SİMİT RECIPE 🤩 How to Make Simit at Home | #1 Turkish Street Food

[@canvargun]

Simit menemen white cheese olives clotted cream and honey/jam - tea Best Sunday breakfast!

[@Refika]

Agreed! ❤️

[@Mehaara]

I grew up in Istanbul and we would always buy simit after school. My mouth was literally watering watching this. I will try it right away!

[@Refika]

Yay! Please let me know how they turn out!

[@NYLily07]

Me too, I grew up in Istanbul, I am not Turkish but love simit. 👏

[@jackieweaver3884]

We stan a legendary turkish Queen!

[@Alice_Walker]

💯

[@solomonsankari9589]

Period

[@gabriellatoth-kekesz]

Dear Refika, Here in Hungary we have an amazing lady who providesTurkish cousine courses. She taught me to bake Simit (and lots of other Turkish food) a year ago. Since then, the whole family and my colleagues are addicted to Turkish food :). I wish I could post the picture of my first simit. Lots of love from Hungary ❤️

[@Refika]

Wow! Thanks for sharing! Amazing to hear that you've been taking Turkish cuisine courses 🥰❤️

[@evanagy1937]

Hello! Ki a török séf? Csak most találtam ezt a csatornát, de tetszik nagyon. Én Zalában élek most.

[@zsuzsannakostyalik7412]

@@evanagy1937 Nar Gourmet, fb- on megtalálod.

[@Rondi78]

I live in Switzerland and I'm very lucky to have a Turkish supermarket 300 meters from where I live. I can buy a simit or two before I go to work or when I go back home.

[@Refika]

Simit lovers international 🌎🥰❤️

[@goodvibes7206]

Dear Rafika, I am Italian married to a Serbian woman who says Simit in Serbian is called Djevrek, and we tried to make it as per your recipe, and it's great, my wife was very happy as it turned same as in her country ! we used your tip for the stones in the oven, great one , thank you ! my son likes it too ! Greetings from Spain !

[@selvator5678]

gevrek means crunchy in Turkish... the word is etymollogically old-turkish 9th centry kasghar

[@jazminb1000]

I’m so excited for this recipe, but I’m more excited that I’m going to live in Istanbul for 3 months and can’t wait to try all these yummy Turkish foods. Love Turkey

[@HisameArtwork]

congratulation and best of wishes!

[@ainerisakhellchannel]

Wow, cool! Lucky you! 😎

[@meriii4680]

turkey already loved you, hahah!

[@cyndifoore7743]

I wish I was going with you!

[@jazminb1000]

Merve Uçar tashakurla derem!

[@georgebowman3222]

Watching from the U.S. I have always wanted to try food from all around the globe. It was a dream to travel the world for a taste of the food and the culture. Now, this is done via the computer. I am able to watch people make the dishes of their culture and do my best to replicate them here. There is no comparison to the real deal - but this is the best I can do for now. Thank you for the wonderful demonstrations, recipes, entertainment, and history of the food item.

[@myjenniferfaal4619]

I just moved to Turkey from West Africa and I absolutely love simit.

[@hannaht212]

Husband came off the plane from Turkiye with a bag of simits... at my request. Had I known about freezing them... I would have asked for more. Now, you have taught me to make our own simits~ thank you and bless you.

[@Refika]

Oh dear Barbara, simit means a lot to Turkish culture & society. It means a good company to your cup of tea, a little bite to share with seagulls and so much more... I am happy to hear that you loved it. Enjoy! Lots of love ❤️

[@peybak]

When you threw simit to the seagulls on the ship, it reminded me of that song "İstanbul'da Olmak":) I lived in Istanbul in the 90s, when that song came out. Those were good times.

[@tutusaad]

You have a 76 years old Bangladeshi fan who regularly experiments with your recipes. What an amazing woman you are.

[@lynnnovak889]

Wait ... buy rock salt and grind it everyday?! GENIUS! I've never heard that from any chef!

