Is This The Best Kebab In The World? (Flying to Istanbul for a Döner)

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

🤯 I never ever had kebab like this. Word. Big thanks to Émir and Tatar Salim for having me. Link to the new saucepans : salutcompany.com Just so you know, youtube is doing the dubbing automatically but you can turn it off in the settings

[@mighty2k3]

You really need to Checkout the German kebab where the origin of the modern Döner Kebab is, maybe you can do a collab with Holle2164 who is a german food influencer who specialised and is known for this Döner Kebab Ranking. Also in Austria - Vienna the restaurant "Ferhat" is known for being the best Döner Kebab in the world

[@yigitalpalcan4858]

Alex, you should go to "Beyti" in Florya. It was recently selected as the #1 döner spot in Turkey by a world-famous food organisation.

[@DoubleDHZ]

@@mighty2k3 I live in Vienna and I have been two times at Ferhat. Yes, it is excellent. Not only because they make everything (meat, bread ect.) themselves, but also because they use a woodfire oven. BUT, you have to wait there for over an hour until you can order, because it is so crowded. I'd rather have the second best kebab immediately than having to wait for the best one 😉I've never been to Istanbul and thus never had one at Tatar Salim, but I highly doubt, that Tatar Salim can't keep up with Ferhat. Would be interesting to know, if Holle2164 was ever in Istanbul and tried one there...

[@SuSamuru333]

@@mighty2k3 "modern" lol

[@mdreugen]

Alex, you really really have to try (if you are still in Istambul) the KOKOREC!!!

[@frknaydn]

I am ex-chef at doner kebab in Turkey. Marination is simple. Depending on the region it changes a bit but my fav marination recipe: - Yogurt - Onion juice - Olive Oil - thyme (if lamb), black pepper, paprika powder (sweet), cumin, salt If the marination is too thick, you can thin it using mineral water. It should have a consistency of soup. This was for beef + lamb but if you wanna try chicken, thats way more easier. Chicken doner marination; - galeta flour - sweet paprika poweder - salt (other then salt, you don't need other spices). You basically butterfly the chicken breast just like the beef but while marination, you gonna put little bit sweet paprika and galeta flour in order. make sure you don't over do it.

[@alkaliaurange]

I never realized sweet paprika was added-- good to know

[@balljeet696]

Is chicken doner bastard? Why she doesnt get any yoghurt to tenderize meat and why were you only using breast meat WHYYY master?

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

How do you get enough onion juice. I get such a small amount when grating it.

[@ecenbt]

Hahahaha, I'm sorry to say but chicken döner is indeed "bastard" as in it is a bastardized version invented by fast food kiosks in Turkey as a cheap alternative to more expensive meat döner😅😅​@@balljeet696

[@Deathbynature89]

Thankyou

[@johnnymossville]

When your driver is wearing a 4 point racing harness you know the ride is gonna be good.

[@Loothansa]

And no rear seats... I wanna see more of that car!

[@dacz156]

@@Loothansa That's a 3 gen Renault clio

[@Loothansa]

@@dacz156 Hm the dashboard doesnt seem to match. They have circular vents.

[@constantinflorin3653]

@@Loothansa Megane RS 225/230

[@Loothansa]

@@constantinflorin3653 Yeah thats the one! Thanks, very cool cars.

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Next video: meeting Andong in Berlin for a Döner?

[@lotuseater92]

that would be great

[@nielsherzberg2413]

Yess please that would be the perfect collab:))

[@lewismaddock1654]

That's the crossover we've all been waiting for to come back.

[@utkua]

Berlin doner is completely different product, if you put sauce and condiments into doner sandwich in Turkey, people will think that something is wrong with your doner.

