pretty sure that white sauce was Tzatziki sauce, if so, its yogurt, garlic and cucumber!

[@amciuam157]

Baklava is a very tasty dessert. In general, good choice of things to try.

[@rarbiart]

but the bites uncle rift takes are really big for Baklava...

[@infamoushacker4chan883]

@@rarbiart Hard not to take big bites when it's your favorite dessert.

[@Umut_9182]

im a simple Turkish man, i saw "Baklava" and i clicked

[@diggad5437]

Or Albanian

[@Umut_9182]

@@diggad5437 its reasonable there were old Ottoman lands. Love from Turkey

[@el_williams4523]

@@Umut_9182 we also eat baklava in Greece. :) Love from Greece

[@diggad5437]

@@Umut_9182 yeah I know I know

[@Umut_9182]

@@el_williams4523

[@vagelis2bl]

Dear ER I don’t know if anyone else from Greece is watching your channel I am for the last 4 years and you are my favorite, but now you are eating and cherish Greek Baklava you are truly in my heart!

[@Blankonroids]

Β. Μ. I am and the shwarma looks wayyyyy to much like gyro

[@J.Bradley.]

@@Blankonroids Its Dolmades, pita, tzatziki, gyro and baklava... its Greek. Dont ask me about the fullawful and cup of wet.

[@salutoris]

Ahh finally i found a fellow greek ER watcher

[@DarkPlaysThings]

I see you finally took a rift to the Mediterranean. Good for you, you deserve a break.

[@sjescone]

5:04 i think it's garlic sauce. Here in The Netherlands, due to being such a multicultural country eating mediterian food is normal. Shawarma, kebab(lamb or chicken), falafal are all products i love, and most come with garlic sauce and some spicy sauce. We also have lämachün. Thats a very thin pizza that you roll up ( iknow, it's super weird) and it has small pieces of lamb with a variety of vegetables and would you guess it? *Garlic sauce* 🤣 Conclusion: these type of meals are the best and i hope you'll try this "turkish" pizza or lämachün some time. Cheers

[@cyanoticspore676]

Pretty sure that sauce is sour cream

[@sjescone]

@@cyanoticspore676 he said he didnt like sour cream but he liked it so it must be garlic. Even with how it looks imo

[@flacko92]

kapsalon>>>

[@captainpanos830]

I think its tzatziki by the looks of it

[@szabi4140]

That empty frame on the wall makes me nervous

[@seraphimxo3123]

It's a wonderful Picture of Nothing

[@Levitator94]

I think the frame being crooked is mainly what makes it unsettling

[@TheDismissor]

It’s some genuine modern art.

[@rarbiart]

so better not watch any Glove&Boots... the make fun with the picture in every episode.

[@louisauffret]

@@seraphimxo3123 Now keep in mind that a piece of art of such an exquisite quality inherently comes with a price. It will cost you about... nothing.

[@sickly-mika6880]

It’s good to find a “mukbang” type of asmr video without the annoying lip smacking. Also the food looks really good :D 🔥

[@mr.gasoline205]

I was expecting a comment like this to show up

[@duchess5218]

Suffer No Fools the hat wearing Asian dude that pops up on my recommendation every 10 minutes disagree

[@sickly-mika6880]

Samuel Kim Lmao 💀

[@jayhollows5729]

@Suffer No Fools "any mukbang without women in it is great" *laughs in nikocado avocado*

[@andersswanson-lane]

Anyone know of other ASMRtists that are bearable to listen to? 99% of mukbangs are a no go for me. ER is a rare exception and I’d love if you guys know of others.

[@thedisguise3538]

I usually don't watch ASMR eating videos, but I decided to check this out because I'm eating dinner alone. Eating with family is kinda hostile in my house, so I usually eat alone. This was really nice actually. Thank you for this video E!

[@michealbithi1290]

"How about some pita bread asmr" I love this channel

[@robbi4219]

"is this your culture's food?" Me, from Berlin: Well, I've had fallafel more often than any German food, so ...

[@xXcangjieXx]

Robert As someone from Sweden I can relate. Nothing beats going out on the streets eating some shawarma with friends.

[@brdon2099]

Kekster #1 uh o

[@luluchannel3999]

You have to try some Algerian traditional food

[@zainkassem3692]

All falafel outside of where we arabs live is nothing compared to how we make it trust me

[@luluchannel3999]

@@zainkassem3692 الثقة بالنفس

[@bibipixels]

When ur from the Balkans nd it's entertaining to see how unfamiliar nd surprised he is by foods you've been eating all your life 😆

[@ostracized666ther2]

Hahah exactly!

