How a Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Dined

Sultans in the Ottoman Empire loved to eat. In the 15th century, Topkapi Palace boasted a kitchen staff of 100 people, a number that grew to 500 during the 16th-century reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. Before 1600, the kitchen staff topped 1,000 people who were all dedicated to creating the confections, drinks, and elaborate meals eaten by the sultan. Ottoman sultans prized expensive luxuries that expanded beyond the Ottoman harems and into their kitchens as well. They stocked their pantries with ground orchid and other exotic spices, and imported ingredients from across their massive empire and from neighboring territories, including the Persian Empire and China.
#OttomanEmpire #Food #WeirdHistory

[@WeirdHistory]

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[@bcaye]

Was he saying 'sher*bert*? Can you even read?

[@tapsars7911]

I would like to know about the food eaten by the Russian tsars over the years .

[@northwindx79]

i am turkish and we never use i am rich enough to eat baklava everyday, do not make stuff up.

[@Syndixal]

North Lord different parts of the country maybe 🤷‍♂️

[@histguy101]

@Weird History Ottomans drank tea in 400bc? Wow! That's amazing! How in the world did they manage to pull that off?

[@ibrahimkayikci2146]

So I'm Turkish and I used to eat all these dishes everyday (including "the ruler liked"). After I moved to anither country I thought I could cook these myself, since my mom made it look so easy. Man I was wrong.

[@tatan4939]

Lol! You could never have your Anne’s magic. It’s an exclusive right of all Turkish moms. 😅

[@BeerJxx]

my mom cooked me hünkar beğendi once in 20 years lol

[@8LaChica]

It takes some practice. I remember my first manti..It was disgusting and how many times a had to throw my pilav in the garbage cause it was uncooked or sticky.

[@yungmoist6188]

i getchu bro :( im Mexican living in the Middle East (our food is our culture) and i cant cook my favorite foods, specially cuz there are no ingredients in here for that :(

[@abdelrahmanelnajar9639]

@@yungmoist6188 I'm a middle-eastern living in Canada and I have the same issue

[@CD-jb1qh]

Sultan did not consider coffee a indecent drink. He didn't like people gathering in coffee houses as when they did, they spoke of politics. He saw it as a threat. That was the reason to coffee and tobacco ban.

[@mafiafankyl]

Haha makes sence, thanks!

[@fattiesunite2288]

Woah he was quite clever

[@Cwrigz]

And coffee brings tons of people together so makes sense

[@Shinjukunoobakamono]

What a chad.

[@heyshitassss]

Not all Sultans but more specifically Murad IV, he was a very hard-working and buff guy who hated acts of laziness. After his young death, coffee consumption was common once again.

[@zumpalu8511]

Fun fact: Swedish meatballs aren’t Swedish. When the king of Sweden escaped to the Ottoman Empire he got the recipe for kofte and brought it back to Sweden.

[@chiefdvm1671]

We in india also eat kofte😀😀. I ate it yesterday😋

[@ozlemdr6076]

As a Turkish girl who visited Stockholm last year, I tried their meatballs because my roommate said that they were special and so delicious. So I ordered them in Gamla Stan and it tastes exactly like our meatballs. I had no idea that it was our recipe LOL did I regret that I paid 50 euro for a plate of meatballs and 2 glass of hot wine? Hell no, I ate them deliciously. 🤣🤣 but I could have cooked lots of meatballs that could feed me for at least a month with that 50 euro. 🤣🤣

[@Euzuner41]

@@ozlemdr6076 lmao 50 euro for a plate wth onlarda yabancı kazıklıyor demekki bizimkiler gibi

[@iregretnothing2045]

*Angry Pewdiepie noises*

[@ozlemdr6076]

@@Euzuner41 aslında bir tabak köfte 15 euroydu, yanında içtiklerim biraz fazla tuttu. 10 euro da servis ücreti aldılar, bilemiyorum ne kadar doğru. Onun hesabını yapamadım o anda.

[@karinshepherd8398]

Australian here but I was fortunate to have become friends with three Turkish couples who had moved out here. Being invited to their homes for dinner was an absolute treat. The ladies did most of the preparations but the husband would cook the kebabs on a barbeque. Freshly cooked home made Baclava is to die for. They were lovely people and funny and very hospitable so between their great company and their outstanding food, it was a night to look forward to. Their cuisine is overall healthy but amazingly tasty. Can't wait to visit Turkey myself, especially after watching all episodes of Ertugrul twice.

[@melisademir9137]

Omg i hope you visit all the palaces in İstanbul to see how fancy those sultans lived! 🤩 And if you have an interest about Ottomans, you should visit "Bursa" of Turkey this city was the capital of Ottoman Empire for years

[@polamoussa722]

Lol, Turks are really desperate for tourists 😂😂

[@anderrall1925]

So you watched nearly a Thousand episodes, lol ok

[@owlrecluse2234]

" Freshly cooked home made Baclava is to die for." YEEEESSSSS. I work with a lot of... not white people (not sure their exact ethnicity, I think a few are egyption) and ONE time one of them brought HOMEmade BACLAVA, which I already love, but is very hard to find, and I LOST my shit. I literally dropped what I was doing to grab a piece. SO good.

[@TURKISH-1453]

Good stuff mate 🇹🇷🇦🇺🇹🇷🇦🇺🇹🇷🇦🇺Aussie Aussie Aussie

[@SiPakRubah]

Wait, this isn't Weird History... This is Delicious History

[@NaeemJigsaw]

Hahaahaha

[@vittxrio5198]

There's a weird and satisfying feeling when Weird History talks about food. Now it makes me hungry.

[@nitalopes515]

You wright nothing weird all delicious great video thankyou

[@abbad707]

yup

[@vipr1142]

+Weird History I didnt expect flaws from you guys, but I see now. Chai is not from Chinese, but from Indian languages. Chinese call tea for "Cha" and not "Chai"

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I never thought a Weird History would ever get me hungry until now

[@acarguycandreamright634]

You must have missed the Donner party episode. Lol

[@haileyharmon5298]

There was an episode on the Medieval diet.

[@yolakin8210]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache Turkish food always does that.