[@fyoloswaggins5203]

its like going to new york for pizza

[@Getpojke]

I used to visit Türkiye a lot to climb & visit archaeological sights. One of the things I always loved was that places to eat were always happy to invite you into their kitchen to see how things were done & how clean it was. After a couple of weeks in the Köroğlu Mountains we were in Ankara for a little rest & a couple of us went looking for something to eat. It was a still night, & we'd wandered, but no restaurant was taking our fancy. Then this tantalising scent wafted from a tiny old narrow ally. We ventured down & found an old man. He was tending a push along cart with a charcoal brazier built in. He didn't speak much English, & our Turkish was still spotty. But between a bit of Turkish, English & German we ascertained he only did one dish - a type of chicken kebab. We ordered two & chatted while he grilled the meat & cut it on a wooden block that was so dished from years of chopping that it looked like a U-shaped glacial valley. He wrapped the meat in beautiful bread with a few simple condiments & then rolled it in paper. We found a place to sit, under clear skies, still & warm air in this beautiful city that has been inhabited since the stone age. It was the best tasting chicken I've ever had. Simply spiced, moist, all wrapped up in bread that was as soft as silk sheets. We didn't speak while we ate - we didn't need too. That happy moment sticks in my head decades later, & I'll never be able to recreate that simple charcoal cooked meal. But I'm happy with that, some moments should be preserved in the amber of memory, to be looked at & cherished. 🥙

[@TUNC66]

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory with us.

[@billaddison82]

You're an amazing writer!

[@Getpojke]

@@TUNC66 You're welcome, I go back there in my head often.

[@Getpojke]

@@billaddison82 Thank you for saying so.

[@helenswan705]

Sweet. Write a book. You write well.

[@NotGeri]

I'm happy this series is back, but you should seriously consider different sponsors than Better Help

[@nihlify]

No he shouldn't.... You idiots should stop virtue signalling a few mistakes they've made years ago over the many thousands they help today. You literally have done zero research yourself

[@filipeselv4]

Why?

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

@@filipeselv4 Better Help has been credibly accused of severe malpractice including hiring unlicenced practitioners and extreme recklessness in data security.

[@egearslan5240]

Also curious

[@ItzVeonix]

​@@filipeselv4 sells its customers' data and much more just search "What's going on with Betterhelp?" there should be a reddit post about it

[@Judo7Nine]

You have been the single reason for me to explore Turkey. Your constant pursuit, obsession in a particular food, has inspired my kitchen enthusiasm and the want to visit some of the places you visit. Thank you Alex for gathering the strength to return.

[@foodieeda]

Whenever I share the real döner on my accounts, people from Germany attack me saying döner is German hahah! Thank you for showing people the real deal. Tatar Salim is really a good place to eat döner!

[@MrXontrosPanikos]

Nobody: "I want my döner authentic and my phychological help fraudulent" Alex: Say no more.

[@develdur228]

lmao underrated comment

[@jeohist]

doner is better psychological help than betterhelp

[@MrXontrosPanikos]

@@jeohist alcohol is better psych help than betterhelp. At least we know what that shit is qualified for.

[@digitalgrapefru1t385]

@@jeohist real

[@lucasbune]

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[@TheRodonji]

Glad you are back but please don't take sponsorship from better help. Better help is a scam and does not use real psychiatrists. They are predatory and prey on people in a vulnerable position. Stay away from better help!

[@dadsquatch79]

Let it go.

[@TheRodonji]

@dadsquatch79 Yeah, just roll over to the corporations that abuse the vulnerable. Just take the abuse, they do actually love you.

[@chomkypanda]

Not to mention their support for the IOF, an army carrying out an active genocide

[@avecsellers]

​@@dadsquatch79no

[@hunterwilk]

​@@dadsquatch79you really, really like that song huh?

[@jacktheripperVII]

Better help had lots of issues in the past and supposably they didn't fix them. I wouldn't trust that service if I were you

[@chrisonash]

I’m so glad to see you back on KZbin!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

The cinematography, passion and style are second to none! You were missed very much Alex! Your videos always make My day 😊😊😊❤❤❤

[@909Films]

I am loving the cinematography. I’m not talking about the stock footage establishing shots, but the changing of lenses, from the shallow depth of field closeups, to the wide angle shots of Alex. This is beyond what I expect from a KZbin video. I can feel the labor of love put into these different episodes and series. I don’t mind waiting a couple months while you’re working hard to put out the best videos you can with cinematic quality.

[@aster5193]

Istanbul and Paris are my two favourite cities in the world, so this series for me came right down from heaven

[@5e88e]

What happened to the new video? Got a notification, but when i opened it, it said private video?