[@labrospnevmatikos2402]

Hobeebee True, when I saw the stuffed leaves I had a major craving for them

[@ostracized666ther2]

@@labrospnevmatikos2402 Some yogurt as well.

[@labrospnevmatikos2402]

Ostracized666 æther oh yes the one with cucumber in it

[@bibipixels]

@@labrospnevmatikos2402 yesss, I personally prefer them rolled in cabbage tho😋🥺🙈

[@kelborhal2576]

As a kid I used to live a block from a large public park where there would be a bunch of festivals throughout the summer months. A bunch of these festivals were ethic celebrations that included history, culture and, of course, food. I was but a wee lad of seven when I tried shawarma for the first time. I also lived in in a majority hispanic population where I also learned to love al pastor as a kid as well, when visiting friends birthday parties and pretty girls quinceaneras. It was only later I learned that it was Lebanese immigrants to Mexico who brought the idea that became al pastor.

[@unlockingsnow73]

“You ever tried shawarma” You know who said it

[@infamoushacker4chan883]

Watching the avengers awkwardly sitting down and enjoying Shawarma in a burning city was surreal.

[@harungultekin4785]

Cheers from turkey and that filled grape leafs we call them "dolma"

[@rockblues6254]

Sarma

[@harungultekin4785]

@@rockblues6254 sorry "sarma"

[@harungultekin4785]

@@rockblues6254 but also we have dolma 😁

[@undoisteinkekshd1093]

hrnglTech1n In arabic countries its dolma

[@xXcangjieXx]

Swedish king Karl XII visited Turkey in the 18th century and brought that dish to my country. We use cabbage instead of grape leafs, name is the same though. Classic.

[@Rin_Cathartes77]

This guy just love his job, he gets to role play, cosplay,eat food,play games and make asmr like that would be an amazing life to live

[@rarbiart]

it's hard to image that ER never came across these dishes before. i can't imagine to go for full month without kebab or kofta.

[@llLittleNicky]

I've never even heard of this stuff before

[@amootoma6359]

Ye ikr. Since I'm Chaldean I have it every month as well.

[@Igelme]

I'm from Italy and I never eaten Indian food before in my life

[@NoteCrypticon]

@@Igelme (it's not Indian btw)

[@Igelme]

@@NoteCrypticon okay Ahmed

[@n05ht]

This is such a wholesome video. I just see a man just enjoying his meal and it fills me with joy

[@wikern7010]

I falafell asleep again dammit:/

[@Th3Azreal]

This is great. Have a like.

[@Mkmcco]

...That's his intent dude...

[@Mkmcco]

Dammit dammit dammit... I'm so dumb and I didn't get the joke UNTIL ALL THIS TIME LATER, feel free to wooooosh me

[@wikern7010]

@@Mkmcco I'll spare you the humiliation pal. We all don't get a joke once in a while

[@thenwordpass7153]

FUCK😂😑😌

[@stormhunter2627]

i work in a mediterranean restaurant, so that looks like tzatziki (a yogurt and cucumber sauce/dip), chipotle mayo (that’s what we serve that’s slightly spicy and that orange colour), and tahini (a sesame sauce). the stuffed grape leaves, we call dolmas. my restaurant is a little different though, we call the beef and lamb “gyro”, and make a sandwich by stuffing the pita bread, so it’s a pita sandwich, with gyro meat! think of how a burger is layered, but inside a pita bread. hummus is mainly chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans), and we use tahini to make it. personally, falafel is super good with a spicy hummus, or any hummus, to counteract the dryness that comes with not eating it fresh out of the fryer! thanks for coming to my ted talk

[@hellotherefriend4249]

Worked at a Mediterranean restaurant when I was younger. Small business owned by a Egyptian family.

[@evanschroeder8411]

Wow, neat

[@darktyphoon8450]

@Andres El Guero jeez which Sam broke your heart

[@binkerooney5175]

You know, there’s a lot of youtubers who will eat as fast as possible to get that 10 min mark and there’s a lot of food, this man just takes his time, I think that nearly every ASMR eating youtuber needs to just slow down

[@beardlessdwarf3609]

This is the first video of yours I saw, and I still come back to it sometimes cause it's just special I guess. Love your content uncle E, you're a delight.

