Does THIS Food Make Turkish People Crazy - Adana Food Tour

[@bishiler]

6:57 I know how you feel. About a month ago I was in Osmaniye, a town near Adana. I came across with a vendor selling the drink - called meyan there - and didn't hesitate for a second to order a cup. I've heard of the drink for a long time, and don't know why but somehow I was expecting it to taste something like cola. First gulp, and I was just shocked at the repulsiveness of the taste - I find it impossible to describe but "a handful of mud" is a good start. However, I didn't want to waste it so I decided to consider it some kind of nasty medicine and send it down my stomach instead of the drain in one big slug to avoid the aftertaste effect (which proved to be futile). The next day, I was in Antakya (Hatay), and saw another vendor at the bazaar. I thought the recipe of the vendor of the previous day perhaps had something wrong - how could a drink with such a taste be that popular after all? So I decided to give it another go, and... yeap, it was hard to accept but the recipe of the previous day seemed not to deviate even a bit from what is apparently the favourite formula of the region. Since I don't give up that easily, I soldiered on. When back home, I bought the original product - liquorice - and brewed the drink myself. It turned out much more diluted than those of the vendors in southern Turkey - therefore much more drinkable. It still had that "earthy" taste but much less pronounced, and had a surprising tint of sweetness, without any kind of sugar added in. It's still very far from my favourite drink, though, and most of that bag of liquorice is still stored away somewhere.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hey, hey. My stomach hurts quite a bit from laughing at your story 🤣🤣🤣. I hope you don't mind if I pin this comment so that others watching can have a good laugh as well 😅. Best wishes! Joe and Liisu 🙏

[@italianlifestyle7911]

I love everything about this country!🇹🇷

[@GokuGohanGokhanPlus]

We love you

[@abcd-sg7ym]

Bizde bizleri seveni sizin sevdiğinizden daha fazla seviyoruz

[@Guitarist439]

I am a Turkish living in Estonia, I would be happy only if I get %1 of hospitality you receive in Turkey here. Most Estonians are quite harsh on us here, advising us to return back Turkey on daily basis.

[@WildVikingTravels]

I am sorry for your experience...

[@ruknettinpala4645]

why you still here if you such uncomfortable?

[@_Redronin_]

@@ruknettinpala4645 Unemployment and inflation are very high in Turkey and the Turkish lira is depreciating day by day. That's why he has to live there, no matter how hard it is.

[@_P1RO_]

@@WildVikingTravels Turks outside Turkey are traitors to us.They rejoice when the value of Tl falls.We get along better with Russians and foreigners in Balkan countries than Turks in other countries.

[@lilsultan]

To know that you are having a great time and that you are treated nicely makes us turks extremely happy. I wish you two all the best ❤

[@subutay166]

Adana'daki esnafa helal Olsun hayırlı işler. Türk misafirperverligini çok iyi temsil etmişler tebrikler..

[@dibatas6686]

Hem Güneşe hem kalplere ateş ederiz 😂 😂

[@erdalcak2834]

Sen dünyanın en güzel yemek yapılan şehrindesin sana teşekkür ediyorum yolunuz açık olsun

[@nanehatun]

İzlerken inanılmaz çok güldüm özellikle "yazın güneşe ateş edilmesi bölümünde"..😂😂😂😅 Gerçekten de öyle çok çok çok sıcak. Özellikle benim gibi Karadenizli olanlar için ölümcül sıcaklıkta.🤯 Benim memleketim Trabzon yaz mevsiminde bile serin ve gökyüzü bulutlu olabiliyor, Adana'ya gittim sürekli "burada bu sıcakta ölmezsem hiçbir zaman ölmem" diyerek sürekli söyleniyordum. :))) 🌞

[@S14530]

As a Turkish living in Canada, life in Turkey is a whole different experience. For example. In Canada, If I go to a store and ask if they have something that they don't carry, The shop owner just says I don't have. And that's it. I keep asking like do you know who might sell it? Can you give me some advice? Do you not know other stores in the same industry as yours? So many questions. And I say f.u. and leave. If I walk into a store in Türkiye and ask for something and they don't have, the guy will come out of the store, walk me to the store that sells it, and will tell them to give me a good price because I am good person. Do you see the difference? İt is the difference between being human or a robot.