[@jyll.7132]

Science brain power!

[@JGmeow]

This way you don't have anti-caking agents in it. The same process is great with Himalayan salt too.

[@tanyahouston5635]

I keep Himalayan seat salt in my salt grinder.

[@lynnnovak889]

Seems so obvious now! Lol

[@aydan7780]

it is so obvious that you and the team have so much fun while creating these videos💗 it gives me so much joy watching people being able to shine their true self through their art and work. I wish you all the best 💫

[@Getpojke]

Always a good sign when you turn around & the crew are devouring the food like hungry wolves. I could almost smell that wonderful looking simit through the screen. Thanks to you all for the great video.

[@abdulmalik3437]

First time I tasted simit in Istanbul with Mr. Sakip Sabanci of Kordsa during 1987. we were passing through a street of zanjee kunwa ( chain of well ) a man was selling on footpath. He asked his driver to buy three simik and I really liked it. Wonderful Turkish bread like wonderful country.

[@Inanna08]

This is such a dangerous recipe; I made the them using Burat's video and made the recipe for 4 days in a row! We're still addicted, but reserve it for the weekends. 😋 Bahar --they never make it to the freezer!!!! So delicious and addictive!

[@elizabethozdogan4235]

I loved this video (and all you videos)! Not only do I learn a delicious Turkish recipe, but I also learn more about Turkish history. My husband is Turkish, and we live in Texas. His mom has been influential in teaching me Turkish cuisine, and I love following your channel to learn more - you, Bahar and all the crew make me smile and remind me so much of being around my Turkish family. One of my favorite memories is waking up in the morning to the sound of the street vendors selling fresh simit. 😋. My favorite way to eat it is with white cheese and a bit of sour cherry jam. I grew up in the southern part of the US and we love our jams! I will have to try making it myself when we are homesick for Turkey. Keep cooking and keep the videos coming! We love them! 😊

[@agathamary3020]

I love simit. And I loved the story about Şemsi Paşa. Hello from Togliatti, Russia ❤️

[@maggieking6928]

I LOVE Simit! About 10 years ago I moved back home to the states from where I was living some few years in Hamburg. My old neighborhood had a beautiful Turkish grocery with a vegetable shop, a soft cheese and spreads counter, a butcher and fresh Turkish bread. EVERY weekend we had Simit for breakfast and many weekdays for lunch as well. Since we moved, we DREAM of Simit. I cannot wait to make Simit for my husband, because it's like one of his favorite foods. My last taste of Simit was two years ago when we visited Istanbul. We love the Turkish kitchen so much, and I really appreciate your videos!

[@antonyantony2654]

Love when you tell the origin of your recipes.

[@prathibharamaswamy1464]

I visited Turkey 3 months ago and I'm sooo in love with Turkey. Ate simit every single day I was in Istanbul. I soo wish I could meet you but didnt know how. Esp now you say you live close to Uskudar may be next time. Just love everything Turkey esp the people and the food. Much love! From India

[@suzannw9098]

I’ve tried so many recipes for simits that didn’t turn out well. Finally with Buraks video and now yours I can finally make simits at home like those in Istanbul. Thank you so much. I love your channel.

[@Ramy_Ramz]

We have Simit in northern Iraq too because of the Turkish influance. Good childhood memories I remember used to get it every morning in the school canteen along with hot chocolate

[@TheSlavChef]

We have these sold on the streets too in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In small shacks, dedicated only to selling "Simid". We also have a bread factory called "Simid" here. Great video!

[@javiermauriciogarciamontes9180]

I have been recently to Istambul and tried Simit, I simply loved it. Thank you guys for sharing the recipe. I really love and admire you all. I am a big fan of turkish cuisine and by seeing this channel I fell so willing to go back to Turkey. God bless you all. Greetings from Colombia!

[@essie9500]

For the past 5 years I am a Turkophile and have tried many Turkish recipes. I have made simits but this is the most informative/interesting food channel I have come across. Can't wait to give these babies a go!