[@lewismaddock1654]

In the next episode we see Alex DIY an a spinning roaster with the most random materials and breaking down the science of difference in protein structure of a normal roast vs a Kebab.

[@angrypotato_fz]

I hope so!

[@greenblack6552]

you can find cheap, and fancy spinning roasters for home use.

[@brt5273]

Yes but will it be completed or abandoned because he discovers he can't actually replicate the process?🤷‍♂️

[@summerlover-c3d]

YEAHHH!!! I can't wait

[@Cleo-h3x]

I’m so glad to see you back on KZbin!.

[@baldieman64]

Loved Kebabs as a kid, after a night of drinking. Then I experienced the real wood fired Döner Kebaps is Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, and haven't been in a British Kebab shop since.

[@brianhaitz]

please Alex DONT REPLICATE... go and translate the spirit of this Döner to the home kitchen, thats what we all want :DDD

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

This is my plan. I want to find a way for you guys to be able to replicate it at home.

[@emirkaanakoglu2797]

@@FrenchGuyCooking Il existe des stands de doner kebab miniatures que vous pouvez acheter chez eux.

[@brianhaitz]

@@FrenchGuyCooking you’re the best - thanks alex!

[@mariooo2493]

I genuinly missed you, youtubers like you made me like cooking, i was really sad when you left.

[@thomaspiveteau8087]

i was trolled by the automatic VF version...

[@Havrilo2]

He is really back ! Looking forward to watching this !

[@gageracer]

Bro I can't believe someone is promoting Tatar Salim! It's my fav in the whole country! ❤❤❤❤❤ I make a wrap with everything over there. I add the salad, all the spices and the onion. If you go there and they don't give you onion just ask them to! Their rice pudding is amazing as well.

[@ecenbt]

Hi Alex, I know it's a longshot for you to see this but just in case, I'd like to share with you (and everyone) that it is possible to get döner close to the level of Turkey in France. You would just need to travel to Strasbourg ! When i first moved here from İstanbul i was sure i could never eat döner here, but then I came across a shop called Kebs Baba, which is a local döner restaurant run by second generation turkish migrants. Their meat's quality and marinade is truly the closest I had to Turkish ones all over europe (so far) and they also give you the twist of "Berlin style sandwiches" if you want, with so many options. If you ever have the chance to come to this part of France, you should definitely give it a try.

[@onurcan8434]

It is extremely normal that where there are Turks, there is also Turkish food.

[@ecenbt]

@onurcan8434 ha, but its quality is very arguable and the quality of this specific shop was very satisfactory

[@onurcan8434]

@@ecenbt Of course, finding the same quality and the same material is not an easy task. For example, I couldn't find the lettuce I wanted even in my own country.

[@superresistant0]

Strasbourg has top tier restaurants.

[@davidem759]

Did you AI-thumbnailed yourself?

[@mellowcorpsep6665]

yeah its pretty lame

[@Will140f]

Finally someone notices that monstrosity instead of just commenting about betterhelp!

[@insertnicknamehere]

About AI, the dubs in italian and french are disgusting

[@Annloveh]

he did and its so sad.

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

I have uploaded my consciousness to KZbin.

[@HeavenShallTremble]

Still using better help. The app that is a flat out scam. Using barely trained people to handle the mental health of others. Horrible endorsement

[@Marmeus]

It would be known by now if the vast majority of youtubers had any ethics (beyond words).

[@henryslager9406]

This comment needs more likes

[@dadsquatch79]

Let it go.

[@StrikerEureka85]

he's probably still contractually obligated for some time

[@dannyschaible7112]

​@@Marmeustrue. But they get paid so we get to see the advertisement. Yay for us I guess

[@utkua]

When I go to this place, I never eat onions because it distracts from doner's taste, just meat and bread. Also there is a lavash at the bottom of doner pile, soaked in fat, that is a treasure. It is a rich dish, acidity is needed, you can have it from sour and salty ayran, that is the purpose of it, primes your taste buds for the next round.

[@TUNC66]

In my opinion, onion is kebab's best friend.

