INCREDIBLE Turkish Food Tour in Istanbul

[@ThePassportCouple]

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[@precursors]

They pour melted butter on top of iskender kebap. The bread at the bottom soaks up the meat juice and the butter. Heavenly.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Heavenly is the prefect description for that iskender kebap 🇹🇷👏

[@juanwick523]

first time here. Turkish food looks amazing.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for watching 🙌 And you are right, Turkish food is out of this world amazing 🇹🇷👏

[@bedriyeylmaz4390]

Haklısın lezzetli yemeklerimiz var bu lezzetli yemekler farklı devletlerde de de ilgi görüyor bu nedenle çalınmaya çalışılıyor maalesef ​@@ThePassportCouple

[@Somali1971]

I have had the pleasure of visiting Türkiye eight times, with my most recent trip being in February of this year. I find the country to be incredibly captivating and am always eager to return.

[@sevdadaglar]

Drinks in Turkish cuisine are in accordance with the climate. A big cold glass of ayran is the best electrolyte you can have when you are dehyrated. It is a very nice drink if you are having a keto diet. I don't know why it isn't so popular in any other countries. In winters, we drink more sugary and creamy drinks such as salep, boza and şıra. They warm you up, they're high in calories so give you energy in cold winters.

[@ertanakgoz3820]

Ülkemizde çok güzel videolar çekiyorsunuz.. Eğer Türkçe alt yazılı yaparsanız izlenme sayınız ve takipçi sayınız kesinlikle çok kısa zamanda çok fazla artacaktır..

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

That food looked SO good! Especially the kebab and that Tahini helva. 😍Seeing your fortune with the coffee was so interesting!

[@ahsenserhat9270]

I'm watching these trips nervously because as I Turk, I feel afraid that you guys will enter a bad restaurant or a bad place. I'm taking a deep breath when you are entering a good place, I'm smiling and saying "Oh they are gonna love that!" :D I must say this is the best tourist trip video about meals I have ever seen. It's like you guys had a native guide. Congratulations.

[@nithral2254]

Thank you for promoting Türkish food in a positive way. Greetings and love from Ankara, the capital of Türkiye

[@ThePassportCouple]

Very easy to promote, the food was amazing 🇹🇷💛 Thanks for watching 🙌

[@kyivexpat6485]

Guys, as a Turkish person, i am watching this from Kyiv/Ukraine. This was a great video! Btw, I've never seen anyone in my life eating İskender Kepab at İskender restaurant, pay the check and go to Çiya right after that)))) You'd normally need a day after visiting one of those restaurants to recover))) Well done!!! 👏👏👏

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for watching from Kyiv 🙌 We cannot say it was easy, physically, to eat at those dishes back to back, but it was very easy to eat them from a taste standpoint. Turkish food is amazing, incredible, and more 👏 We couldn't stop eating everything tasted so good. Thanks for leaving us a comment, we appreciate it.

[@sejan8812]

Okay a couple of notes! Tahini is like peanut butter but it’s made of sesame seeds. The oil inside the seeds makes it really creamy when you blend it fine enough. Helva is a type of desert known in Turkey and Middle East. Like many European deserts it combines an earthy creamy flavor with the source of sweetness. Kokoreç can be unsanitary if not prepared properly but they are regulated. It’s not like they chop the instestines real fine and cook them (that’s what I thought when I was a kid). They only cook the muscle layer which is sepetated from whatever going on inside the intestine with a really strong filtering layer. That filtration is really important in physiology because it’s what keeps the bacterias in our intestines from infecting our blood and bodies. So, if prepared properly it should be completely safe to consume.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Wow, thanks for sharing all these details! We had no idea about tahini and helva! so cool to learn how rich in history and flavor they are. And the kokorec info is super helpful too! Makes us appreciate it even more 😊🙌🏻

[@fatmaemin511]

I'm currently in the US but have fun with my country!! I miss Turkish food so badly..

[@enesyetis6108]

20:46 It's like I'm watching a documentary. Awesome video!

[@ThePassportCouple]

Wow, thank you so much! That’s such a huge compliment ☺️ Glad you enjoyed the video! 💛

[@TheHonestFoodTeller]

23:41 They call it "lakh-muh-june". Great video!

[@elegrin5170]

Btw 2:14 You went to Mandabatmaz coffee shop.. You know what mandabatmaz means? Manda batmaz is like " Buffalo doesnt sink." That means the Turkish coffee is so thick.. Even a Buffalo cannot sink inside the coffee :)) Also that sand method cooking is for baking coffee, not boiling coffee :))

[@elegrin5170]

16:15 Salep is made by orchid flowers

[@DeadGlassEyes]

That place, right behind where you were eating the lahmacun - Tatar Salim - is one of the best döner spots in Istanbul.