[@bdhsnahah7411]

I've been to Turkey almost 14 times. Simit is the first meal I have and the last meal I have in Turkey. Except in Trabzon...corn bread all the way!!!

[@jyll.7132]

I absolutely LOVE the history around the food. That's so interesting. I'd love to learn more about Turkish food history!

[@refikaninmutfagi]

Message taken 😘

[@sourdoughtears]

Refika you have done it again. I made these for our household and it was a huge huge hit I love how easy it was! This is texturally so unique, thank you for sharing! We are only two people so I was worried about the amount of carbs we would be forced to eat but Bahar’s tip to freeze them was genius. I just pop it in the air fryer when our meal calls for it & have it come out good as fresh. Thank you thank you thank you! Tip: if you don’t have oven bricks, I found that parchment paper under the simit + cast iron worked really well for me all the same! The parchment paper was just Bc I was worried about the molasses sticking to the cast iron & leaving a burnt aftertaste accumulatively.

[@bigo3195]

I will be definitely baking Simit this weekend. Turkey is full of history that's worth discovering, I love the history part in this video and look forward to more amazing recipes infused with such stories. Rafika, you are a star.. All the best to you and your team

[@Refika]

Please let me know if you do!! 🥰

[@laurenflorence6432]

I found these when I visited Germany. It was so great. Love that I can make it now. You are my favourite KZbinr! Thank you fir sharing with us. I love the food and the background that you give. Love from an American 🇺🇸 living in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿!!!!

[@Refika]

Wow! Thanks a lot Lauren ❤️ I am glad you think so

[@maxinel1297]

Simit. Just divine and one of the wonderful foods that remind me I am in Turkey. When flying home from Turkey, its a Simit and a Turkish tea at the airport as the last meal before come back to UK. I might have to make them but it won't be the same as eating simit in beautiful Turkey. Love your videos. Makes me feel like i'm in your beautiful country and I can recreate your recipies even on a grey, wet ,uk day xx🇹🇷

[@SimplyBetterFindss]

I always say that there is no single person who wouldn’t like a simit and Turkish tea combo in the world. So simple and tastes heavenly.

[@fighttheevilrobots3417]

I'm half Turkish but the last time I saw my family in Istanbul was 2009, but your videos bring me such beautiful nostalgia. Thank you🤗

[@Refika]

Happy to hear that!

[@nirrigovender5154]

When I visited Turkey, I used to buy them from the vendor. I ate this every day and still love it . Thanks for the recipe

[@Refika]

My pleasure 😊

[@mosesesther2762]

Hi Refika and her friends... You guys are so true... so plain... love you all...

[@mimiray9229]

10 years ago, maybe a bit longer we did a thing called blind booking where you book a plane ticket not knowing your destination. My friends and i ended up in istanbul. This was so amazing and we ate a lot of simit there. Back home i went on the internet trying to find a recipe for simit and i couldn't find one. Then i forgot about it and now you reminded me of all that and i will make some simit today and sent my friends who went with me to istanbul a picture of them.

[@Refika]

Wowww 🤩 I loved the concept of blind booking!! Have you made the simits? How did they turn out?

[@mimiray9229]

@@Refika yes I did! And for a firstbtry they were relly nice, but I have to get a better suitable flower next time.

[@springbeauty4330]

Hi what is the substitute for moulases please. I am on UK don't know where I can buy it. Thank you

[@aliciaaviles-quinones1649]

I have made Simit but right now I am going insane with your video. Please, more of this type of master class on traditional Turkish cuisine. I am devoted to learning about your cooking traditions. Thank you immensely!

[@adrianastamenkovic8]

I've always wanted to try it and now I made it and it's so delicious 🤌🏼😋. Whole family is amaized. Part of Türkiye is now in our serbian household.Thank you so much for sharing the recipe 🥺❤️❤️

[@jillwaite7484]

Oh I hope you are well. I'm thinking of you and sending love to you and your country

[@meemee210427]

I'm so excited to try this recipe!! I miss walking the streets of Istanbul and picking up these delicious snack.