[@cripstopheriii3509]

Turkish food sounds mad good to be honest

[@TheGuardianZX]

Hello again

[@hypersp3ce596]

Ottoman Sultans used to eat these. I live in Turkey and eat them almost everyday, lol.

[@coldheartcamp804]

These nuts

[@celinekumarsingh940]

Just means you're royalty 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@rebelhyperion1741]

One of the best parts of living today is that things that were once extremely expensive are now sold at any old marketplace.

[@alkarisi2585]

@@celinekumarsingh940 Nearly every Turks eat it? We're all royalties LOL 😂

[@kaanosphere]

But most of the sultans didn't taste some delicious tomato soup or menemen...

[@meneeRubieko]

Never realised That Sorbet (the icecream kind) actually also originated from this ancient Sherbat beverage. Thanks Ottoman empire!

[@_berat.ugur_3089]

;) thanks

[@savantianprince]

I started making Turkish sharbet. It's delicious and very refreshing. Lot heathier than store bought juice.

[@sohamsarode7975]

Sherbet is actually Persian, which became famous among the Turks (Central Asian tribes), who conquered Byzantine Empire renamed it Turkey after their identity (Turks) and introduced Sherbet there. It is NOT Turkish

[@Alleygirl]

The original one is made with rose water. Makes it so much lighter. Still a very common drink for post partum moms and also served to people who come and visit newborn and new mom ✨🤗

[@Turanian209]

@@sohamsarode7975 Bence kıskanma ve yalan söyleme. Persleri 1000 yıl boyunca yöneten Türklerdir. 😄

[@tabzist]

I've tried almost every type of cuisine but Turkish food and Afghan food is unmatchable. They are truly culinary geniuses.

[@fredpoesie2429]

What a discovery wow.

[@remaong4023]

I sure you will regret said that if you never tried asean food 😏

[@brainblox5629]

@@georgebouchaaya8360 Isnt it almost the same

[@10uge]

afghan food ne lan? can you elaborate?

[@SS-tx7of]

Afghan food is something else once you try it you Will understand

[@Stoynov666]

And I thought these are a Bulgarian traditional dishes, until i realised we been under Ottoman yoke for 500 years 😅

[@cubefard264]

I too thought these were albanian but hey we should look back to history

[@haskovali]

you can see these dishes with the same names in bosnia , libya,algeria, jordan, russia, bulgaria and in so many other post ottoman countries. the east way to recognise them is by looking at their name like, sarma, kebap, kapama, boza, borek, etc, Greetings to you all from Turkey

[@lee-fc5bu]

@@haskovali Russia is not a post ottomoman country?

[@sleepy2364]

Many of these foods are prevalent in the middle east too! it goes even to countries who weren't under ottoman control. (i.e. Oman, Eastern yemen, etc.)

[@haskovali]

lee it s dear. Crimea is unfortunately annexed by russia which was under ottoman.

[@Sulihpoeht_Nam]

My parents are Romanian and now I’m realizing that all the dishes I ate growing up were probably from the Turkish.

[@omerfaruk6082]

Sarma means wrapping in Turkish. Pastırma means pressing. Anything else?

[@trajictempr8574]

If your parent's are Romanian doesnt that make you Romanian?? Lol

[@Sulihpoeht_Nam]

Lol I think 😂

[@yunusy5545]

@@trajictempr8574 lmao

[@SarpKaraarslan]

I'm a Turkish person and I studied in Romania and realized that you eat a lot of Turkish food there. We have a common food culture (ciorba, ghiveci, sarmale, tocanita etc.) and our foods are similar. especially our cheeses and olives are almost the same.

[@SpectruMetaL]

By the way, I want to clarify one thing. If you are wondering if a dish is Turkish, look at its name. The name of Turkish dishes often indicates an "action". Like Dolma which means "stuffed", sarma which means "wrapped", döner which means "spins/turning/turning thing" and I have to mention that Shwarma word is not Arabic, Its origin is Çevirme which means "turning". Also yoğurt comes from "yoğurtmak" and meaning of it "acidify and condensation". This is a good indicator for determine Turkish origin foods. We usually think simple. So we naming things simple 😊 In a cuisine, maybe a fancy name sells food but delicious taste addict for life time. This is our perspective 😊 Great video btw. Thanks.

[@Karubbeann]

Güzel yorum kanki

[@jun2011jh]

Still Turks are lucky to enjoy good food in 21st century

[@ghostofathens6600]

Since most foods came from great nation

[@abbad707]

yup

[@sleepymanjones8745]

Yeah i know i am a turk

[@ardalp]

UNCHARTED KING imagine losing Istanbul and being salty hundreds of years later

[@MushroomTherapy28]

Well that's one of few things are left...

[@grobner5879]

3:11 ayy that’s me

[@shizukajoestar614]

Hey just asking When will you return to the Ottoman throne?

[@shizukajoestar614]

@@grobner5879 You'll gain the throne someday

[@shizukajoestar614]

@@grobner5879 Trust me, you'll get it 😉

[@Fakeslimshady]

Please don't kill your son your wife is evil

[@sanadartista53]

I want to ask u why u killed sahzade Mustafa he was innocent

[@mi4301]

Coffee was hard to get in Turkey after the Ottoman Empire lost their lands to the Europeans in Ww1.. That’s when chai became more popular than coffee

[@sinanacar7564]

İts more like chai is easier to make. Making coffee takes more time

[@pokuman2666]

Also cheaper

[@julianashitindi5421]

Until now I remembered the similarities between Swahili and Turkish. And somehow even in culture. We cal it chai here too, pilaf is known as pilau. It’s really exciting. Even the sweets are quite similar.

[@pokuman2666]

@@julianashitindi5421 Ottoman Empire ruled Somalia nearly 350 years, 5-10 years Kenya and Uganda. So we sure have some cultural similarities. Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa all together create this culture and that is why it is so rich.

[@Big-BossX]

Coffee was made illegal in late 19th century

[@abdousalem3079]

It's amazing how we can these days afford what kings, Sultans and aristocrats used to eat and more. That's a blessing.

[@LAMERFENER]

thanks to mass production and chemical substances.