[@ozlemdr6076]

Aynen öyle, aynı şeyi Avrupa’da bir çok yerde yaşadım ben de. Ülkede düzen var ama insanlık yok, çalışanlar da iş yerleri de robot gibi. “Abi ben getirteceğim, buyur bir çayımızı iç” diyen yok. Almanya’da çekilen dişim 1 saat sonra hala kanarken eczaneye sargı bezi sormuştum “bizde dişe göre yok, büyükleri var” diye kadın 15 dakika beni ayakta dikip meslektaşlarına “bundan verebilir miyiz?” diye sordu, verirse hapis yatmayacağına emin olduktan sonra da salağa anlatır gibi nasıl kesmem gerektiğini anlatmıştı. Dedim lanet olsun böyle ülkeye de eczaneye de. Ama oradaki insanlar da çalışanları suçlamaya yer arıyor, “bana yanlış sargı bezi verdi” diye şikayet etsem suçlu duruma düşecek. Çalışanlar her şeye muntazam uymak zorunda olduğu için onlar için de zor bir hayat.

[@WildVikingTravels]

I guess it is a different culture in Canada...

[@abcd-sg7ym]

Samet bey madem ülkenizi bu kadar çok severken niye gitdiniz

[@BelleHealingMusic]

America’da yasiyorum, iyi gorunup karsiliginda ahlaksiz teklifler yapanlar, sadece guler yuzlu oldugunuz icin basks seyler dusunenler, birakin bedava Yemegi cay ya da kahve bile ikram etmezler parasiz 5 yildizliklar da bile. AMA ayni amerikali Turkiye ye gelince beklentileri degisir. inanilmaz ucuza Tatil yaparlar hayatlarinda yemedikleri kalitede Yemek yerler ama sikayet ederler sut yok diye odalarinda. Koleyiz ya keske birbirimize daha fail a deger versek

[@Oeschioeschi]

This was in the past , not anymore bro , Turkish people are not the same as 20 years before - everything changed

[@Akar.S.M]

I like that way you use it that you honestly talk about what you feel about foods or drinks and personality and hospitality and everything that I can see it easily

[@yaparayacanncocumanihareke8143]

Welcome to Adana .Adana is the city with the most generous and kind people in Turkey.( and angry 😁)

[@LorraineinAustralia]

You made me laugh… I was in Turkiye recently but didn’t get to Adana. Oh my goodness, you had so much fun. Yes the Turkish people are beautiful and generous. But I didn’t see what you did. I am envious, in a nice way. Can’t wait to follow your travels to other areas. Cheers from an Australian Grandmother 🇦🇺🇹🇷🇦🇺🇹🇷

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hey Lorraine! Thank you for your comment and we are grateful to take you with us on more adventures 🙏😊

[@dibatas6686]

I love grandmother ❤🤗 Love from Adana/Turkey 🇹🇷

[@LorraineinAustralia]

@@dibatas6686 ❤️❤️❤️

[@keko2018]

I'm so happy you were greeted with such hospitality. Amazing content by the way!

[@dayanacisneros8293]

You guys deserved all that food, drinks and sweets FOR FREE! You are amazing couple. Turkish people also is the number one in kindnes and hospitality.!!! bravo!!!

[@lesleysidhoum1779]

I think salgam is an acquired taste for westerners.Most food and drink in Turkey is exceptionally delicious .