[@mindful47]

Merhaba! I didn't know you are a TV personality, it's nice to see your younger days video . I've been to Turkey 3 times and my boyfriend is a Turkish 🇹🇷! Turkey holds a special place in my heart. Due to the pandemic,we cannot visit Turkey.Your videos every week is something I look forward to. Especially seeing the view of Istanbul, makes me so happy .

[@Refika]

Wow! Thanks for sharing with me :) I'm glad to hear :) Much love to you and to your boyfriend!

[@lillapetrocitto1086]

Very impressed… you are a natural teacher, not bored of repeating information for the initiates of Turkish cuisine…I loved the history and explaining types of ingredients…TOP MARKS.. from Sydney Australia of Italian descent

[@brucebrownlow]

My Turkish daughter in law made simit for us for our New Year celebration in California this year (2022). It was wonderful! I love your channel and the fabulous food that you prepare.

[@amalialovesicecream]

We have them in Greece also with the same name. The use of fire stones is an incredible idea!!! it makes the oven perform like the traditional stone ovens. Love your vids, almost all of your recipes are the same.

[@anchbom5407]

I am so happy to have found this channel. I live in a country where finding good Turkish food has proved elusive. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Today.

[@fatemasaifuddin321]

I love your energy when you make every dish. And the curiosity you create compels me to try everything you make. Love you and all your receipies

[@annaanna598]

Oh my God Refeka I ordered these from turkey to the US last month $4 a piece 😄 Put them in the freezer and I just heat them , but now I can make them at home Thanks to you 😍😍

[@lindadorman2869]

Thank you for sharing this recipe to make simit at home. I loved hearing the history of it. I miss Turkey so much and cannot wait until I can visit again to enjoy simit and tea every morning!

[@nancy4190]

I made this Simit recipe for the first time today, what a success! My whole family LOVES them! Thank you so much for sharing, this was so fun to make :)

[@safouralu]

Aaaah… the beautiful Istanbul 💙 🧿

[@SusanSmith-hl3iv]

I am a recent subscriber and am DEVOTED to your channel. Your energy and your positive attitude combined with AMAZING videos with foods I never heard of is INFECTIOUS. I have not tried even one of these incredible recipes yet, but I feel I’m sitting right in your kitchen with you! I live in a small rural town in West Virginia in USA and do not have access to many of your ingredients, but I will pick a simple one and begin. I just watched the Grand Turkish Breakfast video before this one and loved the idea of adding ingredients to olives. You are the one who introduced this idea to me. The jams look incredibly delicious as well. I hope I find a video in which you make some. Thank you so much for such entertaining and informative videos. By the way, you are a beautiful woman with a glowing complexion which I’m sure is a result of the healthy and delicious foods you prepare.

[@deborahneumann9162]

I can't think of ANY place I would rather go to in this world... than to Istanbul... directly to YOUR kitchen and meet all of you!!! You ALL bring SUCH pleasure to my heart when I watch each and every latest episode... coffee in hand, first thing in the morning. Even though I do not eat flour anymore (what a pity... LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BREAD... my Mother was a Professional Baker for 40 years, so you can imagine the sheer VOLUME of baked goods I've eaten in 7 decades LOL), I would ABSOLUTELY eat whatever You make... and a DEFINITE on SIMIT, as I have always been a Bagel-Fanatic since living in NYC! (: Thank you for enlightening my day. LOVE TO ALL OF YOU!!! Deborah Kay Neumann (North Carolina, USA)

[@Refika]

Deborah 😍😍 such a lovely comment this is! Please do come to İstanbul when this pandemic is all over and come baby to say hi! I am more than happy to meet you guys and I mean it ❤️

[@hajravahed2232]

I'm really love visiting Turkey ..the food ..the people ..the sight seeing...the shopping

[@tmontpgh]

Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! My family and I love your recipes and learning about your beautiful city, culture and--of course--cuisine!