[@oguz-hd]

Rakı genellikle yemek veya meze eşliğinde müzikli bir mekanda içilir kültürel olarak, yanında bir şey yemiyorken biraz ağır gelebilir. Afiyet olsun

[@blackjack8361]

20:55 there is no sugar in Turkish yogurt mate! Its salted.. Enjoy the best dish in the world we love y'all

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the kind comment; much appreciated 🙌 The more I drank it, the more I enjoyed it.

[@EmreGocer18]

If you haven't been back, I recommend Fethiye and Bodrum as well.

[@EmreGocer18]

In fact, Çanakkale connects two continents, but no one knows for some reason that it is under Istanbul.

[@mad-yordle]

The province of Çanakkale is also on two continents, but the city is on the Anatolian side, not spread over Gallipoli.

[@Markhoca]

Turkish bread is to die for. I prefer it to ice cream even 🌸 Afiyet olsun!

[@Markhoca]

In response to your question about the bread size: it's the staple and even a currency monitor (its cost). For those with less money, it fills them up

[@Markhoca]

If this was in one day, omg, you did well. These things are very filling :)

[@Markhoca]

You guys are so polite. I wonder which state you're from?

[@Tutankamon0791]

Welcome to Türkiye ❤️❤️🌼

[@ercan5209]

Excellent video! Can not wait for more Turkey videos!

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you so much 🙌🇹🇷👏

Excellent food, excellent service, excellent experience.

[@cancetinkaya6434]

great video guys..enjoy your meals:) welcome to thr Turkiye...😀

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thank you so much 😃 The food Turkiye is amazing 🇹🇷👏

[@cancetinkaya6434]

@@ThePassportCouple 🥰

[@ruyabll3017]

Ahahahahah i was about dying to laugh when you say all of the cat seems super healthy but the dogs ahahahahaha %100 true detection 😂😂😂😂

[@altugerdem5]

really good video thx

[@uzaydaisemekisteyenadam4543]

dude, you should definitely not eat menemen with a fork or spread it on bread. You should tear the bread into the size of a spoon, dip it in the menemen and use the bread as a spoon. The trick here is to have the same ratio of bread and menemen when you put it in your mouth :)

[@Paltheus]

The trick with Rakı is that you have it with meze (sort of like a light meal - and you can have it when eating fish). But the food pairs with the drink, and you take a bite of this and have a sip of Rakı, have a taste of that and have a sip of Rakı, go to the next bite and have a sip of Rakı, and so on... (the food is actually used as an excuse to drink - I also recommend it when you're having a massive mixed grill kebab meal)

[@candasyuksel342]

nice tour and sweet couple!! you guys certainly ate all the essantials, didn't event skip the ayran loved it! i don't know if you did but you should have tried spicy şalgam and işkembe soup (not together) also its a diffirent experience too.

[@19ronin76]

Good camerawork , great cuts , very cinematic with that voice over cuts. nice couple .wish you the best time of your life in istanbul, a legacy of 2684 years .

[@sinanatacan15]

Amazing ❤

[@jaddas-b2n]

Good tour, i like you filming each others review.

[@Lougreth]

i’m homesick 😔 that’s why watching this kind of videos. Loved yours. If you have time going to aegean side of Turkey always a good idea. have fun you will fine wonderful people out there 🎉🥂

[@tesekkur]

Exactly, what you are used to. We drink ayran or kefir 24/7, with meal or without meal. I drink Kefir at least 5 times a day, it's fermented milk, the taste is sumilar to Ayran but thicker. I can't drink Coke, makes my stomach uncomfortable and also don't like the taste. I like sour things, such as pickles, especially cabbage, sweet pepper or pickle juice.

[@Smhyz]

Love from Turkiye

[@ZaynVizard]

Love it❤

[@ThePassportCouple]

thank you!! 😊

[@user65351]

İSKENDER KEBAP and BAKLAVA is SÜPER 👍👍👍❤❤❤❤

[@oguz1637]

You guys really did your research. Nice places

[@Sibbsy]

lol Nate looked like Ralph from the simpsons when his heart breaks in half after drinking the coffee😂

[@ivanivan2139]

13:50 the fish inside the bread is tuna and it comes as frozen from norway since it is very cheap and they sell the food for very expensive as far as i know. it's a total scam. the locals say the quality was good like waaaaay back in the days but nowadays in all the way down. i wouldn't recommend eating from one of those boats unless you are very hungry and you really want to eat some fish.

[@ahmetskart]

Welcome to istanbul! I think one of best doner kebab in Bursa we called iskender kebab in we caller Blue Shop near Ulu Camii in Bursa. Other best kebab is Cag kebab because Cağ kebab is oldest version of döner kebab.