[@ggxx539]

I'm Turkish and you're going to Turkey more than i do! :)

[@mikebourke1185]

Hey Joe and Liisu definitely something different .. Stay Free and Safe Travels 🙏

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thanks 👍

[@ozlemdr6076]

As a Turkish, tourists are mistaken by drinking such sour things like pickle juice and şalgam alone. It is not like fruit juice or milkshake that can be enjoyed drinking alone because they taste weird 😅 you should drink them with fish, kebap or döner. Their job is to balance the taste of meat fat. Drinking them alone is as logical as eating ketchup alone without fries. 🤣 it is not about you, i saw this on almost every tourists’ videos and apparently they are informing each other on the wrong way. I just wanted to correct it. 💕

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thanks for the information!

[@BeyzaKartal]

Aaahhh so happy to see my father`s city Adana on your channel! :) When i was a baby, my parents had to cut their visit to Adana short, because in the morning they have found a soaked print of me on the bed sheets beacuse of extreme sweating. So they have packed and left with me fearing for my health :D have a nice trip!

[@cigdemmertkol8989]

Sırada sanırım Hatay, Gaziantep, Urfa ve Mardin var, Urfada kesinlikle akşamları yapılan Sıra Gecesi'nede katılın derim, çok eğlenceli ve yemeli içmeli oluyor.

[@erdalcak2834]

Adamın gerçek sen dünyanın en güzel içeceğini içtin saglık için gerçek bir ilaçtır şalgam

[@delphinegray7451]

Thank you for the great video as always ! If you go to Şanlıurfa I reccomend you to go to a "Sıra gecesi" It's soooo much fun ! P.s. : Habibi is an arabic word it's not something we enjoy to hear 😅

[@subutay166]

🤚👏👏

[@WildVikingTravels]

There was somebody yelling habibi and Liisu yelled it back at him 🤷

[@muratsubakan8939]

Thank you Adana. Proud of you

[@muratlokmanoglu]

Shooting to Sun story absolutely true. Welcome to Adana :)

[@beetooon]

Seems like you guys had a lot of fun. Save Journey 👋

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank you Özden! 😁

[@ahmetdagsuyu3102]

Sonun da Adana’ya geldiniz :) 👍🏻

[@jeffreychapman4263]

Thanks so very much for showing us your travels to Adana. I especially loved the short glimpse of the 140 year Old Adana great clock tower. We would use the tower as a meeting place before a day of shopping, eating, and çay drinking. Thanks again for making this a nostalgic experience. Big hugs. P.S. could you imagine we would play sports in that heat?

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thanks for the comment. I could not imagine doing any movement in this heat 😀 not even walking.

[@jeffreychapman4263]

@@WildVikingTravels ❤❤❤

[@memos5205]

IAM FROM ADANA !!! I mean i was born/raised and live in Berlin, but still my parents are from Adana and i spend years there, BEST CITY EVER ! 14:00 i remember this place i guess it was "Çakmak Cd." :D i was every year/summer in Adana till 2008, but since 2008 i cant travel anymore because of my medical condition. But now i got to see it again thanks too you ❤ ! and my friend let me tell you this 30° is not hot at all, i saw 45°-48° as a Kid and we was playing football on the streets 😂 BTW you need to try "Bici Bici" i loved this stuff AND PLEASE if you still in ADANA go to "Adana Menderes Blv." on the oposite side of "SEVGI ADASI" (Love Island) At Night / Weekend. Full of People and Cafes, Live Music, Street Food ..... you won´t regret it 😉

[@jupiterbirlesikgezegenleri9884]

Welcome to my City ♥️

[@dibatas6686]

Hi Joe and Liisu ,love from Adana/Turkey. 🤗❤🇹🇷

[@kumsalmelodi5508]

The people of Adana are the richest volunteers in Turkey.👈👍👍🤩🤗😻cute couple and cute Vikings. a brave nation like us!.yes, Vikings.♈👍🤗

[@engincakmakli]

Thanks for your visit in Adana..