[@mkemalsan]

I’m getting older and really appreciate onion more and more. It helps digesting 😅 also with a lot of meat and bread dishes I only use onion as garnish. When I was younger I always loved almost a salad with my meat and bead 😂

[@onurcan8434]

We try to prepare it as simply as possible. It is the most ideal - adequate and simply prepared version with meat - tomato - onion - salt and spices. So you can enjoy everything in it equally in every bite. In Europe they add a lot of greens and sauce. This is no different than eating salad and bread, because the most of what is in it will also be in the bite. So they can't taste the meat and there is no point in eating meat. Also, this is definitely not done in Turkey, but it helps those who try to cover up meat that is not fresh in Europe with sauce. The meat will shine as if it were fresh with plenty of sauce on it. In addition, although onions take a long time to digest, they are extremely beneficial for health. It has many benefits such as opening the mind, preventing Alzheimer's and fighting cancer cells. It is important for older people to consume more than one but sufficient amount during the day.

[@utkua]

@@onurcan8434 I love onions, but this doner has many subtle flavors I do not want to miss. For example for tantuni I love onions, for adana kebab i like it, for good doner, not so much, also marinade has onion juice in it.

[@onurcan8434]

@@utkua Yes, but remember that cancer drugs are made from lemon peel, not from its juice. So unless your goal is just flavor, you should not settle for just onion juice.

[@IsSarahPi]

Stop doing Better Help sponsorships, so much information about how they are terrible is out there

[@NottoriousGG]

Stop caring about sponsers 😂

[@dadsquatch79]

Let it go. Are you paying him? If not, STFU

[@alecjahn]

@@dadsquatch79 BetterHelp pays him, and they get their money from being a shitty company that takes advantage of people trying to get help who instead get grifted or abused.

[@mrougelot]

I agree but he has had time for a break and he knows what he’s doing…unfortunately.

[@davidchalmers6753]

@@alecjahn almost all USD has cocaine on it. Cocaine as an industry has killed millions. I guess you should stop using USD because it contributes to death so much that almost every dollar has some on it. stfu

[@NiklasRi]

I feel like the amount and style of the ads got to a point of heavily disrupting the videos and making them hard to watch. Which is really unfortunate, because I am super excited about this series. I counted 2min of Better Help, 2min of Pans and 10s about a KZbin channel... and one must also count the 20s of Patreons at the end. That is 4:30min of a 15:15min video. And they are not really integrated into the video at all, so they take me fully out of it and destroy the flow of the video. I know that stuff costs money, so I can understand if cutting back on the amount of ads would be hard. My suggestion would be to at least put the pan-ad to the end of the video. The people who would actually consider buying them watch your videos completely anyways and you only have one interruption left in your actual video. Also I miss the bar on the bottom of the ads.

[@baratrion]

Here's another fun etymology bite - döner is actually short for döner kebap (rotating kebab), from the Turkish verb dönmek (to turn/rotate). Combined with yaprak, it literally means "rotating layers." And while we're on a roll with rotating meat linguistics - the word "shawarma" (شاورما) comes from Turkish çevirme, meaning "turning" (from çevirmek - to turn/rotate). So whether you're getting döner kebap, shawarma, or Greek gyros (meaning "turn/spin"), you're essentially ordering some variation of "that spinning meat thing!" 😄

[@duayenemre]

Önceki videoda kebap profesörü anlatıyor hepsini

[@yusufpolatkesen8468]

Teşekkür ederiz hocam. Bravo 🙌

[@parenchyma]

This dude just travels to any restaurant or any factory in the world and goes straight ahead to the kitchen

[@KMuppet21]

Have always loved your work but I’m finding the advertisements in video for so long on top of KZbin’s own obnoxious advertising unbearable now. Not sure if you’re having to do it to survive but I had to stop watching. Last video felt the same. It began, I sat through adverts and it was over

[@BloPsy_Actual]

I was always asking for the "Berlin" style of Kebab without the Dressing and now I have learned that it's the more authentic experience actually. Who would have know :)

[@miquerto]

I've always enjoyed watching your channel, but since you have gone to this deep dive series style of videos my enjoyment has only increased. Thank you. Much love from America.

[@paulybarros]

what happened at 14:46 ? Shady guy approaches and then the video cuts 😮

[@FaZzAbAzZa95]

So glad you’re back Alex - brilliant content and a topic close to my heart!

