The Bustling City of Izmir - Things to See and Do | Turkey Travel

[@onentogar9599]

That was okra, you also had artichokes on your plate, those are the round shaped vegetables, the so called artichoke-hearts. As usual very well researched, you even know about the pier-design by Gustave Eiffel. Thank you for another fabulous vlog!

[@PeterandYen]

Oooo I see, thanks for the info 😂👍 so much going on in that plate hahaha. Glad you enjoyed the vlog ❤️🇹🇷

[@rlim9947]

The lamb soup looks interesting. Always good to watch Peter's expression when tasting food. This town looks neat and tidy with its fair share of historical sites. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@PeterandYen]

The lamb soup was soooo good ❤️🤤

[@nikkilogan7726]

Love Izmir 😎🇹🇷 Love the seaside restaurant. Thanks 💖

[@PeterandYen]

It's a really cool city, laid back vibe and even found a really yummy Taiwanese hand made noodle place. Too bad we weren't vlogging that day 😅

[@OneAncestorAtATime]

Fellow kiwi here, just discovered your channel. Lovely! Very good in-depth experience of the places you’ve been. Thank you.

[@PeterandYen]

Hello 👋🏻 thanks for the kind words 😁🇳🇿🇳🇿🇹🇷🇹🇷🤍🤍

[@muzzouysal8772]

Thanks for sharing your experiences in Turkey, nicely done. It is good to see that you provide some context about the places and attractions you visit. Cheers!

[@PeterandYen]

No worries thank you for watching 😁🤙 glad you enjoyed the video

[@lh6135]

Local the local fairs you guys go for, the lamb broth must have scored really high with Peter's leg wrist amplifying the juiciness 😋 (I like lamb soup a lot). Love the market from the previous century, the width of the stall areas (@10.05), must have been lined with stalls left and right. Thanks again for sharing, another lovely breakfast🙏🏻. Have a great week

[@PeterandYen]

Think it was one of my favourite dishes of the whole trip. The flavor was super concentrated and rich. Loved it 🤤 think you will really enjoy it too as a lamb soup lover 🤤 hope it enhanced the flavors of your breakfast 😂

[@koehf405]

Hi from Florida. Thanks

[@PeterandYen]

Hello take care and stay safe out there in Florida ✌️

[@catherinekhoo474]

Another beautiful and interesting city... love the kittens ...so cute playing with the shoe laces🥰🥰

[@PeterandYen]

😁 cats 🐈 in turkey are super cute. Made Yen and I cat people

[@_stutu2JZ]

Keep safe guys, enjoying your vids hard out. Love from NZ

[@PeterandYen]

Thanks Tyler 😁✌️ we're back in New Zealand now. Spending the summer with family and friends before heading out again.

[@secaattinakyuz6778]

It is very interesting city of Izmir with surrounding of culture, history, and beautiful views. Turkey is an amazing country with its cities and towns are different terrain and looks, they make you never get bored. Thanks, you are sharing your videos with us.

[@PeterandYen]

Thank you! We had a great time in İzmir and traveling all throughout Türkiye 😊 definitely hope to return some day and visit even more places ❤️

[@swatz6528]

Love all your videos. Just discovered you guys

[@PeterandYen]

😁✌️ thank you, glad you found us

[@GreatCityAttractions]

Looks a fascinating place.

[@Alf258]

You just made me want to go and taste the food 😂😍

[@d.s.2323]

Super cool video😎👍

[@Kiwi_Col]

Love the outro! 😂You guys are awesome, as are all the places you take us. And the food.. Yum.

[@PeterandYen]

Hahaha had lots of cool interactions with animals during our trip in turkey. That was one of our favorite parts

[@m_anne7860]

Apart from the cultural trip, I also enjoy your videos because of the philosophical quotes that Peter shares.