[@Poison2859]

@@LAMERFENER what chemical substances 😂😂😂

[@marieantoinettescake9513]

Turkish cuisine is some of the most delicious food that I've ever tasted. ❤️

[@Benane3799]

As a Dutch born Turk with Turkish parents, I have to agree ❤️

[@melisademir9137]

Thank you so much ❤

[@hurguler]

The best part is how vegetables taste. Sun-ripened veggies cooked in a stew.

[@leahapel3077]

@@melisademir9137 I love chicken and lamb Adana and lavash!

[@nadyayap2714]

Sadly I went to the wrong place at the wrong season when I visited Turkey with a tour group. I knew it was tasty and looked delicious but we only got fed bland fish and chips.

[@saladbruh2625]

We eat most of this in Serbia , i dont care who invented it, i love to eat it. We and the Turks share a lot because of their centuries of influence on our people.

[@phoenixgrove]

Turkey invaded Serbia and they passed their food onto your culture.

[@javierescuella2917]

@@phoenixgrove yeah same here in Lebanon we eat all of these stuff as well and we even have Turkish words in our dialect because of the colonization of the ottoman

[@AN-qi6ye]

Turkish has Serbian influence too.

[@saladbruh2625]

@@javierescuella2917 we have a lot of tuekish words in serbian vocabulary too

[@yunusy5545]

Nice way of thinking, not everybody is as civilized.

[@vatsalsaxena8813]

I am an Indian (Northern part, and I point this out because South Indian cuisine is different) and I am absolutely stunned to see how much of my cuisine today has Turkish origins. Sherbets are wildly popular here. What the Turks called "Pilaf" is a common dish here under the name of "Pulao/Pulav". This is so lovely 💟

[@leobelleobel2007]

Indian food is also awesome very rich and spicy and I loved biryani (a differnt kind of pilav colorful). Spice makes foods delicious. I am not sure it is northern or southern india

[@TheRoocu]

@@leobelleobel2007biryani is popular all over India. Mutton, chicken, beef and seafood versions are popular in the South

[@darshnes3986]

@@leobelleobel2007 its, popular all over India. But each side has it's own version, and is very different.

[@sayalichandane262]

Yes, I was amazed to see sherbat which we drink in liquid form only and not in ice-cream like form, pilaf which we call pulav/pulao here and also ayran which we call taak in marathi in maharashtra or lassi which is thicker form than ayran😃

[@samiaimran6738]

@@leobelleobel2007 Biryani is courtesy of Mughal empire Ottomon and Mughal empire introduced great foods

[@golperjhuri3436]

I am an Indian Bengali.... We eat dolma, Sarma, pilaf, little different version of borek, sherbat, different version of sultan's delight, ayran,.... I am so amazed to know that the food we love to have nowadays have traces of ottoman food...

[@harrietharlow9929]

Isn't a samosa like borek? Maybe the influence from turkey is via the Mughal emperors?

[@lautheimpaler4686]

"Pilaf" is an Indian cuisine.

[@lautheimpaler4686]

@Musa Momand ( موسی مومند ) The cuisine is older than Afganistan itself.

[@lautheimpaler4686]

@Musa Momand ( موسی مومند ) Last time I checked, Persia is Iran.

[@Shaytan.666]

The oldest known mention of the Pilaw technique can be found in Arabic books from the 13th century. Century, written in Baghdad and Syria. It may also be a linguistic takeover from India. However, the cooking technique for Pilaw was only introduced in India by Muslims.

[@emirvmendoza]

Tip: Don't watch this video on an empty stomach. Learned that the hard way.

[@RexoryByzaboo]

I watch this video when fasting.

[@MetalDBZ]

😆

[@abdinooradan5270]

😂yap

[@10uge]

ne szaman yiyceğimi sana mı sorcam aslanım?

[@ahumanistpotato0501]

@@RexoryByzaboo You're too dangerous to be kept alive!

[@NewMessage]

Sultan be saltin'... And pepperin'.

[@galladesamurai2380]

Sultan bae (it's like salt bae but as a sultan,coincidental the salt bae guy is Turkish)

[@LetsTakeWalk]

I’m insultand.

[@NewMessage]

@@LetsTakeWalk Ok.. just.. don't be asultan me...

[@TurquazCannabiz]

Get out of here! PS: I still laughed

[@jetrickgordo4026]

Too much puns!! I love it.

[@GeertDelmulle]

The Turkish cuisine is incredibly rich and diverse, a true delight.

[@rosascarlet5079]

I am half Indian still I have eaten many of these foods like Kebabs, Turkish coffee, Turkish tea, Sherbet. Never had Pilaf but it looks like Biriyani. Just goes to say how food has an impact all over the world no matter where it originates from.

[@maaz87]

Pulao you might know

[@_Orhan_]

This was impressively accurate video. Who ever came up with this idea, should come to İstanbul and find me. I'm gonna make him eat baklava until he can't stand up.

[@poop10I]

Hahahahahahahahah

[@aroojbasma1980]

I don't know how accurate this is but it's said Fatima Sultana, Sultan Suleiman the magnificent's sister killed her husband by feeding him excessive baklava on her weeding night to get rid of him lol.

[@hopelifecook6697]

@@aroojbasma1980 that's some common known story between historians. That's even processed in magnificent century lmao (global known Turkish series that narrated Sultan Suleiman's era)

[@balahatun]

When we will be getting back to having friends from abroad over and feeding them untill they can not breath 😢😣😔

[@ahumanistpotato0501]

Everything was accurate except for THOSE HORRIFYING PRONOUNCIATIONS! But I don't blame him, Turkish accent is hard.

[@hilly2162]

As a Turkish historical-content creator, and lover of this channel, nothing could make me happier than this video

[@hawkarlatif9470]

Hilly didnt you guys came from Mongolia? When you will go back?

[@cruzoguz474]

True but he pronounced like everything wrong 😂

[@morozowvlad6363]

Turkish historical content? You mean only Ottoman dynasty period ? Or history of whole region like Schumer,Persian,Parthian,Arabic,Seljuk,Byzantine heritage

[@jacobglaser7773]

Are you Turkish? If so, are all Turkish women as beautiful as you?