[@McTroyd]

Just placed our saucepan order! After missing out on the first run, we're looking forward to finally getting our hands on one. 👍

[@KieronWray]

showing my ignorance here, but i never realised there was so much prep inthe humble kebab - massive prep, amazing; defo deserves an amazing surround, with great veg, great sauce

[@tomawaknawak]

If Alex is not having a Döner Kebap in Germany, it will not be a completed series.

[@MaskofPoesy]

Gemüse🤢

[@OG-ge8nu]

Well after eating Döner Kebab in its origin nobody would eat the cheap copy adapted to local people. Sorry guys.

[@Houfaaa]

Berlin Döner is pretty awful in my experience. Very cheap ground meat in the skewers, not even legally allowed to call itself kebab iirc

[@robertp457]

@@Houfaaa You can't judge the food in an entire region based on a very small experience. Ala Turka in Stuttgart is very good. And my local in Nufringen was good, too.

[@philspam2087]

That must be the reason why All the turkish immigrants, who go for holiday to Turkiye, eat the rest of the year german Döner 🤦‍♂️😂😂 Sorry, but you really have no clue what your talking about 😉

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for so interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@geneard639]

Love your videos Alex! Sadly here in the US for the most part everything is corporate and you rarely see cuisine like this any more. Back in the 1970s in Chicago you could find Kebab, Shawarma and Gyro shops with sizeable meat stacks of 3 to 4 feet tall but as the years wore on they shrank until they just started grilling up a chopped up oily mess. its nice to see a proper Kebab shop that is obviously loved by its community.

[@danmur15]

Such a good video, turkiye seems like such a cool place to visit. I was really disappointed to see a BetterHelp sponsorship though, they're well known at this point for taking advantage of people who are already vulnerable in the first place

[@dadsquatch79]

Nobody cares. Unless you're on Patreon or gifting, stfu

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Very happy to have You back Alex

[@haha7836hahah]

Bro got approached by illuminati for revealing the secret kebab recipe and took the video down 😂

[@1lamafarmer]

Emir did not need to go so hard with the French accent at the end xD Banger video as always

[@lumioX]

It's so great to have your curios and adventurous soul back to YT. Been missing you!

[@yannick0088]

C’est moi ou il a fait traduire sa vidéo en français au lieu d’utiliser sa propre voix ? 😂 Sinon comme d’habitude très bon travail, des vidéos avec une telle implication ça m’avait manqué bon retour Alex

[@superresistant0]

YT fait ça automatiquement maintenant, c'est l'utilisateur qui doit désactiver

[@hazorg16]

2:45 he is saying 'you can cut this part out' lmao

[@luciferdern]

*Basic salad turns up* Alex: "Wow WoW WOW!"

[@Will140f]

That is called “MrBeastification” where KZbinrs overreact to everything they encounter in a video or youngins get bored (who can be expected to watch a video more than 20 seconds?!!)

[@Getpojke]

Then again the quality of the fresh fruit & veg in Türkiye was pretty spectacular when I used to go there. The scent, colour & flavour of the tomatoes alone heady.

[@not_my_main_account_00]

@@Getpojke Coming from where?

[@koustubh]

Welcome back Alex. Been waiting for this :)

[@tommykavounidis]

Somewhere along the line you have to go to Greece and compare it to the gyro and also do a segment on kebab

[@corvonerodellatempes]

OMG you are back and KZbin didn't notify me. I am so glad!

[@froggyfrogforth]

I regret having bought your cookbook knowing that you still take betterhelp sponsorships while knowing about all the evil they are doing. It's shameful

[@Denevive]

It's nice to see you back on the channel, Alex. Your health and headspace are paramount, but your videos are wonderful and I am so happy to see them again. Thank you, and be safe.

[@oThDeth]

PLEASE remove the option to auto translate.... I as a visitant can't deactivate this hell of AI generated translated audio track on android Please someone stop KZbin doing this... Already changed OS idiom and KZbin and Google account and still auto dubs video IT'S SO SAD (ALSO ALEX DOES ALOT ERRORS SPEAKING PORTUGUESE VIA AI GENERATED TRANSLATION, also I am Portuguese and this is translating to Brazilian... It's even insulting ) at least use same continent dialect ffs

[@vanhoeppen]

Second this! Never had this issue before and it sucks. Immensely!