[@PeterandYen]

I'm so glad to see this comment ❤️ Always glad to share and discuss philosophy 😊

[@rob1971]

What a beautiful location, especially for somewhere I've never heard of before 🥰

[@PeterandYen]

😁 it's a really nice city. Yen n I had a lot of fun wandering around looking for good local food spots. Really enjoyed our time in izmir

[@Ekkkkkk]

Hi from İzmir, i am halfway in the video and im glad you have enjoyed it. hope you didnt have any unwelcoming locals (its rare bc turkish people are very welcoming and kind when you ask for help but still there could be some rude people as well) or bad experiences during your travels, i am subscribing rn !!!!! 8:40 yes şambali has semolina in it 11:59 i am loving the stoicism facts as a fellow history and philosophy lover

[@PeterandYen]

People from Turkey are lovely, we met so many kind individuals. We still keep in touch with many of the people we met during this trip 😊

[@donbrashsux]

Another Fantastic Turkey vid .. your edit and presentation is always Tops Peter you are definitely the Kiwi Mark Weins

[@PeterandYen]

Hahaha thanks man Mark is awesome 🌶️😁👍

[@darylmckay]

Such amazing food! Sambali reminds me of Lebanese Nammoura which I still crave but can't find in Palmerston North. I love Marcus Aurelius, so it's amazing to think of his influence. Those ancient ruins are spectacular. Gotta love Turkish "Durie Hill" 😉

[@PeterandYen]

Hahahaha Yen n I enjoy throw backs to places in New Zealand 🇳🇿 Mmmmm the Lebanese Nammoura sounds yum! 🤤 how is the food in Palmy?

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Loved this. Kia Ora. Was there in 2001. Beautiful part of the world. Arohanui.

[@PeterandYen]

Kia Ora hope we brought back some good memories for you 😊👍🇳🇿

[@astragalusson]

Lovely video. Thank you for sharing the beauty and the culture of our country. I'll try to give a little bit extra information and correct some minor mistakes about the food: - 3:32 Actually, It's not wrong to call it pilav because "pilav" is NOT the name of the grain (rice) or the name of the plant it comes from. It's only the name of the dish cooked with the basic rice making method. The plant or the grain's name for the common rice is "pirinç" in Turkish. So we don't use the same word for both the common dish and the grain. As a result, there are different types of pilavs in Turkish cousine. The common one with the grain rice is "pirinç pilavı" (which means pilav made of rice) but if there's no other established context and you only say "pilav" it usually means pirinç pilavı. The one you're eating made with bulgur is "bulgur pilavı" (which means pilav made of bulgur) and it's really common around Turkey. Less commonly they make pilav with Turkish type noodles is called "şehriye pilavı" (which means pilav made of noodles) So calling "bulgur pilavi" as "pilav" isn't actually wrong because it's also a type of pilav. As I said, if you go into a restaurant and you only say "I want some pilav" they might assume you mean rice but if the context is already there you might comfortably use the word "pilav" for any type of pilav. - 4:15 Although it's hard to be sure, that dark green vegetable with little yogurt on top similar to spinach seems to be purslane (Turkish: Semizotu) and it has a little rice and maybe tomatoes, green peppers and onions in it. - 4:35 The small vegetables on the spoon you're talking about are actually okras (Turkish: bamya) as you've guessed in the video. I guess whoever shouting artichoke was mistaken which vegetable you were talking about. - 5:31 The vegetable on the left side between the potato piece and the okras is actually artichoke. (Turkish: Enginar) I know it also looks like another potato itself but it's not. it's the center piece of that big flower part of arthicoke. the green parts on the flower are pealed and the center piece is stewed with onions and sometimes with other vegetables like carrots, green peas, potatoes. Usually served with some lemon and dills on top. If you like mediterranean cousine with different vegetables and you're still around the area you can also try these if you can find: - celery dish made with olive oil. (Turkish: zeytinyağlı kereviz) - kidney bean salad (Turkish: Börülce salatası) It's shortly boiled fresh kidney beans (boiled with the green shell without gathering the beans) and lots of garlic, olive oil and lemon on top. - turnip/radish leaves salad (Turkish: Turp otu salatası): Actually I'm not sure with the English translation. It's mostly a wild plant from the same family with turnips and radish. The wider latin name of the family is Brassica Rapa or Raphanus raphanistrum, as far as I could find. The green parts of the plant (leaves, branches, stems) are shortly boiled and eaten with garlic, olive oil and lots of lemon on top. They also make it with the leaves/branches of the common turnips but I don't know if the taste is the same.