[@logan_asmr]

I used to work in an authentic Lebanese place. The pale brown stuff is hummus, it looks runny so it's probably been topped with a bit of oil, and it's made with chickpeas of course. The white sauce is likely tahini, or tahaina as we pronounced it - it's made from roasted sesame seeds and it's really good to add nuttiness and moisture to everything. Either that or it's the fluffy garlic sauce - ER didn't comment about it being garlicy though. Not sure what the red sauce is - potentially just sriracha or sriracha mixed with their garlic sauce. Falafel is made from a mix of chickpeas and vegetables and then deep fried until they float - the kick you got from it was probably garlic and onion. Completely vegetarian and so damn tasty & good for you. The salad is called fattoush salad - the dressing has like a fermented/balsamic flavour and sometimes comes with pita chips on top. It's iceberg lettuce, red and green cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber. One thing you're missing is kafta, which is hit or miss depending on where you get it from. It's a seasoned ground lamb mixture with pine nuts and shaped into a log. We grilled ours but it wasn't very popular, and there might be better ways to cook it. My favourite was always the beef on rice - I was the one who taught my coworkers that you don't have to cook the beef until it's black :) Since it's shaved so thin it fries up quickly on the grill. The rice I don't remember what it's seasoned with, but you're right that it's absolutely heavenly. I drown mine in tahaina :D I don't know what the grape leaf thing you ate was - that's the only part I'm lost as we didn't have it. The baklava is a mixture of sliced or crushed nuts (I think pine?) between layers of think pastry and soaked in sweet syrup. And that's all I know lol. Never thought I'd watch ASMR of someone eating, let alone comment a bunch of stuff about Lebanese food on it! I miss having fresh shawarma every day though, it was soo good. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it ER! Keep water handy, or even get a yogurt drink to wash it down with - those spices will catch up to you! Also, if you want an authentic shawarma sandwich, my coworkers tell me that in Lebanon it would come with hummus, chicken, pickles, pickled turnip and that's it - none of the veggies and other add-ons they add in north america.

[@SonicLamb]

Rockin' the ponytail look!

[@biohazard5734]

Thanks for still making asmr videos uncle Rift, baklava is a bit sugary but worth tasting it. Greetings from Turkey

[@texugo_branco]

Asmr: eating the eat

[@axlsixx4679]

Take your like's and leave🤣🤣

[@Mkmcco]

I can just imagine him bringing a giant gummy in the room that spells the word "eat," producing a video that lasts 2 hours

[@__-dk8fh]

Honestly this channel is so wholesome I love it

[@Marawan]

*Facts* : the falafel is from Egyptian origin, it's called "Taa'meya" in Arabic too. Shawarma is Turkish origin and is written as "Cerverme" in Turkish. Baklava is also Turkish origins, pronounced as "baklawa" in Turkish and in Arabic too "بقلاوة"

[@sezerinan3352]

Shawarma not Cerverme in Turkish, if it is between the bread we call 'Döner' if it is like this or instead of rice we use some pitas bottom the plate we call 'İskender' and Baklava pronouncing same. We have not W letter.

[@hatrez907]

@@sezerinan3352 He probably meant "cevirme". But I also believe that. Shavarma is originated from Turkish "Döner" because its the same.

[@sezerinan3352]

@@hatrez907 Yeah there are thousands shops cooking "Döner" in Turkey. In 1960s Some of the Turkish people migrated to Germany and they spreaded it first Germany after Europe and now I think worldwide. Basically "Döner" means turning around but you have to do this until the end. "çevirme" it has same meaning but this is slower you can do this couple of time, not al the time like Döner. We use "Çevirme" for toast kinda things.

[@hatrez907]

@@sezerinan3352 Biliyorum moruk bana anlatmana gerek yok :)

[@regentofnothing]

Isn't Shawarma the same thing as Kebab ?

[@BlueBlazeGX]

Baklava is quite the unique dish. I discovered it maybe 5 years ago, and it’s always a highlight now whenever family get together are prepared~

[@shahohehe]

Do more FOOD ASMR please, that's why I subbed back in the days

[@jasonspangler3593]

He looks so happy at the beginning to eat the food and it makes my heart smile 😁😁😁

[@k2tv938]

Never tried gyro before? Damn.

[@Blankonroids]

K2 TV it’s good my dude try it

[@bag2092]

@@Blankonroids I'm pretty sure K2 TV has had some. It seems he was showing his own dismay when he found out that ER hasn't hade gyros before. That's why the first sentence is formed as a rhetorical question. Kind of like "wow, you've never had gyros?" And then the second sentence simply saying, "damn", seems to signify that he finds it remarkable that he hasn't had one before.