[@hammeranvil2374]

Hilly ... aynen! Ilk defa bir video da hakki verilerek yemeklerimiz tanitilmis

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

Dolma is very popular here in Sweden, introduced in the mid 1700 . We call them "Kåldolmar" aka kaledolma wrapped in kaleleaves and stuffed with mincedmeats and spices.

[@talialee6364]

Dolma comes from "doldurmak". Which means filling😊

[@fora1461]

Charles XII lived in Turkey during his exile 1709 - 1714 under the protection of Ottomans. Probably he eas the one introduced sarma and köfte after his return to Sweden.

[@meralozdemir551]

@@talialee6364 No from "dolmak" - "to GET filled". "Doldurmak" is "to fill something". Bu what she/he means is actually "sarma" - "to roll - to wrap".

[@skjaldmoo]

By the way, most of the meat dishes were cooked with fruits like apricots or plums. This was a distinctive feature of Ottoman cuisine.

[@imflyingoverclouds]

There is a yellow melon kebab. I do eat it once a year since it really requires skill to cook and special season to find proper melons.

[@katjazucker6580]

Turkey is a beautiful country. I was in Side and the people are so welcoming and the food is DELICIOUS 😋

[@selcukbagriacik9518]

Jetzt hast du mich an die Zeit errinert... Schön Abends ein Bierchen schlürfen bei der Ecke zum Meer wo dies eine alte Dings steht 🌙🙈 ist schon spät ... Da spazieren ❤️

[@jinx17]

"I'm not rich enough for baklava everyday" = your mom saying "you got McDonald's money??"

[@irinka_katlova]

😂 😂 😂

[@goblinuldrogatinsmoala]

Baklava is awfully sweet in my opinion anyway

[@abbad707]

lol

[@abbad707]

@@noname20022 oof

[@ibrahimkayikci2146]

@@goblinuldrogatinsmoala depending on who cooked it.

[@tomwilson2708]

Im so used to this dudes voice saying things like "the stink was so bad that..." "the pirates teeth were so filthy that they..." nice to hear something appetizing for a change 😂🤣😂

[@Bladingmom]

What a delightful reminder of the years I lived in Turkey! I am definitely making Turkish food for my sons this week!

[@silviu4248]

"Sarma" is a popular dish in Romania, brought by otoman influence.

[@h4ze531]

Vlad tepes left server

[@RandomPerson-gw8wr]

In croatia too

[@mettinkaytaz6106]

Guys I think every ethnic group in the Empire had a claim to Sarma, I reckon today Turkish moms would do battle with Moms from Romania, Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Georgia, and even Armenia to the crown of the best Sarma recipe. BTW my Anne (Mom) is now looking at me like I just betrayed her. Yasik.

[@NoName-rc8wu]

İ have a great respect to you guys, the only country tries to proof that the ottoman empire' cuisine belong to them is Armenia, they even call lahmacun Armenian pizza

[@hugoozturk215]

Sarma is even in Sweden, introduced there by Swedish King Charles XII the ironhead, actually a video about him would be good. He also carried words kalabalik (crowded), jarramas (naughty) and yildirim (thunder).

[@ivetter.2443]

I wrnt to Istanbul last year. The food was truly amazing. Can't wait to go back 🤩

[@TURKISH-1453]

Go to my city mate we make the best kebabs,ADANA.

[@denizgokayozkir6701]

Keep in mind that those dishes might be merely %1 of palace cousine due to palace kitchen's recipe policy :D

[@hurguler]

Yes the fact is that we have no written recipes from the Ottoman palace kitchen. The creator of this video just assumed our popular dishes must have been consumed in the palace as well. The fact is we know very little.

[@kameha_pandamusic9284]

"How a sultan of the ottoman empire dined" Well Like A Sultan.....

[@agnezabarutanski1963]

Among the many downsides of the Turkish rule in the Balkans, vast influence of Turkish cuisine pops out as by far the most positive aspect of ther 500 years long presence in the region. Mixed with Slavic love for pork and dairy products, Hungarian love for peppers and hearty stews and Viennese mastery in making cakes and sweets, it gave us a unique fusion of European and Middle-eastern flavors that make us happy to be alive, despite all the problems in the region. Long story short, Turkish food is fantastic! :D

[@thejudgmentalcat]

I knew a Turkish-American girl who made the best baklava. She made a tray of her favorite dishes for our office once and I had an out-of-body experience. One thing I thought was odd was she would not give out her recipes. These days I don't blame her for keeping them from an office full of judgmental Karens.

[@BeckVMH]

“...office full of judgmental Karens.” Haha funny. I can imagine them sneering at her popularity.

[@cruzoguz474]

Stevee Wonders bro my grandmas baklava is on point 😋

[@curtisthomas2670]

While the basics of baklava is well known, many, regions, clans, families have come up with techniques or ingredients to make theirs stand out and they guard these like treasurers. It is even considered a bit offensive in some areas to ask what they put in it.

[@AN-qi6ye]

Turkisk baklava is a slam dunk. Baklava in US is mostly in Arabic or Greek form which is not very tasty in my opinion. They're like candy.

[@buraksimsek7264]

You can watch tutorials of Turkish recipei on youtube to learn how to make it :)

[@sunitakohli4505]

I love Turkish food, the people and the country! And some of their serials!

[@lancemaxwell8464]

As a middle eastern guy, I've never realized how many of my favorite foods come from the ottomans

[@hurguler]

It doesn't mean Ottomans or Turks invented it. Turkish was lingua franca and we also borrowed so many Persian and Arabic words. Kabab, Kunefe, Lahmajun, Hummus, etc are all Arabic words. Kofte, pilav, cacik etc are from Persian.

[@BryanEshbaugh]

Now I'm craving Mediterranean food

[@user-zs7zw5yw4t]

Turkish food is middle eastern and central asian! Not Mediterranean! We use different spices!

[@doommagic]

@@user-zs7zw5yw4t Some of it, yes, but I'm sure you could get into an argument with a Greek about where some of the influence for your food comes from.

[@hayro252]

Turkish food isn't mediterranean? haven't you ever tasted anything from Aegean branch of Turkish cuisine?

[@hayro252]

@cristopher wong so?

[@TurquazCannabiz]

@@user-zs7zw5yw4t I'm Turkish and Turkey is a very Mediterranean country..