[@PeterandYen]

Thank you so much for all this in depth information. It can often be hard figuring out what you're eating in foreign countries. Appreciate you taking your time to teach us more about the food that we were eating 😁👍

[@Carlentines1880]

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[@mansoorahmed3838]

Great presentation by both of you❤❤❤❤❤ Love and Salaam frm Mansoor Karachi Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@PeterandYen]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@Marytere8]

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[@mariaandbryan]

We looove Izmir! Such an awesome coastal city. It is so cool to see your video, the market was mostly closed when we went because of covid. The cheeks are delish! Beef cheeks, lamb cheeks...they all so good. Lieles loves bulgur too, more than pilav itself Delish! Markets and ruins, that is what drives us too. Those arches are amazing indeed. Oh I love that "a window into the past" Turks are crazy about their wedding dresses, it is mesmerizing indeed. We stayed 15 min walking from the asansor, crazy hills and Lieles didn't like me much for it 🤣

[@PeterandYen]

😂 I can hear lieles now in my head complaining about that damn walk 🚶‍♂️ 😂 cheek meat is so good tender and succulent 🤤

[@alphabeta492]

I’m in Izmir now and must that you for the work you have put into your videos…I visited Ephesus 2 days ago using your advice regarding public transport. If you really want to get a local experience visit Bergama. 2 hour bus ride from Izmir but the acropolis , Museum, Red Basilica, and Aesclepion are unforgettable.

[@PeterandYen]

Thanks for the recommendation 👍 sounds like a lovely city so much more to see when we come back to turkey 🇹🇷

[@SeoulMan2020]

Definitely Google Maps... you guys are pros now😁 Lunch spread looked awesome and price was much cheaper than I was expecting for all that food.. Dessert looked yum too😋😋 It's pretty cool to see all the ruins you guys have been showing us..makes me think centuries from now, what ruins of ours will the tourists be visiting... today's ruins were yesterday-year's day to to day life...😁 Glad you put in some of the city's "wildlife" 🐕🐈‍⬛... always cool to see the local furry friends... Thanks guys for the vid and yes...can only control our minds😁... btw, what happened Black Beast??

[@PeterandYen]

I'm not 100% sure but I think he was hospitalized for some sort of illness. Not much information about it 😥 lunch was super good especially the lamb soup, super rich and tasty 🤤 I often have that thought about the ruins too! Was just talking about how there used to be the ancient wonders of the world but so many of them now have nothing in its place or just a bit of rubble. I wonder 1000s of years from now if they'll have a modern wonders of the world and what would be left of them 🤔

[@ouradventerousdays]

The food u guys ate look like homemade with love and that whole meal cost = one dish in NZ, one main in NZ actually cost more hahaha. I actually had coffee n condensed milk with Lebanese sweet while watching this ep. I know Peter is going to have sweet in this ep so I am well prepared. Stop myself from drooling 🤤 🤣

[@PeterandYen]

😥 yeah food prices in New Zealand can be silly... certainly get price shock whenever we come back to New Zealand especially if we go to South East Asia 😅

[@ouradventerousdays]

@@PeterandYen same as Australia especially cafe stores.