[@pinargencer4204]

My 12 year old daughter watches you..She does not speak Turkish..Thank you for English videos.. I am happy to share my culture with my daughter Thanks to you and your Team Refika❤

[@artistvictoria9151]

I’m thrilled to have this recipe! I don’t think that I’ve ever had Simit. I’ll definitely have fun baking this! I love to bake all my bread. Thank you for this recipe and for the history of Simit too! Wonderful episode Refika!!! 😍

[@Cho0Sen]

I like to read comments while watching your videos Refika and proud of with you. I think you have a huge family members all around the world now. Thanks for everything.

[@shannon8365]

I love seeing the whole team enjoying the food together at the end. Don’t see that from many cooking channels. So wholesome ☺️

[@Refika]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@radmyp.804]

This was recomended on youtube and I love watching all your videos. Great chanel! Amazing food. Hello from Croatia🇭🇷

[@ecesaatcioglu7039]

It's great that we got to claim and promote unique taste's of Turkey, before any other country does:)

[@sstanley777]

My whole family watches your videos, we love everything about them! You most of all. But we love the stories and the recipes. I want the whole world to know how amazing your channel is! The team too❤

[@aaliyahcassim9268]

Visited Istanbul this year and absolutely loved the simits!! I was so excited to make it when I got home. This video and recipe was great. My family and I made it and it came out perfect. Lots of love from South Africa 😊

[@mindful47]

Turkish tomatoes are just out of this world. They're big ,juicy and just SO lovely.

[@Refika]

Agreed 🥰🍅

[@dr.sandhyasreekumar9292]

Thanks a ton Refika for sharing such rich history, photos and stories of your great country...tons of love from India!!!

[@Felixbigcat]

My wife is from Izmir and knows you from Turkish TV. We live in the US and we’ve been dying for some Simit! Your recipe looks amazing, and your team is so much fun to watch that we subscribed right away and can’t wait to try it out for ourselves!

[@erujnadeem9379]

Omg I love the tradition and culture in your videos. That’s one of the special things about this channel! 🥰

[@riodelzapata]

I love watching you, I’m a Filipino residing in Bahrain. Not familiar with Turkish food but after watching you i wanna try them all.

[@macinacio4931]

Finally here... Just yesterday I was thinking when will I find Simit recipe on your channel.. it is my fav from Turkey..

[@Refika]

Hope you enjoy! I'm glad this video was so highly requested!

[@TheTimeshadows]

My Baba tried to recreate Simit in the US to no avail, and he would tell us with such passion about his memories of the scent of fresh Simit baking. May he enjoy heavenly Simit now.

[@margokupelian344]

Oh! You reminded me of how we used to get this simid back home in Lebanon (we call it kaak or asrieh which means evening in Arabic bc it was available mostly in the evening). We had it with cheese and olives and mortadella and other things. It was a real treat!

[@debialfallouji7811]

I miss Simit so much! I now can make it thanks to you!

[@subodhpareek18]

Just love refika and the rest of the crew. So nice to see the cat also!

[@lesliebuck5378]

Thank you for your wonderful recipes combined with your delightful spirit and helpful pointers. I've made your tahini and helva. I hope it did it justice. It was delicious. I plan to make your falafel this week and one day your simit recipe. Please continue make these videos. Love them!

[@Refika]

Please let me know how it goes!

[@EscapeAndChill]

I’m also on a diet, so I’m using your channel to get fantastic recipes. Thank you sooooooo much. You are my favorite cooking channel. ❤️

[@rkonik28]

It's also very popular in Poland, we call it precle or obwarzanki ;)

[@Marvee78]

I love the story behind the invention of simmit

[@benazirsultana7507]

I am from bangladesh.I wish I could visit Turkey. I love Turkish Food so much.