[@subutaynoyan5372]

By the way Mehmed II was obsessed about sea food. Most of his daily meals werr fish, crams, oysters and mussels

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

M Bayrak Must have been a world champion in the shitter then..

[@l2516]

Was he hanafi in the way that shelled fish are considered haram to himself?

[@subutaynoyan5372]

@@l2516 Note to yourself, Turks, least of all Turkish elite are anything but religious now and then. If it's a sin, than they'll say ''May God forgive me'' and do it anyway.

[@BALLARDTWIN]

@@subutaynoyan5372 but it was mehmed II wasnt he more religious than his later descendants? I know his father murad was super religious

[@subutaynoyan5372]

@@BALLARDTWIN Where do you even read those things? Father Murad was arguably one of the least religious of House of Osman, he was a notorius poet, one of the followers of Persian court ways, and what do you think he aimed to do when he resigned? To listen to poets and musicians, have wine and lay back. Ottoman Sultans were not religious in general. Especially in more tribal eras. Mehmed's close friends were executed for heresy, after his demise for godsake!

[@lorihallas]

It’s hard to believe how many of these dishes I have had or eat regularly here in Canada. Amazing how much influence this culture still has today!

[@burakdumer1612]

As far as I know the name 'Shawarma' in Arabic comes from Turkish word 'Çevirme', which kind of means turning something around similar to Döner.

[@mertozbek680]

Döner is the ancestor of shawarma and gyros.

[@tabletdoodlewithtomtdt6679]

thanks I am Moroccan I had asked few Turkish people about the word Shawarma because I was almost sure it is a Turkish word not a Lebanese word

[@basmalasaad3039]

Really? Makes sense but it also reminds me of the Arabic شوى meaning grilled...

[@briaormead4239]

@@basmalasaad3039 Yes, many Arabs that i met thought the same way. But i found on the internet that shawarma's etymological origin is Turkish "çevirme". Maybe different sources say different things you should look it up.

[@mistakenvirgo1286]

Me: Died? Weird history: No, DINED*. ME: ok.

[@vipr1142]

+Weird History I didnt expect flaws from you guys, but I see now. Chai is not from Chinese, but from Indian languages. Chinese call tea for "Cha" and not "Chai"

[@abdullahaltafg]

@@vipr1142 ur right

[@efetat9611]

Ikr I was like oh they probably misspelt it but nope apparently that’s a word

[@aa-hp4wc]

Can you do a video on what the life of a Chinese emperor was like? Everything from childhood to what they ate, to what daily life was like....please!!!!

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

I read somewhere that ice cream was made in china

[@radjaaddakhiel2755]

my favourite kind of food are actually chinese. my assumption is They must've been living like a god

[@-TasyaNabila]

I've read tok much chinese historical novels to answer your question ona written format lol, although not something to be proub about, because the novels tend to be 🥴

[@r.22r]

Maharajas too!! No wealth like India!

[@lynnkesh254]

@@-TasyaNabila same here

[@dihydrogenmonoxide254]

Coffe also gave its name to brown in Turkish, which is "kahverengi" (coffe colour) EDIT: Thanks for the likes!

[@kittychan3645]

That’s so interesting because in Japan the color brown is called cha iro or tea color!

[@kayacenk4164]

before greeks or balkan countrys call these food theirs i have one question to you. if u guys know these foods before ottoman empire.... then why italy poland germany france dont know how to cook them? remember before ottoman empire u guys were in roman empire right? so how they dont know still these foods? just think about it before call these foods. but today if u go pakistan or india u can se smilar foods. even indian people think yogurt belong them... and ottoman empire never conquer india... so how they know these foods from far away and how germany italt france even poland dont know these foods? use your brain pls.

[@farukdelikaya5395]

@@kayacenk4164 India was under turko-mongolic rule for a shit ton of years from the gaznes to the Delhi Sultanate to Mughal empire. It isn't surprising for them to have yoghurt and stuff

[@farukdelikaya5395]

Coffee is ethiopian origin and the name means wine (or any beverage) in arabic. We call brown the "coffee color" these days but coffee came to ottoman from Arabs.

[@dhar2003]

In Kashmir , India , we drink Turkish tea with almonds and cardamom known as 'kahwa'.

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

Italian, Turkish and Bosnian cuisine are the best ! 🤩

[@CrimsonRaven51]

I’ve had the pleasure of eating some of these foods in Ankara, Turkey. Here in the U.S. my family enjoys Baklava especially for celebrations. Diner Kabob has become popular in the Philippines having been brought back by migrant workers having spent years in the area.

[@zeragingcookie]

Why would you go to Ankara as a tourist 💀💀💀

[@JAATAKHTAR]

I love Turkish food, love from Pakistan 🇵🇰🇹🇷

[@Ersen_abiniz]

We love you too brother. Respect from Türkiye. Jive Pakistan

[@jeanetejostcollet3111]

Amazing! High end cuisine. I have been cooking some of these dishes since I learnt how to prepare them in Istambul!

[@xxlatexfrakxx5914]

The middle east has never been as peaceful and wealthy as it was in the days of the Ottoman empire..

[@EdTowel-ww7yh]

Amd that is why the West continues to foment war in the area. They never want to see a united Middle East or Africa again.

[@xxlatexfrakxx5914]

@@kartunland a union of the states in the former Ottoman/Turkish territory would benefit everyone but for the next 20 years unrealistic. Only when the respective populations in the countries of the middle east bring their respective dictatorships to overthrow can turkey intervene and expand its sphere of influence and it will. turkey has bases throughout the middle east excluding the arab emirates. Headed by a group of gangsters called Saud. Time will sweep them away, otherwise turkey will do it.

[@maxpayne3628]

@@xxlatexfrakxx5914 There is difference between Ottoman Empire and Turkey

[@Emir69er]

@@maxpayne3628 so tell me, what are the differences. (Beside territory and kind of rulership)

[@Mr.Brewer83]

The Armenian Genocide says a little different towards the end there lol.