[@intrepidadventurer1932]

OK I am only one video behind this time so since it's a very rainy day here good time for youtube! So many ancient cities and structures there! Ah yes of course, Peter is always after a good feed! Heck yeah you did get a super great feed and great selection too! I swear the next overseas trip you should do is to Hungary and you guy are always hungry! Ha just had to say that! Oh yes definitely dessert! Yeah the ancient ruins are just amazing, makes you wonder how centuries ago or thousands of years ago how they were constructed! Yeah even the aqueducts there just very ingenious! Always great information you have provided. Heck you must have Terabytes of clips stored from your trip! Another awesome job on this!

[@PeterandYen]

😂 yeah we do have a lot of storage dedicated to all these clips. Needed to upgrade our storage system the other year to cater for it but since we shoot in HD it's a lot more manageable than if we were shooting 4k. Hungry in Hungary 🇭🇺 now there's a vlog idea 😂

[@intrepidadventurer1932]

@@PeterandYen Oh my gosh whatever is after Terabytes better write a Dear Santa letter! Haha! Oh yeah be hungry in Hungary!

[@tuckercibik6979]

Thank you for the beautiful video of my hometown. Greetings from Houston. That fish soup is very tasty but I must admit Chinese suan cai yu is better 😃

[@PeterandYen]

Hahaha that's one of yens favorite Chinese dishes 😁 n no worries thanks for watching your hometown is lovely

[@marianevick4992]

Turkey's a nice City

[@yagzgazibaba857]

Finally only people who eats local foods in local restaurants in Izmir. 😀

[@PeterandYen]

😁✌️ local food shops are the best

[@carlashibayama1614]

You guys are nice..

[@OriTarotBeyond]

and those were okra (bamya) :D

[@ThomasHee]

hi Peter and Yen, could you forward me your itenary? I am going there on 26 March and till now still clueless where to go... i have a month to be there

[@sweetrockification]

Those little fruits Peter ate were okra. You were right.

[@PeterandYen]

Ooo I thought they were Okra but the chef really made me think they were young artichoke 😂

[@maily8388]

Turkish Baklava are delicious, but watch out for your waistline expanding.😅

[@PeterandYen]

Yen and I both built quite a lot of additional abdominal muscle while in Turkey 🇹🇷 😂

[@golgumbazguide...4113]

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[@guaranteedallauthentic6074]

Hi I am looking to book a hotel and I want in the city center what is the name of the city center of Izmir ?

[@murattahan2391]

👍👍👍

[@PeterandYen]

🇹🇷😁👍

[@ThatLadyBird]

Pilaf is a cooking style...any grain could be a pilaf 🧐

[@Yigit_Hacioglu]

我的老家。。。希望你们喜欢那边。。。

[@asliVbehzat]

Hey ı Have House in Karsiyaka …

[@PeterandYen]

Ooo nice 👌 it's a lovely city

[@OriTarotBeyond]

it`s actually called "bulgur pilavı'' so bulgur pilav as opposed to ''pirinç pilavı'' which is rice pilav so you were both right jhdfjhdf

[@PeterandYen]

Hahaha good to know! Thank you 😁

[@Stavros_kostas]

*smyrna

[@educationmatter788]

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[@demogorgon4244]

turkey is overrated. yes, there are some historical buildings here and there but in general cities are made out of the most ugly and basic concrete apartments. for example 16:32 just gray/red ugliness without any character or distinguishable architectural style. and we are actually looking at a very valuable part of the izmir.

[@sel8155]

Did you try izmir bomba?:)

[@PeterandYen]

😅 I tried three bakeries but couldn't find it 😥

[@user-ns7vj4tz5h]

Hi Yen, Is there any Uber taxi or Buses in Selcuk for visiting Ephesus, St John Basilica and House of virgin Mary?? Me and my family planning to Turkey to visit 5 days in Istanbul, 3 days in Selçuk and then take flight from Izmir to back home instead of going to istanbul and take flight from there. Would it be possible, is Izmir is an international airport ? I'm a bit confused about this planning. Could you please guide and share your experience.