[@tianbinder]

I hate this auto translated shit so much

[@Mandragara]

Why not use other track?

[@superresistant0]

They can't do anything, it's a standard feature that is been rolled out to all videos. It's you the user that need to deactivate it, just like with the ads and sponsors.

[@VTeixex]

Lol o tuga não aceitou ainda que depois do século xix não existe mais relevância portuguesa

[@JKMeZmA]

The quality of the new camera rig and editing is fab! Great effort Alex and team!

[@N4TE_94]

1:43 .. My man you showed us the wrong location you visited. You went to see Tatar Salim in Kucukbakkalkoy and not the one in the video which is in Kadikoy.

[@ecenbt]

I think they went to the first place to be able to go into the kitchen, but then went to Kadıköy to eat, as it's a more central place and possibly closer to the storage they visited

[@tobiaslueck94]

The Quality of your videos is breathtaking. Beautiful camera work, moderation and research work. Keep up the good work!

[@michelhv]

Next time go to Mexico and apologize for French Taco, please.

[@karacakestelli8705]

You have a good friend @alex. Döner is a very personal choice and in my mind Tatar Salim is clearly one of the best. There are few others in the same league but nuances are usually rather minimal or personal. You are lucky to have him as a friend.

[@LednacekZ]

what we usually eat is the cheap knock-off of a cheap knock-off of a cheap knock-off. The original is a different animal. Even literally. 99.99% of the kebaps you get in western europe are chicken, beef or mistery meat.

[@arctic_stories]

Love this series!

[@petouser]

Can you please not do video title translation?

[@nihlify]

That's youtube doing it automatically. Just turn it off.

[@petouser]

@nihlify How can I turn it off? Also, I'm pretty sure, the creator has to enable video title translation first.

[@MrJakson112]

I've turned it off but it still does it

[@alexander5429]

The translation is absolutely horrible. The sound is muffled and the voices without emotions.

[@joachimp1073]

Juste impossible to watch from France, the automatic voice translation is so bad. Grrrr

[@tomhandle]

Welcome back. You have Britain's permission to do fish and chips if you ever wanted to

[@FrenchGuyCooking]

🤜🤛

[@volkanozcan80]

Alex Türkiye içerikleriyle etkileşimin tadını almış :)

[@grahamheath9957]

There is nothing like Doner in Istanbul. It’s the only place I’ve ever seen the meat cooked with wood or coals and it’s beautiful and tasty. What you get in other countries is just nothing like what they serve in Turkey and having lived there for a couple of years and tried very many places, the Doner is one of the things that I miss the most. Yum Yum. That said, I hope you also tried the pide!

[@poffertjes-t5k]

You should try eating a doner in Ankara. Cici Piknik, Pecenek Doner, Karagedik Lokantasi, Meydan 1957. Average doner quality is far superior than Istanbul.

[@matthewhall5571]

They do have charcoal cooked tacos al pastor in Mexico City as well. The meat is haram pork because the immigrants were Lebanese Christians but they are indeed using charcoal at the very best ones instead of NG or LPG.

[@nicoskefalas]

So glad you are back! And working on topics right up my alley! 👏

[@andrewwatts1997]

I was getting afraid this was becoming more AD than video.

[@jongmassey]

Sponsorblock makes it bearable

[@andrewwatts1997]

@@jongmassey If you need a break from the video to watch it. Watch something else ?

[@jongmassey]

@@andrewwatts1997 what on earth are you on about?

[@andrewwatts1997]

@@jongmassey Forgetting your own words so soon ? If, you, need, an, ad, to, endure, a, video, Watch, another, video.

[@jongmassey]

@andrewwatts1997 in your persistent desire to spout incomprehensible gibberish you appear to have got your reasoning arse about face

[@kucingliar7]

15 minutes just gone like that. Thanks for this amazing video Alex!