[@thewr0ngchild]

It's amazing that we can trace something as popular as the donner kebab or even Baklava, which you can buy as a desert from your local Turkish kebab shop, right back to the grand days of the Sultans. Foods back then we created using local ingredients, you had none of this imported stuff, if you were Turkish, you ate foods found in Turkey, or sometimes, if you were rich enough, you could have them imported from far off places, but this luxury would have been reserved strictly for royalty and the upper classes only as importing them was a lengthy, and sometimes dangerous process. Many imports to the west arrived along the silk road. Nowadays, we should thank ourselves lucky we only have to go down to the local high street to enjoy foods from all across the globe. You've got Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Italian, Peruvian, Thai, Japanese, Jamaican, Mexican, Greek, Spanish, African and so many more, all different countries bringing their culinary delights to our high streets. Just think, if it were not for our immigrants, those who came here many years ago for a better life, we would not have these things. Please think about that when you're considering what immigrants have contributed to your country. x

[@strawberrycherrybaby]

I live in an city that is famous for their food carts, and it truly is a gem of the city. You can smell the whole globe from one place.

[@johnnyfuxx6808]

In Romania ( the ottomans were there for a time), we have all these kinds of food. Pretty accurate to the originals, in some we can use pork meat . They go with red wine , they send you in Paradise. But it's a lot of work. Only grandma's can do it properly :P

[@abbad707]

Yup, you guys were vassal states.

[@abbad707]

@Maria Smith how does it taste

[@florinflorin1635]

@@abbad707 very good

[@cougar2k720]

Totally agree with only grandmas' can do it properly. They can do it, but never able to explain it properly, you can only learn it by doings lots of times in person.

[@entvisual]

*I was born in Russia* and, I am completely impressed! by this video God bless 💜

[@etriganthedemon666]

Oh thank god, I finally seen a comment section where the verified didn't get many likes

[@Cwrigz]

How do you have 409k subs but no video?

[@etriganthedemon666]

@@Cwrigz he probably deleted it

[@willvella3043]

Out of all the cuisines I've seen depicted on this channel so far, this is the absolute best! My god, these recipes are Fantastic!

[@ellasworld8734]

This video makes me want to go to Turkey go enjoy their cuisine. 🤗

[@ramazanduran4690]

you should come , if u are european its also quite cheap for you guys :)

[@tomiris.]

Greetings from Turkey:)

[@hawkarlatif9470]

tomris u didnt you guys came from mid Asia? How about you go back to Mongolia?

[@lalaloopyloop8288]

@@hawkarlatif9470 that was unnecessary.

[@yusassin1449]

@@hawkarlatif9470 People like you... Everytime I see these kinda comments I keep thinking. What's your point?

[@yunusemreduman9860]

@@hawkarlatif9470 What kind of an argument is that? :DD According to your logic, USA should disappear, China should fall into pieces, Hungary should move 6000 kilometers east bla bla bla. And you should not leave your home, I mean it.

[@Br020XX]

@serin T that's realy a beautiful name

[@GutsEnthusiast]

Dunno much about the history, but everytime i've been to Turkey i've always found a new food that i loved.

[@davoodgoojposht]

I am from Iran and I love Turkish cuisine, more importantly I love how much in common we have in food. Many of these dishes are also served in Iran and I never thought they were originally from Turkey.

[@slaozlemguven2647]

I mean theres millions of turks in Iran. Its understandable that we share more than we thought and we are neighbour ofc

[@ytv31]

Much love and respect to the beautiful land of Turkey and the amazing people of the great land! 🇵🇰❤️🇹🇷 Always remember your brotherly nation of Pakistan is standing shoulder to shoulder with you.

[@eren9001]

You also stand should to shoulder with China while they genocide turks

[@salimdin5803]

Pakistanis and Turks will always be brothers/sisters 🇦🇿🇵🇰🇹🇷

[@dantepr1566]

​@@salimdin5803NO.

[@YY-ug9mv]

8:00 Mehmed II the Conqueror is the only sultan that have loved seafood and eaten it usually.

[@RexoryByzaboo]

thanks for sharing fun fact

[@Pakylousy]

My husband is half turkish & he is a good cook , but we are vegetarians since few years now so he made his own version ! Glad my in laws can send us turkish coffee once in a while

[@foamer5490]

These people really know how to eat.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know

[@barandeveci8434]

Well,you only live once. Why not make taste everything better for yourself? Turkish sense is that

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@barandeveci8434 seems legit

[@dihydrogenmonoxide254]

Hell yeah we do :D

[@gm6719]

They owe it to Byzantines

[@fairenough7984]

Thank you so much for this topic. I am a huge fan of Ottoman Empire history and there just isn't as much attention to the history as other periods and cultures. More, please!!!! Thanks :)

[@ryanbrown5395]

Hi Weird History. Can you do a video on banquets in the medieval era and their diplomatic significance?

[@johnlewis3891]

A medieval chef named Raimondo De Cabanni actually rose from slavery to knighthood in 14th century Naples. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimondo_de%27_Cabanni

[@mikemac803]

Theres a restaurant in the back streets of Taksim in Istanbul which makes the Ottoman Meat Pilav dish. The family who own the restaurant are direct descendants of the Sultans Chef and are using the same recipe. If you're in the area I fully recommend checking it out.

[@imok3466]

Love the lengths of these videos. I can watch them when ever I got a few minutes and feel satisfied I learned something new for the day. Keep up the good work👍

[@cristyknapp2889]

I've never heard of most of these dishes. But wow, they do sound delicious.

[@zeynabbbb]

YOU NEED TO TRY DONER KEBAB, YOU'RE MISSING OUTTTT

[@TheMerterm]

Even though all the food’s pretty accurate, they are just the ones that have become extremely famous in the US. This to me feels like an American rendition of the Ottoman cuisine. There is so much more that is still known and there are so many recipes that still remain from that era. Good intro video nonetheless

[@promenota9610]

Yep, unfortunately. Especially the immensely rich fish cousine of Istanbul is not mentioned. There are hundreds of soup, meatball, eggplant, cold dish etc. recipes but here only some “cherries” are shown.

[@hurguler]

Yes indeed. The food shown in this video are popular Turkish dishes but there are no original palace dishes listed.

[@bisonmma-kickboxing2511]

Turkish Food is one of the best in the World. Now I feel hungry 😋

[@davidverdugo5523]

Im Mexican-American and I love turkish coffee! Turkish people should try Cuban coffee it is also very good!