[@theturklord5049]

Welcome Türkiye guys enjoy ur time and fantastic places.and foods we love u sa !😉

[@TR-Youtube-Channel]

10:10 Song Name? nedi ya? bilen varmi? Fun fact: The Fish is from Norway.

[@ZamandaaYolculuk]

I am writing as a Turk, there should be no tourist left who does not eat lahmacun at the Çiya restaurant in Kadıköy, it is extraordinary.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Oh wow! Noted! Lahmacun at Fiya in Kadiköy sounds like a must-try! Adding it to the list for our next visit. Thanks for the recommendation! 😍🙌🏻

[@tark7417]

You guys are fun

[@cat-o-lo-gy]

Guys it's raky (rakı) not raki. You need to have with meze. Noone have it with helva. Cool video.

[@williamcr231]

The restaurant you ate at in Kadikoy (Asian side) is famous for being of the family that invented specifically the ISKENDER kebab. (Not the doner kebab.) Very good, nonetheless!

[@harilukman]

We love Istanbul food ❤

[@generalss5569]

You can be the sweetest couple in the world.

[@serhatdemir3293]

Fun fact: Those mackerel you ate in the huge bread, is not fresh from Bosphorus, actually imported from Norway.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Wow, thanks for sharing, that is a fun fact. It was a very tasty sandwich 👏

[@serhatdemir3293]

@@ThePassportCouple try balık dürüm in Karaköy, near the other end of Galata Bridge. It's much tastier with no such a big piece of brad.

[@user65351]

WRONG !!!

[@Hopeless-Biri]

12:35 I'm sorry, but this fish was not caught from the Bosphorus. They are frozen Norwegian mackerel.

[@kchonimchita]

you are so sweet guys but may i ask... why exactly did you shake the coffee before drinking it?🤣

[@SafaaAbdallah-br6qu]

Thank you❤

[@precursors]

In Karakoy-Gulluoglu, you HAVE to eat shobiyet, and kush-gozu.

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the recommendation, we appreciate it 🙌

[@عوضالعشا-ث8خ]

CURRENTLY ❤❤

[@TR-Youtube-Channel]

10:10 Song Name? nedi ya? bilen varmi?

[@sejan8812]

Imagine giving our pickle juice to a kid from Middle Age Europe hahaha

[@spitefulblueprint9730]

Omg this yummy😭🤤

[@tuborgselim876]

I don't want to undermine your experience, but the fish in "balik ekmek" is not fish caught from the Bosphorus. It's frozen mackerel. You can't get enough fish for a place that crowded.

[@edwardrumble1468]

Don't know who told you the fish was freshly caught it is acctually mackrel imported from norway

[@kaancantenor7809]

Bring all the great people from America too! Your welcome 🙏

[@eczburakcan]

ahh my lovely city

[@didaraytac982]

Midye dolmasını plajda güneşlenirken soğuk bira ile atıştırmalık olarak yemek çok keyiflidirKişi başı en az 10 tane.Ama taze olması önemlidir.O yüzden plajda bildiğimiz yerden ya da kişilerden satın almaya dikkat ederiz.

[@ThePassportCouple]

That sounds amazing. We have to try that next time 👏

[@burakaysezer3110]

09:13 This is the way to eat! Bon appetite

[@ThePassportCouple]

It was all so good, love Turkish cuisine 🇹🇷👏

[@skysoldier87]

As a Turk don't drink the end. Sometimes we try to not spil so consume the whole WATERY part it happens 😂 but don't drink the dark part.

[@ThePassportCouple]

This is a great tip, thank you for sharing 😃

[@bedriyeylmaz4390]

İstanbul haricinde de güzel şehirlerimiz var umarım o şehirler de gidersiniz 😊

[@ThePassportCouple]

Haklısın Türkiye'de gezilecek o kadar güzel yer var ki, görülecek o kadar çok şey var ki 🇹🇷💛

[@barsaykul538]

Endonezya'da yaşayan bir Türk olarak yemeklerimi çok özledim tadını çıkarın afiyet olsun

[@mertbeysko]

kral endonezya nasıl duyduğuma göre orda çok türk dizisi izliyolarmış

[@windmacky]

Afiyet olsun😊

[@erlbyc]

MUHTEŞEM bir video olmuş afiyet olsun

[@RumbleMilitia]

That fish is not caught that morni g. It comes fron norway and caught some weeks ago. sorry to reveal that.

[@ilkaybaba55]

Dünyada en iyi yemek pişiren iki halk vardır İtalyanlar ve Türkler ama 1 ci kim olur derseniz kesinlikle Türkler çünkü daha Turistlerin bile bilmediği binlerce yemek var özellikle Anadoluda her ili tek tek gezin orada bile her ilin mutfağı farklıdır. Bu kadar derin kökleri olan ve birçok kültürden etkilenmiş bir mutfak dünyada yoktur..