[@hkvlogs6494]

Oh wow I’m going to make these today I was craving simit soooo bad! I’m off to buy my flour and I’m heading straight into the kitchen. Thank you so much sending lots of love from England x

[@bibikhan5325]

I love the stories you tell about the recipie you always cook. It gives an idea of the meaning of the food and its rituals.

[@mamabear349]

After every video...I want to visit Turkey just to try all the amazing food!! Love you guys♥️🇿🇦

[@ahsenarabaci3413]

Pls come to visit turkey

[@Adrinacolacoprakashsinha]

I tried the Simit on my trips to Istanbul and loved it .

[@ferenckandi2407]

Amazing! We have been buying them for over twenty years in a small Turkish bakery in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and now we can make them ourselves! Inspired by Bahar's coffee break, could you make an episode about Turkish coffee?

[@arlenejokozo222]

Dear Refika, I made the lentil soup this morning with the red lentils I did it exact the way you did and creamed it in my machine. It is so soothing and comforting… so delicious. I bless you🤗

[@DrBrunoRecipes]

Amazing 😍 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻

[@hajravahed2232]

Simply love your videos. Tips for making it without the effort of buying the stones for stone oven please?? What oven temperature?

[@martinabalazinecsartaj3966]

My husband commented:" We are buying these oven stones! 😁 Just found your channel this week...subscribed!!! Love it!!! Love your energy! I do not know when...but we are coming back to Turky again, until then....I am watching your recepies! And makeing then🥰 Greeatings from Croatia!

[@mariamgilani8147]

😂😂😂 Did you buy the stones then?

[@Refika]

Wow! Much love to you and to your husband! Please let me know about the recipes you try with the stone 😘

[@k.s.1737]

A pizza stone would work in a similar fashion

[@dreyer1994]

I was in Istanbul 2 years ago and I fell in love with simit!!!!! Thank you for this recipe🎉

[@southernbelle6838]

You are such a joy to watch!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@ChubbyHubby85]

I spent my honeymoon in Turkey 5 years ago and simit was the first thing my wife and I ate! We miss the food and culture AND people there! Thanks, your video brings back good memories!

[@yuliefelice5643]

Love this recipe! They look so yummy like giant sesame seed bagels!

[@ZebraMetal]

I know it's a video and there is probably a bit of acting involved but I'm still amazed by how everyone on set has that kind and nice vibe to them.

[@huseyinturan4011]

OMG I love simit but I can’t find it Singapore:( I’m gonna try your recipe tomorrow right away for my breakfast! I’m so excited 😆 thank you so much!

[@ChubbyHubby85]

Hi I live in Singapore, you can find them in some restaurants here! You should try Sofra at Marina Square!

[@delightnow]

Am crazy about simit! thanks for this wonderful video

[@gufa7963]

Simit my love ❤❤. My husband eats it with kaşar! Everytime i come back from Istanbul, i bring simit and kaşar with me. Thanks for the recipe! When you do it, it seems so easy to do 😅 Hopefully my husband can make it as easily as you do 🌶🙏🤞🧿🍀 Thank you all very muchhhh 🤗🤗👏👏

[@mgt739]

Even though I don't eat bread, watching you and your videos is an absolute joy!

[@pilarguerrero12874]

I love to see them all eating happily! Much love!

[@seemakamania748]

Hello Refika, I am from India. When I saw your recipe for falafel, I came to know about your cooking Chenal. Was very happy to see your recipes as I am vegetarian I love your vegetarian recipes. I like the way you describe recipes and it’s origin and history. Love u dear ... when I will come to Istanbul I will love to meet you.

[@Refika]

Thank you so much! I am glad that you enjoy them, I try to be inclusive of all diets as much as I can 🤩

[@arabianseagull]

beautifully prepared and baked. God Bless!

[@biondakoopman4796]

Hi i always watch you videos i love the Turkisch kitchen and i make a lot Turkisch food Also like the simit and often make it on a sunday motning Greetings from Holland Bionda