[@violetblue1251]

Dude... he is sultan of biggest kingdom at that time. How dare you made me watch this and drooling! I subscribed! ❤

[@jameshang673]

2:03 the man's taking a selfie while he's cooking . NICE

[@professorsprout3382]

I have been to Turkey 2x once for a month with a typical family. Loved the food and surprisingly got really into Aryan. I avoid sweets so the yogurt drink was a healthy option. As a visiting American they plied me with Baklava like you can't imagine. I was flattered but embarrassed anyone had to work so hard when I'm happy with a baguette.Imagine waking to the smell of baking bread every day!!!

[@Turanian209]

Ekmek olmazsa olmazdır bizde. Yoksa karnımız doymaz :))

[@zhasangjekaj958]

I love Turkish food fastest growing cousin in the world , well I’m Albanian so we have a lot of Turkish influence but also Turks have a very delicious dish called Albanian liver , great video good job 👍

[@skyhighbora]

In Turkish we say Albanian as Arnavut. "Albanian liver= Arnavut ciğeri" and I like it too much. Meanwhile we call coblestone in Turkish as Arnavut kaldırımı. I don't know why but Albanians famous for their stubbornness in Turkiye . And we call it "Arnavut damarı tuttu"

[@LeylaOzden-fc1bi]

@@skyhighbora Cobblestones were called Arnavut Kaldırımı because Albanians were hired for the construction. Sounds like an urban legend but its true.

[@silverbear7767]

In addition, sultan had a large group of staff, whose duty is, carrying ice inside insulated barrels from the peak of mountains, even in the middle of summer, they were enjoying cold drinks, when refrigerator were not invented...

[@FishingAdventuresDubai]

They just got busy in luxury and worldly life. That's why they lost touch of reality and competiveness.., the result was stagnation.

[@robleyusuf2566]

Ottoman and Turkish food is the best food in the world. They combined Greek, Persian and Central Asian cuisine and perfected it.

[@robleyusuf2566]

@Öksökö Yes you do watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3LIgHWFr7xoidE

[@SpectruMetaL]

We Turks are really good at foods but not enough good naming them 😅 "emperor liked that" is just the beginning. We have "imam bayıldı" which means "imam fainted" 😁 its a high class vegetarian meal. Actually its vegetarian version of "karnı yarık" which means "its belly gashed/slitted". After ate them, you need a dessert. Options are "vezir parmağı" which means "finger of Vizier", or "hanım göbeği" which means "belly of lady", or "dilber dudağı" which means "lips of belle", or "Şıllık Tatlısı" which means literally "Bitch Dessert". I will write some more; "sütlü Nuriye" = "Milky Nuriye(woman name)", "kerhane tatlısı" = "whorehouse dessert", "Kısır" = "Sterile"(yes that sterile, not able to make child), "köpoğlu" = "son of dog", "yengen" = its hard to describe "your sister in-law" yenge is a relative name. Your brother's wife is your "yenge" this food names like "its your yenge! Eat her" but actually its not. "Dul avrat çorbası" = "widow wife/women soup", "Ali nazik" = "Ali is kind", we adopted "banana split" and called it "genç kızın rüyası" which means "teenage girl's dream" this dessert based on a "whole banana". "Hamsi kuşu" = "anchovy bird". Im tried so this is last one "Analı Kızlı" is totally means "with mother and daughter", this can be also a category for some websites. Our innocent meal names are usually about preparation steps like "Döner" means "It spins", "Dolma/Sarma" means "Stuffed/Wrapped", "Haşlama" means "Boiled" etc. That simple. So, you can identifyTurkish food with this method.

[@daredevil3098]

We are maybe the worst nation on the earth when it comest name something else, even city/country names lel

[@AA-el1et]

3:23 this dude is unbelievabley underrated. He had balls harder and bigger than cannon balls. He is also known for his physcal strenght.

[@masterofpuppets5072]

Wtf??????

[@nadyayap2714]

@@masterofpuppets5072 it’s true www.badassoftheweek.com/murad

[@sambeck2510]

"The ottoman empire ruled vast swaths of western Asia, south eastern Europe and north Africa" The true middle men of history.

[@6wx689]

The true middle men of history ? What do you mean by that?

[@nursezatufek5716]

@@6wx689 the empire was in the middle of everything.

[@miratay3221]

Not entire North Africa they stopped at Algeria my friend. Couldn’t steps foot inside Morocco 🇲🇦

[@ayhanozturk1801]

@@miratay3221 because morroco became tributary state of ottomans. Thats why.

[@GeorgeOrwellsBookuhhhh1984]

F

[@supportyourtroopsathletes6460]

I had many of these dishes being a duel citizen British American with living in both Countries since birth a few times. During my years in Europe is where I had many of the dishes in your video. My absolute favorite is the Donner kebab. They have something similar in America yes but it is much thinner in both the actual thickness and in width. It is prepped slightly as well. I miss it loads actually.

[@duchessstudioband7896]

Turks call Sherbet Sharbat. It's pronounced differently. Should have included Turkish Delight, or Rahat Lokum as well. Sarma in Croatia is made with cabbage leaves. The Ottoman empire had a major impact on the food and culture of Croatia

[@ninetailedfoxie]

One of my Croatian friends also called Lokum as Rahat Lokum and I just couldn’t understand why. Rahat means “Relax” and probably in this context it is just the brand of the lokum (which is not even well known in Turkey). So: Turkish Delight = Lokum and that’s it!

[@LeylaOzden-fc1bi]

@@ninetailedfoxie That is actually Rahat ul-hulküm which means 'Boğaz Rahatlatan' in Arabic., not a maker or a brand name. Became rahat lokum over the years.

[@ninetailedfoxie]

@@LeylaOzden-fc1bi wow her gun yeni bir bilgi :) thank you very much for this info, I’m surprised I’ve never heard of it and I am from the city of lokum, Safranbolu 😁 thanks!

[@LeylaOzden-fc1bi]

@@ninetailedfoxie Rica ederim.

[@ikris-chan727]

7:27 Fun part is, Shah İsmail (The leader of Safavid Dynasty/Ottoman Empire rival) was also an Azerbaijani Turk, we can know this by his poems and sources that clears he spoked Azerbaijani Turkish.