[@mevzuderinnn]

Afiyet olsun ❤

[@ercankahya-y9p]

turkiye cennet❤❤❤

[@sacitkoc2544]

Actually Istanbul isn't the only city expands two continents, there is another called Canakkale; not far from beautiful Istanbul

[@travelleryildirim3013]

Cool Couple and you make me realy hungry ;))) Guten Appetit /Afiyet olsun, die Muscheln kaufen wir immer als Snack mit kaltem Bier ist das ein Genuss ....und das "Sahlep" ist ein drink was aus Orchideen Wurzeln gewonnen wird, bekommt ihr in Original nur in guten Geschäften nicht am Strassenverkauf .

[@ThePassportCouple]

Thanks for the awesome comment 🙌 And oysters with a cold beer is a GREAT recommendation. We will have to try this soon. Cheers 🍻

[@irem7262]

rice pudding is a turkish dish!

[@hamburglar83]

I also like milk with meals……im midwestern. I moved out west and people called me crazy …hahahaha😅

[@ThePassportCouple]

We can relate, you’re not alone 😀

[@tesekkur]

Nooo! The sediment is left in the cup , not drinkable. Leave the sediment, turn the cup, let it sit, settle for the figures appear. Touch the top of the cup to feel if it's cold if it is, ready to read your future.

[@precursors]

Wtf you had dessert with raki??! HAHAHAHAH Do you even remember the rest of the night like how you got back home?

[@ThePassportCouple]

Yes, although the Raki was kind of a dessert in and of itself 🍻

[@abatisSon]

You cannot understand some things in Turkey just by trying. For example, if you have a Turkish breakfast with two people, it will be too much for you, but you should be there with either your whole family or all your friends. You may be tempted by the abundance of food, but the important thing is to be with all your friends. For example, the raki you drink should be large and drink it slowly with a meal. Even a Turk should spend at least three or four years at the raki table for raki. You are just experiencing, not licking. For example, call your families, be at least 5 or 6 people, but at least. Then experience the Turkish breakfast. Turkish drinks are probiotic, they may not taste pleasant to you when you first drink them, but we use them to balance the meal. It is both healthy and once you get used to it, you will realize how good they make you feel. Just tasting some things does not tell you the real experience and life. Stay in Turkey for at least 3 or 4 months and the pieces will fall into place :) I wish you to make beautiful memories.. enjoy..

[@AydinProductionsLtd]

Sorry to burst the bubble but Balik Ekmek is mackerel and is not longer caught fresh for those making it as the supply has dwindled and has been using imported Norwegian mackerel for years now. The days of plenty in the sea are no longer. Let me help you pronounce Lah - Ma - June and it's not a pizza !!!! Its Lahmacun . Sorry you never have Raki alone it's a drink that you have with meze ( tapas style) and never with desert. Sorry you guys really should have had a person to Gove you advice in advance. Happy you enjoyed .

[@sami_can]

She looks so funny like a cartoon character🥰

[@messiii.007]

" Your love life is empty too "😂😂😂😂

[@ThePassportCouple]

It was a bad day for a coffee reading 🤣

[@messiii.007]

@@ThePassportCouple 🤣🤣🤣

[@ertanackgoz9281]

Kahvenin dibi içilmez

[@AslıTaşar-c9m]

Keşke Türkçe altyazı olsaydı.

[@murattahan2391]

afiyet olsun

[@A.L.P.D.]

U dont drink the coffee grind :)

[@ffgffg645]

Welcome back to Rome ☺️

[@Mk14Mod0_]

I don't want to ruin it but fish is not fresh, it's imported frozen mackarel from North Sea.

[@DEFAN_504]

Waaw amAizing...

[@hiyaathere]

you shouldn’t drink the coffee sediment!!😂

[@mertmert4236]

Gene biz haric herkes istanbulu geziyor😢

[@cenkozgun4525]

Başka yerde ağla

[@zeynepyesilyurt1923]

I have news for you - that fish comes frozen in boxes.

[@crazyvideosmaniaA1]

❤

[@bilalcakmak7215]

Not Turkey, true is Türkiye

[@DeeperSoul]

Adamlar bizim ülkemizde bizden daha çok gezip yiyip içiyor, biz de sanki başka kıtaya gitmişler gibi izliyoruz.

[@r-pw1ez]

I loved this couple. We are tired of uneducated tourists eating with their hands. This couple are civilized and educated tourists. They know how to use forks and knives.

[@JubbahDaBone]

Speak for yourself only and let people eat how they want. It‘s none of your business. And honestly your comment shows just one uneducated and uncivilised person and it‘s you. As if you wouldn’t eat some dishes with your hands.

[@abe1050]

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