[@anlamdas9619]

Her zamanki gibi harikasınız

[@G_D_31]

next stop, stop by Hatay gastronomy house, try the local food, try the haytali dessert, doner is nice

[@ayseaksay42]

Biz Türkler,bu misafirperverliğe ve gönlü bolluğa alıştığımız için, bize farklı gelmiyor.Olması gereken, insan olmak zaten bunu gerektiriyor

[@BelleHealingMusic]

AMA ayni misafirperverlik Turklere de olsun

[@sevincozturk336]

Mersin den sevgiler. İyi tatiller ❤️🇹🇷

[@esmasemratekeli8128]

I have not tried Şırdan but I think I will try one day. Thanks again Joe and Liisu. Lovely video about Adana and very nice people in Adana, thank you all

[@WildVikingTravels]

Our pleasure! 🙏😊

[@cindybruin4888]

Great video guys. I am living your travels in Turkiye. You pair, are similar to to locals you encounter, both genuine, lovely people. Always looking forward to your adventures and the next video.

[@tttigggerrr1]

Your payment in Turkey is kindness, pay it forward! Back in 1996 took my gf at the time, and i was shocked how many places would not take money give gifts to her!

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thank for the kind comment 🙏😁

[@gulhanakay2050]

Zayıflamaya uğraşırken bu videoyu izledim delireceğim😭

[@WildVikingTravels]

Sorry 😅

[@-JessyBlue-]

17:20 bendensin kardeş senin paran burda gecmez:)

[@WildVikingTravels]

Wow 🙏😁

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

Thank you for the insights in to this place, the lovely people and their food....thanks to your vlogs, we are sooo willing and so ready to visit Türkiye.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Can we also tempt you with Iraq and Iran 😁?

[@travellingwithcrowsfeet]

@@WildVikingTravels no. 🤣 We'll leave it to you.

[@paradoxonur]

bravo adana people

[@WildVikingTravels]

Amazing!

[@alonahilbert9959]

Every time I watch your video, I end up eating 😆

[@WildVikingTravels]

😅😅

[@Yakuza_Rush]

You should also see the black sea sides of Turkey

[@WildVikingTravels]

I have seen them. Amazing and green ❤️🙏

[@XeEmre]

Çok memnun oldum abii 😂 you got the Turkish lingo bravo 👏

[@orng-mn]

Your pronounciations are on spot! I was suprised when i heard you talk turkish

[@erdalcak2834]

Adamım onu bir defada bekletmeden içeceksin gerçekten çok güzel bir içecek meyan kökünde yapılıyor çok saglık bir ilaç

[@abcd-sg7ym]

Willd kardeş hoş geldiniz İstanbula gelirseniz bizede uğrayın

[@ozoz-dh8ts]

Welcome to my city Adana🔥

[@Miki-So]

i always like to try new drinks and i can proudly say that i have tried salgam, that was first and last time ever that i tried it😂😂😂

[@blondilass]

Afiyet Olsun !

[@WildVikingTravels]

Teşekkürler! 😍🙏

[@erdalcak2834]

Sen bizim misafirimizsin, senin paran bizim ülkemizde geçmez sen, rahat ol tuafına gitmesin

[@SupremeMasterr]

Great video as always.

[@WildVikingTravels]

Thanks! 🙏😊

[@stephaneb.7164]

Ahhhh Adana! Warmest people of Turkey. I love Adana... thanks for this video. IT reminds me beautiful moments. But yes Sirdan and Intestin... you are really brave :))

[@WildVikingTravels]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏😁

[@NecatiA.]

Adana'nın güzel yürekli insanlarına selam olsun , ve size iyi eğlenceler 🌍

[@daniels.4452]

Thank you for your videos. We like to watch them very much, they are very inspiring. We love Turkey very much and would like to travel through Turkey with a camper van as well. We still have some questions, maybe you would like to answer to some. How do find places to stay for the night? Are there lots of places to get fresh water and to empty the waste water tank? Is it easy to travel turkey with a camper van, especially driving in crowded city centers an find parking spaces with a van? Thank you very much!

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hey! The answer to all of those questions - we have an app called park4night. There you Can find parking, water, places to stay. Our van is quite short so no problems with cities and we don't have a black water tank so can't say anything about that. Hope this helped!