[@379VB]

par défaut, youtube france lance la version doublée "française" ouch le choc, ça passe pas :o(

[@Marmeus]

J'allais me casser de la vidéo à cause de ca, je pensais que c'était la piste son originale de la vidéo, quel enfer

[@johanlalanne3697]

Oui la meme horrible...

[@GregoravAasgard]

Same here just in german... how do I turn this off? I miss the thicc french accent...

[@379VB]

@@GregoravAasgard paramètre / piste audio / anglais (original) setting / audio track / English (original)

[@adeaston6553]

I've checked out the price of Alex's Saucepans £180 for a small one up to £630 wow! I'm trying to figure out who would pay that kind of money. A home cook? A pro Chef? I can't imagine any pro Chef going to work with their own saucepans, lol Gordon and Marco didn't. They did quite well with regular saucepans. This is a gimmick Just like the £120 chef apron Where would you wear it? most home domestic cooks DON'T wear aprons when they cook at home and Professional Chefs wear company provided Chef wear. So where would you wear this Expensive Apron? But there we go some people have more money than sense. It's not about your tools but about your skill as a Chef.

[@eugenebear1872]

What happened to today’s video? Don’t see it anymore.

[@imitkit]

Tatar Salim is such a unique pick, it's one of the GOATs. also hope you tried the Sutlac (Rice pudding). still dreaming it, been 5 years

[@mattikeller1781]

The best turkish authentic kebap dish in many peoples opinion is called "Iskender Kebap". Its my absolute favourite thing in the world. If you dont get the chance to eat it in Istanbul, maybe try it in Berlin (if thats a stop on your list)!

[@emre_saglam]

If you want true İskender kebab please visit Bursa. Go to the original birth place of the dish.

[@toddchaddon4249]

My gosh, I love your channel! You have the coolest friends!

[@Chbcfjkvddjkiuvcfr]

I love les Kebab de Donateur (cf la piste audio française).

[@wyattholm5720]

Cooking Flatbread on the walls of the firepit? I love it! This authentic cooking is great Alex!

[@MrJockelus]

Great to have you back on KZbin, but please stay away from BetterHelp!

[@ethansexton2590]

Incredible video, Alex! Thanks for taking us on this journey into my favorite food!

[@broshmosh]

15min video, 1/3rd of it is ad reads. Can tell why you're back.

[@UltrakillZer0]

needs a quick lil buckero since the break, its honestly crazy how much this channel fell off

[@PabloEdvardo]

@@UltrakillZer0 it's the enshittification of creators, they get an audience, it becomes their job, now they make videos for money instead of passion. almost EVERY SINGLE CREATOR was better before it became their job

[@thehedonistman]

In case you need to know, most of these kinds of places use onion, milk, salt and black pepper for marinate. But they use onion after blindered it, mainly for its juice. and if you have enough time, you should try Iskender Kebap which made from ground beef. You can find it the most famous one in Bursa, where is next to Istanbul. I strongly advice that.

[@sebastiansullivan4770]

Truly a great video and a return to form for you! Again I'm sorry if I've left some less positive remarks in the past videos, it's so nice having you back.

[@professornuke7562]

AAAANNNDDDD.........it seems the passion is BACK! Good to have you back, Alex! Salut! Oh, also Andy Cooks here in Oz plugged the saucepans just after you went on hiatus, and I made a sad post. I recently made a happy post, so hopefully you sell out again!

[@MisterTengu]

A way better Doner party than we had in the U.S.

[@dadsquatch79]

😂😂😂

[@tahoemike5828]

🥳🧠💪🦵🫀🔪🥕🍄🧄🧅🧂🔥🍗🥩🥳

[@MrStarchild3001]

Turkish doner is mind blowing. European donner doesn't come anywhere close to 10-20% of it. Thank you for discovering the incredible taste and popularizing it. It's almost like fine food purchased at street prices.

[@jesuisputaingenial9597]

You chose the best place to eat Doner in Istanbul, well done French boy.

[@demevs]

In Canada, at the city of Halifax, they have a kebab named "Donair Kebab", with a sauce made with sweet condensed milk and garlic powder. It's really good.

[@utkua]

You can bring back Ottomans from graves with that abomination.

[@klimbing1853]

I love Döner but that canadian Donair is the worst thing I have ever eaten!