[@darthralin]

Part of the reason we have surprisingly specific, yet incomplete, information about Ottoman-era recipes is because through much of its reign, the state regulated the contents of commercial foodstuffs and these regulating codes were archived even after being changed, but the actual cooking processes always included some form of trade secret passed on from master to apprentice and never written down anywhere. Some of those old master-apprentice lineages survived to this day, with the trade secrets being kept by the current masters, but many of them disappeared as the guild system fell apart having failed to deal with the increased demand brought 18th-19th century increases in population and a lot of masters in a lot of trades died without having passed on their secrets.

[@heygidihey4649]

wow, thanks.

[@4piousmen]

*The most valued onion was always kept on the head.*

[@chadbusch8541]

Which was the style at the time

[@slappy_chimp]

Was looking for this comment

[@tasinal-hassan8268]

Jokes aside,the "onion" turban is basically just coffin cloth wrapped around a crown.

[@nadiahapsari3359]

@@tasinal-hassan8268 what really?!

[@tasinal-hassan8268]

@@nadiahapsari3359 Yes.

[@alessandrodelogu7931]

Good video, now I want to eat Turkish food. Next time you could make a similar video about the Chinese emperors or the French kings in Versailles, or about Renaissance Italy. Renaissance in our country was not only a period of great art and cultural flowering, but also of culinary experiments.

[@necatdogacaniskhan862]

Once you fall in love with Turkey's foods, forget about the other countries. Everything is tasty here...

[@mylerwilson4879]

I don’t think challenging the ego’s of Indian’s cuisine is a good idea my friend

[@LeylaOzden-fc1bi]

Same for all cultures so no need to argue with the Persians and/or Indians who think they have invented everything on the world (not only food).

[@Kcheeseboro]

Luv the vids. Dont ever stop making them.

[@morgothbauglir3609]

How it's full of errors and misinformation

[@ajh9956]

@@morgothbauglir3609 like??? If there is misinformation claiming there is without any specifics is just as grievous.

[@pamelamays4186]

Suggestion: The evolution of Southern cuisine, from colonial days, to antebellum days to today.

[@susanlangley4294]

Pamela Mays check out Michael Twitty’s, award-winning, “The Cooking Gene”

[@jobivuvuvfvi605]

@@susanlangley4294 I was gonna say almost the same thing! I love him, and have you tried his BBQ recipes?

[@juvyandmigzunlimited1108]

thanks for the info 💖

[@wagherbert]

Every dish or drink is amazing ! Thank you for this...so hungry now.

[@Beardsleythebeard]

When I was little I always thought sarmale (or sarma as in the video) were a Romanian dish. 😂 I would find out over the years that it wasn't like that. Oh, there is one more delicious dessert that I like and that originated from Turkey: Turkish delight. ❤️❤️❤️

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Insert cruel joke on Balkan-Turkish relations

[@lukrasta3016]

Well we were one and together for quite a bit,So yeah we must have been influenced from each other 😂,Lots of love to Romania ❤️

[@haskovali]

it s not just sarma, shaorma- comes from çevirme, chiftele - comes from kofte, ghivec-comes from guvec, rahat lokum, halva, ciorba, musaca- musakka, sarailige-sarayli, ciulama-cullama, pastrami-pastirma, telemea- teleme, iahnie- yahni, covrigi-gevrek and more, what s more fascinating is, all these words have really logical meanings.

[@user-fw3ef1pb8k]

Turkish cuisine is mixed with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern culture which makes it unique and really tasteful!

[@user-fw3ef1pb8k]

I write this comment while having my Turkish coffee lol

[@user-zs7zw5yw4t]

And also central asian! Thats where we originally come from

[@SmthAbout.Money.SmellsLikeLove]

Middle eatern culture is inspired by the ottoman empire it lasted 400 years not the other way around

[@dontbeatoe1164]

I’m Turkish and my name is Suleiman and so when I was little my mother made me Turkish coffee and told me story about Suleiman the magnificent.

[@fornax4676]

This has got to be the most mouth-watering episode of Weird History I’ve ever watched.

[@somerandomdude409]

Coworker/classmate: so what are you doing during quarantine? Me:uhm it's complicated

[@sailormoonfan300]

I clicked on this video, with the expectation that most historical facts would be false like saying that baklava and dolma is greek... finally this video is talking straight up facts, even the word “dolma” is turkish and comes from “doldurmak” which means filling , so who ever is claiming it as theirs can fight me

[@hakandenizhan348]

Nobody dared lol

[@moonandstar85]

Caciki, Dolmaki, Balavaki..etc add "ki" to Turkish foods and make them greek lol Nobody careki.. unfortunatellyki.. ahaha

[@soniapl2120]

Ok but you have to consider that Greece and many other Balkan countries where under the ottoman empire. All the foods mixed together. Yes they are Turkish. But they are Greek too. They are part of the culture and you can't deny that. Also don't you think it's funny that dolma was liked and supposedly "created" by the ottoman empire right after they took over Constantinople?🤔🤔

[@talialee6364]

@@soniapl2120 what does dolma means in your language? Dolma is a %100 Turkish word. Do you understand what I mean? Baklava is an Arabic word and you guys claim it's yours. Claiming it's being part of culture is different claiming it belongs to your culture honey. Yoğurt is a Turkish food and the root is "Yoğurmak" which means kneading. Because old Asian Turks were kneading milk to get Yoğurt. And a Turkish man who escaped Turkey to Greece got the name rights for your country but you claim it's yours. What about this?

[@soniapl2120]

@@talialee6364 have you ever considered that because Greeks where under the ottoman empire, the food is going to take a Turkish name?We werent free. Of course they are not going to name it with a greek name. And Greeks don't claim that it's theirs. What I see is Turkish people claiming everything. And for fucks sake you can't claim yogurt. It's the simplest thing and Greeks have a greek name for it, we just use the Turkish root because we where under the ottoman empire FOR 400 YEARS. It's not Turkish. Honey 😒 We don't claim we created it but it's part of our culture so it's as greek as it is Turkish. Get over it

[@pa1962]

Not a good idea to watch this when your pregnant, now I want baklava at midnight 😏