[@ozcandag4270]

HARİKASINIZ :) AFİYET OLSUN :)

[@mertunal2521]

Hey Joe & Liisu! Welcome to my hometown. I hope you have enjoyed the time you spent there! Tervist Guys! :)

35 yılını turizmde geçirmiş biri olarak kısa ve öz şunu derim. Türkiye' aşığı bu insanların kıymetini bilmek lazım ! Paylaşımları telif hakkı ödenerek; tanıtımlar, fuarlar ve aklıma gelmeyen birçok mecrada kesinlikle kullanılmalı. @ mehmetersoytr

[@mehmetyalcin8371]

You forget to go to street food in adana opens 6 pm in Old city center

[@aionsawww4201]

I hope go ŞanlıUrfa

[@pingskillz]

What you guys were drinking (the brown one) was called Meyan şerbeti. It is made out of Licorice and is mainly used for pain in stomach or for other herbal benefits. The first time I tried it, I didn't like it either it was really really bad. I've seen people drink it in one gulp, like regular customers, it was crazy. The man giving it to you said exactly the same thing in Turkish, its very healthy apparently

[@nickkerr4893]

the lahmacun is so small :D

[@uc.01]

Adanalıyık Allahın adamıyık 0️⃣1️⃣🧿🇹🇷

[@kathrynackley3460]

We were in the black sea area and a lot of places would not accept our money either

[@taylanberen]

Dankeschön :))

[@GPosner8]

My friends🙏 may your “curse” follow you on the remainder of your journey. Thank you for sharing your adventures👍🙏🤙✌️

[@WildVikingTravels]

Yes! Thank you! 🙏😊

[@xxgerardd0837]

ooo welcome to my city.And today very cold for me =))

[@erdinccigdem2887]

If you were happy with your visit to our country, we are very happy too. )))

[@erhankaya4445]

Merhaba, afiyet olsun.

[@hasanvolkan4906]

The thing is that in Turkiye, if you are a stranger, you are called "Allah misafiri" which translates guest from "God" and is customary for locals to welcome you.

[@sebnemqenberova2784]

Şırdan yedin i arkadşim dəli olursun🤩🤩🤩😉

[@imuluer]

Soo good channel 🤗

[@olcaysingil1758]

Hi Guys 🙂 Amazing Video ❤️👍🏼 Iam from Adana but i born and live in Germany. Me and my Familie make holiday every year in Adana and in Silifke near Mersin we have a Beach Appartement. The Lahmacuns in Adana caled FINDIK LAHMACUN = NUTS LAHMACUN because they are so small 🙂

[@WildVikingTravels]

So cool!

[@dolunay1128]

Amazing 😍🇹🇷❤️🇹🇷

[@orng-mn]

I think you should visit Ayvalık/Balıkesir and eat some delicious Ayvalık Tostu If you ever go I suggest that you should eat at Nevzat Büfe.

[@smavi4133]

0:52 the Yosemite Sam clip was actually quite fitting since Adana is called "The Texas of Turkey" in turkish popculture sometimes due to extraordinary high numbers of civil gun violence, incarceration and homicides

[@sinansevinc1212]

Aslında meyan şerbeti çok güzeldir ama kötü yapan birine denk gelmişsiniz . Ve dökmüşsünüz

[@WildVikingTravels]

🤷

[@avanti1903]

Habibi ? dude we are not arab we are turkish !

[@WildVikingTravels]

There was a guy yelling habibi and since Liisu knows some words in arabic, she yelled habibi back at him 😅

[@whatthefuckarethese]

@@WildVikingTravels Who was yelling at you that person most probably was a Syrian person or considered Arab.No Turk would say to you habibi because we never use that word plus we dont like it.Hope you und (:

[@margarettownsley9500]

What is the temperature in Adana in summer time July August thank you

[@WildVikingTravels]

Heyhey. Last time I was there it was around 38 at day tima and around 30 at night if I remember it correctly, but what makes it hard is the humidity which is constantly 90-100% and makes it really hard to breathe 😅

[@bulent9348]

You had to drink aşlama with one gulp😂

[@emineates1310]

Adanalıyım ama hiç şırdan yemedim 😂

[@xxgerardd0837]

gerçek adanalı olamamışsın =)

[@WildVikingTravels]

Really 😮?