[@endermage77]

How does one consumpt le science widget of spinning?

[@PreciousPinkCupcake]

This food looks absolutely delicious! ER, whether it's one of the staff members I love very much (particularly Margaret) or you as yourself sharing your views or doing anything else on here including Let's Eat I really enjoy everything and I appreciate you also for your points of view as well. I will go to both past and present Let's Eat videos and have something while I watch them also. Like you, I'm mindful of what I eat along with how much sugar I consume etc and while I was watching this I was eating something you may or may not enjoy. On the West Coast, there's a term known as Take N Bake. A restaurant in my area (also in some other states as well prepares the pizza there then you take it home and bake it yourself. The one I always select is the one with grilled chicken, bacon, spinach, and artichoke which I absolutely love. Sadly though I haven't seen them on the East Coast at all, but you can use those ingredients or similar to make a homemade pizza certainly if you wish. In closing, I love the video as I do everytime you upload and I hope you and your family are also doing well.

[@MrTattooASMR]

Falafel is so good if you go to the right place.

[@HappyDragneels_page]

so is most food lol

[@theodoreroosevelt6439]

I eat mine in the shower.

[@hatrez907]

For those who are not happy calling it mediterranean food. Actually it is. - Shawarma is like the greek Gyros a copy of the turkish/ottoman Döner Kebap. - I am not sure about Baklava because it might be invented by the Assyrians or the Ottomans. - And sarma is most definitely turkish. - The "white souce" as you called it is actually Tzatziki it is invented by greeks which is just yogurt with garlic, chives and maybe cucumber. Turks have something similar which is called cacik but is more watery compared to the greek version. - Falafel is from Nord african, Egypt to be exactly. I am happy if I could clear things out for you :)

[@Sicparvismagna20]

Although I'm Italian (and you know how yummy is our food🤣) i love those balkan dishes, simply a perfect mix between Eastern ans Western flavors, that's amazing!

[@ishrendon6435]

This isnt balkan...

[@ishrendon6435]

Its in the levant this region. Middle eastern food is my favorite speaking as a mexican i find there food much healthier. Italian is also my second favorite

[@ralphnader8494]

Cheers from Lebanon man! Thank you for the great video that shows a very small part of our amazing food! And for all those who are asking, the sauce that comes with the Falafel is tartar sauce.

[@shot.in.the.shadows]

YOURE THE BEST

[@rishabhlassen6156]

thank you for using the right "you're" ;)

[@fauvestan5924]

As someone who has grown up on foods from many cultures and is of middle eastern origin, I am very happy to see Mediterranean being represented in a positive light and the respect paid to Lebanon

[@Alex-Magic-of-the-Random]

Похоже, что вы и понятия не имеете о том, что такое настоящая шаверма. Рекомендую приехать в Россию (как вариант Санкт-Петербург) и попробовать истинное "delicious"

[@ethan8115]

I dont know what this says but I'm liking it anyway

[@pjanoo1911]

Полностью согласен с вашим мнением!

[@notsocrazytank707]

@@ethan8115 Just patriotic stuff about favourite street fast food

[@leguchka]

Not so Crazy Tank, it is irony, I think. Because the best шаурма продается в рязанской области. За 150 рублей можно забацать огромную бандуру не хуже, чем в Питере

[@gunzodedoragon]

@@notsocrazytank707 Да причём тут патриотизм (тем более, будто это что-то плохое)? Человек просто поделился своим мнением и имеет на это право.

[@craz3avocado975]

Never knew a let's eat asmr would be so relaxing.

[@benperiod]

tahini is made of blended sesame seeds, that's the sauce that came with the falafel

[@thecabinwitch6689]

Btw the white sauce is Tzatziki, cacık or tarator is a dip, found in the cuisines of Southeast Europe and the Middle East. It is made of salted strained yogurt or diluted yogurt mixed with cucumbers, garlic, salt, olive oil, sometimes with vinegar or lemon juice, and herbs such as dill, mint, parsley and thyme it's my favorite!!! with just plain pita bread most greek places have it. I think your suppose to put all the fixins in the pita bread like a gyro wrap but hey do u Rift!!!

[@chalkpizza3442]

Bro my mom's church does a Greek food festival every year that I love to help out at, we sell gyros, falafel, souflakia, baklava, dolmades, spanikopita etc Greek food is soooo good

[@yazanmowed]

This more like eastern Mediterranean food in general as people in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Iraq, Turkey, Greece, most Balkan countries and even some of the caucus countries all enjoy this type of food on an almost regular basis.