[@demevs]

@@klimbing1853 didn't have the original on site but made one with a recipe I found online. I'm a pretty good cook, so... maybe my version was different from what you ate. I sure made some modifications although cannot remember the details exactly.

[@OG-ge8nu]

This is not real Döner but still good enough for canadians as I see.

[@paulmoir4452]

@@OG-ge8nu No, a Donair is not a Döner. It is inspired by a Döner but it is it's own, very separate thing. And you can't really appreciate it unless you're drunk on draft beer at 3am at pizza corner. It is... odd... to have one's hometown delicacy be an actual violent assault on the senses. But it's better than most Canadian cities which have none! Your lazy jingoism on the other hand: leave it at home.

[@stephenmatthews4061]

YOU'RE BACK! awesome. I heard rumors you had retired. So glad to see you are still sharing your enthusiasm for food.

[@krs-fltutorials4487]

The doner kebab you've been eating exists in every city across Europe, not just Paris!

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

Yeah, it’s just that each country has their slight variations.

[@wastl249]

The french one is more shawarma inspired, i guess. In Germany there is also salad, tomato, cucumber, red/white cabbage and even feta-like cheese in most Döner + a relatively huge amount of sauce.

[@lechatbotte.]

Alex world traveling chef. I love that you’re back. Love your dedication to the art

[@OG-ge8nu]

Thank you for showing the world what the real Döner Kebab looks like. This Turkish dish is really excellent. I dont say that most of the time the cheap replicas in europe are bad but you cant compare it with a real Döner Kebap. But for sure in Turkey you cannot sell these immitations from europe. Turkish people know the standard of a kebap. But in europe people dont have the background and the historical expertise to compare if it is actually a good dish or not. Most of the time it is mediocre but still good enough for ordinary european people.

[@zouLworm]

"ordinary european people" get of your high horse its just food.

[@OG-ge8nu]

@zouLworm why high horse? Again nobody says its bad in europe but if every Turkish kebap vendor would start to try to get close to its origins everybody would prefer the original version. But it woul be to expensive. So thats not possible. People in europe dont know what you have to expect when you eat a Döner kebap. So they cannot compare. They dont have the expertise and the historical background. But as I said before this doesnt mean it is pure crap otherwise it would not be that popular. They simply cannot compare. Btw. not every Döner kebap in Turkey is good. For sure not but the real Döner kebap you can only fine in Turkey.

[@tomhalpin4991]

Adding to the chorus: Alex, the world is happy you are back!

[@RichardHurd]

Kebabs, no matter where they come from, or how they are served, are always a wonderful meal

[@super-duper]

automated AI synchro sucks. i dont support this.

[@kiliang96]

Is it when it translates the audio? I hate that if so, also it makes English speaking KZbinrs speak Spanish and Spanish speaking youtubers speak English, like make it make sense

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Seeing You with a smile on your face as You try new food is always a great! 😊😊😊😊

[@melmel5195]

Try Ferhat Döner in Vienna, you won't find a better one for sure.

[@ondercangur2257]

It is glad too see you doing some content about our national dish "Döner Kebap". In my opinion, "Tatar-Salim" is so accurate about the traditional recipe. No sauce, no other interference, just the marination, some kick from the seasoning and taste of meat with some touch of onion and freshmade "lavaş" flat bread. That is the traditional way. Hope you visit another Türkish cities about well-known with their own Döner recipes. We are staying tune friend, we need much more contents like this. Salutations from Kebab-Heaven city of Adana and Mersin. (Southern Türkiye)

[@MadMaxpl]

Why did I watch it? Out of respect for the type of content you were creating. What did I see: BetterHelp? Better get a new sponsor. Your new saucepans. You'll sell them out again. Why other sponsors?! The restaurant you were eating in. Got some nice exposure. Probably payed for your trip to Istambul. Your friend's KZbin channel - very short, still stacks with the rest. And obviously, for all those who don’t use ad blockers or have a premium account, you get to watch a detergent ad every 5 minutes. Is it still content, or is it just full-on advertisement?

[@user-l1k6i]

Mr Alex, i was in the middle of watching your latest video, on how to make doner kabab at home, i paused it to grab some water, and when i came back the video was removed, what happened