[@kamilsiesta9936]

Aslama, salgam, sirdan…. They are all acquired taste… it is not easy to like them at first time…

[@turkturkic7015]

Salgam is made from roots of an bush growing in east TUrkiye. Coca Cola is also made from the same roots Salgam is made. Coca Cola is very bad for your health. Salgam is very good for your health. I do not love to drink Salgam but I try sometimes because I know it is good for mine body stomage and more.

[@emrecelik7504]

Aşlama yazacaktın sanırım, şalgam ve Coca cola🤔

[@nuhbey27]

7:14 yalnız değilsin çoğu kişi onun tadını beğenmiyor 😀

[@KiRPi_]

Güneydoğu Anadolu bölgesi ve Karadeniz bölgesinde para istemezler turistlerden. Çünkü siz onlara güleryüzlü ve saygılı yaklaşıyorsunuz. Biz kibirli insanları sevmiyoruz. Siz çok sıcak ve sempatiksiniz.

[@ismailsusur6464]

Merhaba Tarsus karavan kampından selamlar.Tarsus da kaldınız Tarsusda hiç tarihi ve turistik birşey yokmuydu.En azından Tarsus karavan Parkından bir kaç görüntü almanızı beklerdim.üzüldüm

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hey! We did not film while we walked around Tarsus, sadly.

[@beterbocekUK]

🥰🥰

[@ruyadamyz7928]

Hi, welcome Türkiye again😇 soryy I see late but If you come back to Istanbul, I would like to host you. I saw that you did not come to Tuzla and did not try hookah . If you have time, please feel free to write. I also recommend you to go out to Nemruta and watch the sunset. Hope to see you :))

[@mohamedassouqi1984]

What do you mean when you said " You are what you eat " 🤔

[@WildVikingTravels]

It is an English saying that "we are what we eat" Meaning food plays a big role in shaping us. If you eat good and healthy food you will be a good and healthy person.

[@mehmeteminileri6099]

What’s next? Joe and Liisu

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hatay 😊

[@mehmeteminileri6099]

Ok

[@ng3501]

As a Turk sorry I couldn't watch Mumbar (Sırdan) part. 🤭Adana Kebab and Lahmacun are just perfect.

[@margarettownsley9500]

Great video joe the kebab on flat bread looks very very good but that intestines make me feel sick 🤮🤮🤮 thank you for sharing your journey I’m thinking turkey is full of amazing food why Eat that brother

[@WildVikingTravels]

Hey Margaret! We try to eat what the locals eat and this filled intestine part seemed to be very popular amongst locals 😅

[@sampiyontrabzon4438]

👏👏

[@murattahan2391]

👍👍👍

[@farkldusun]

👍

[@deniz_0909]

it's not what you think😅😅

[@zeonmatrix3270]

Adana Kebab is true kebab in the world, The things that are sold in Europe under the name of kebab are actually doner, not kebab

[@TrueBeliever82]

The city next to the Syrian border... and famous with dessert... Hmm..!? That might be Hatay :D Don't worry my firends, it's totally safe and worthseeing... I can't believe you guys tried to drink aşlama, taste horrible 🥴, yet it's very healthy ;)

[@WildVikingTravels]

You are most probably correct 😁! We Cannot believe the aslama ourselves either... a hard one to drink

[@TrueBeliever82]

@@WildVikingTravels I think i tried aslama first time (and the last time) when i was 7. That was it. I was done for the life time until you guys brought that up 😀

[@Cegoros]

@@WildVikingTravels bro if u are going to hatay be aware of refugees ffs and take care

[@cenkisler2338]

you don't like it and spill it drink name: licorice root sorbet .I dont like but very healing a drink