[@captainpanos830]

Falafel isnt greek and the others can be found on other countries too. Although here in Greece we love all of those foods

[@ishrendon6435]

Falafel isnt greek and other foods are pretty popular elsewhere. Mediterranean food is shared pretty much by eveyone which is why its unusual for me to go to many Mediterranean restaurants and they almost always have the same food lol they all ear the same stuff almost. Its delicious

[@Cuaseimbatman10]

Never thought in my life id watch a man eat shawarma, falafel & baklava for 37 minutes straight

[@ThirdDimensionalBeing]

Oh God I know that's delicious.

[@DrSeus85]

The sound coming off of that falafel is god tier ASMR well done Rift!!!

[@oscargold1554]

Man i hope that's good, i've been walking past a place that sells this, i think i'll stop next time 😊👍🏻🏃‍♂️

[@craz3avocado975]

How was it?

[@cloakedcrusader]

At about 5 minutes I was drooling and the water glass is relaxing in its own right just looked so clean and smooth

[@CerebralASMR]

I'm sure you covered it in one of your many videos but I would love to hear the story of how you came up with ephemeral Rift and how you got into the ASMR content game

[@mrminer89800]

Everytime I watch this man eat food I get entertained I don't know how or why but I love it

[@khoinguyen5004]

Rift: eat the ball thingy Gordon Ramsay: its dry..

[@voidbreaker4105]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that heard that crunch 😂 instant cringe

[@professor_n]

This looks like such a beautiful meal. Only one of these three items I’ve tried is baklava but only weed infused baklava.

[@romia8885]

I love how the picture in the wall reflects the Israeli culture

[@ianalderson5133]

Good to have a let's eat again 😃 had a terrible day but when ER posts it gets that much better 🙏

[@jamescastle3945]

The dyslexia hit hard when you think he’s eating a mask

[@silversnailor]

Was real confused what you misread until i remembered what a balaclava is.

[@rarbiart]

at least the balaclava will do the flosssing of the teeth which is regularly neccesary after kebab...

[@thatlazguy]

Honestly when he said baklava I thought he said macklemore so I can relate on the I thought he was eating something very different part

[@stavroskalathas9734]

Safe to say the white sauce is tzatziki! A very traditional Greek sauce/dip which can be found served in many middle eastern dishes

[@Филат-и1т]

Shavarma. This is so in Russian. I thank you for the excellent content that you make. Your viewer from Russia

[@OK-vz8vj]

Россия для грустных убери is из предложения your viewer is from Russia

[@Филат-и1т]

@@OK-vz8vj паски,респект

[@angelcakesmommy]

Awesome food choice. In Greek culture the stuffed leaves are Dolmades, white sauce looked to be Tzaziki. Usually used on gyros and Souvlakia (shishkabob) i like to dipp FF in it as well. Love Fallafel!

[@yrm1594]

This man really just called Hummus and Tahini the same thing

[@tyhyin1]

To be fair to him there is usually Tahini in Hummus.

[@yrm1594]

@@tyhyin1 Yes, but that's like saying Pizza and tomato sauce are the same thing. Pizza needs tomato sauce but they are two very different things

[@lethe5683]

Well they are both kind of super bland. I guess hummus is worse is the main difference.

[@tyhyin1]

@@lethe5683 nah mate.

[@yrm1594]

@@lethe5683 bruh

[@quatrixx]

You made me look the Tahini thing up, and I found it's just an ingredient of Hummus: "Tahini is a condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. It is served by itself (as a dip) or as a major ingredient in hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva." & "Hummus is a dip, spread, or savory dish made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice, and garlic." Another thing you made me do: order some Syrian food with Hummus :D

[@valentin9269]

In hebrew (not sure about arab languages) the word for chickpeas and Hummus is the same, they're both called Hummus.

[@yazanmowed]

Valentin The same in Arabic, we just say “Hummus hab” for chickpeas which translates to something like Hummus beans/peas.

[@Pekmentere]

I'm a simple Turkish man I saw the baklava and came.

[@trinitycampbell7311]

You know I usually don't like mukbang sorts of videos cause of mouth sounds and stuff, but I thihnk its mainly just cause they all eat with their mouths OPEN, slurping and sliming everything, where as Papa Rift has manners and chews with his mouth closed, makes it actually rather enjoyable. Thanks again ER!!!

[@th3magicpotato]

3:38 when I show her my downstairs and ask if it’s average size

[@alinajda5989]

New experiences, love it.... This is amazing and I loved the vid!

[@anthonyHUGZ]

Perfect timing, my girlfriend just walked in with some fettucine chicken alredo.

[@starlightsonata]

Love when you make videos like this, because I love to hear you describing the food and how they taste for you. And this cuisine-theme is my life-time favorite, because of my family.

[@Mkmcco]

UNCULTURED SWINE GANG HERE THAT HAS NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THIS IS BUT ENJOYS THE ASMR ANYWAYS

[@derenjoy3r]

Yessss another lets eat ! Its been some time. I really love these and quite often it inspires me when it comes to food I should try. I just recently ate grilled cheese w/ tomato soup for the first time. It was a blast

[@kevinderoo3880]

Plot twist: He's talking to his wife who's sitting at the other side of the table, explaining what they're going to eat (because she is blind) and just eats all of it himself instead of sharing.

[@emielpodgorski288]

The white sauce you ate is what I think is garlic sauce since here in the Netherlands they serve it as well with the meal we call it knoflook saus.

[@guimoore8180]

Another let’s eat? What is this Christmas again ?

[@marcelinokazzaz1754]

I've been a huge fan of this channel and of his work. I don't know why but i made my day when he mentioned Lebanon because I'm lebanese

[@thelemon0001]

Crikey, I've seen people on busses take less time paying in cash than it took you to chew that stuff.

[@crown1346]

It’s asmr... that’s kind of the point

[@sumayyaramadan9108]

Glad he tried midetteranian food...if i lived in the USA i would cook for him amd invite him to a feast of the most delicious dishes that can be unforgettable....(tabbouleh, kibbeh...sfeiha...and so many more)

[@kennielikesstuff1223]

Hearing arabic food pronounced in english lowkey makes me laugh

[@mimimi5656]

I love watching E eat, for some reason it's really comforting

[@UltimateDudeGuy]

0:29 *angry middle eastern noises*

[@Morefuego]

I was watching "A Personal Visit from Frank Walker, ZMD (2015)" and came across a comment from this guy, Arcos Of Blackheart. I wanted to share it because I felt like although it probably wasn't done intentionally, the idea went overlooked. But regardless of that I think it's a stellar idea that would definitely fit in the ER universe, and all of its unique characters. "Rift my good man, I have an idea for a video, that I trust only you to pull off. With any luck, you may find the idea entertaining as well. The Time Keeper. A character with the distinct purpose of cataloging time, and the inhabitants of it. Someone has managed to, above all odds, wind themselves up in the time keeper's domain, and interrupts his work. Surrounded by the ticking of clocks, he chats with them, trying to figure out how they got there, and how to send them back to where they came from. I imagine it should involve some writing sounds at the start, as he's cataloging things in his journal. Hope you take me up on this idea, I'm sure it could be a doozy of a relaxing video." - Arcos Of Blackheart, 4 years ago

[@gabe570]

god bless lebanese food

[@gummypoppa]

I hope you’re going to pay a visit to that Turkish restaurant! Turkish cuisine is so versatile and grand (and super delicious). Plus all of these arabic cuisines, Kurdish cuisines, etc are very similar to the Turkish cuisine. Mainly because all of these foods are originally from the Ottoman Empire (that ruled quite some land back in the day). So yeah

[@bushlandboy85]

I wonder if he hides a Mike in his beard

[@hristijanp.8500]

Wazowski?

[@bushlandboy85]

@@hristijanp.8500 no I mean mic lol😂

[@kakimotoracing]

6:10 Warak Dawali, so delicious.. rice, ground beef, curry with others spices wrapped in vine leaves, with basil yogurth dressing perfect combo 👌🏻💯

[@oliviadartley470]

kakimotoracing yes!! also known as dolma or sarma in some countries

[@agustinc.368]

Do you like guns rift

[@kelvinblack9354]

There are multiple shawarma places in every city here in Holland. You can get it as full meal but also in bread with lettuce on it. It's often eaten as "drunk" food. I'm surprised that these shops are apparently not that common where you are.

[@StanleyTheDog]

First?

[@upsidedownpyramid7617]

I believe the other sauce is a tsatsiki (probably spelled that wrong) sauce, like hummus and falafel it’s sort of a Greek/med sauce, I’ve had it with Greek food and on burgers before, not my favorite but pretty tasty with something like lamb