The Ultimate Istanbul Turkish Food Tour - JUICY Kokoreç, Balık Ekmek (Fish Sandwich), and Lahmacun!

Day 10: Istanbul, Turkey - This was one of the best days of eating Turkish food in Istanbul that I had during my visit, and this video is an Istanbul food tour. We started with Turkish breakfast, followed by the famous fish bread sandwich (balik ekmek), followed by kokoreç and midye dolma, and then finally for dinner I ate lahmacun. Although everything was good in this Istanbul food tour, my favorite food of the day was the kokoreç.

00:41 Lades Menemen Restaurant - The first meal on this Turkish food tour was for Turkish breakfast just off Istiklal street. Along with some side dishes, my main order was menemen, which is a type of Turkish egg dish (similar to scrambled eggs) and I got it with Turkish sausage. It came piping hot and bubbling away, and it was extraordinarily delicious, especially with all the other sides. Total price - 34 TL ($11.43) for everything

4:56 Galata Tower - 25 TL ($8.40) per person - On this food tour, we still had to do a little bit of sightseeing, so on our way to the next restaurant, we stopped off at the Galata Tower for an amazing full 360 view of Istanbul. We got there right as they opened, so it was nice and quiet.

Galata Bridge, Eminönü, Balık Ekmek - Perhaps one of the most well known Istanbul street foods is, balık ekmek, a fish bread sandwich. Located in Eminönü, and along the water's edge, you’ll find a handful of boats that grill up pieces of mackerel, stuff them into bread, and serve them with lemon juice. You can sit along the pier, and enjoy your fish bread sandwich, and not only is it good, but the atmosphere is also fantastic. Balik Ekmek (fish sandwich) - 8 TL ($2.69)

10:56 Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar) - If I could choose one of my favorite things to do in Istanbul, it would be exploring the Spice Bazaar which is also known as the Egyptian Bazaar. You’ll find an incredible amount of spices and herbs and flavoring ingredients from around the world, packed into the market. After walking around for a while, Ying and I decided to buy some cherries, and the friendly vendor also gave us some samples of fruit as well. Cherries - 1 kg. for 12 TL ($4.03)

13:35 Süleymaniye Mosque - We were in the general area, so we stopped in at Süleymaniye Mosque, an iconic mosque in Istanbul that dominates the skyline.

15:21 Kral Kokoreç - The next food on this Istanbul food tour is kokoreç, and it’s one of the Turkish foods I was most looking forward to eating in Istanbul. Kral Kokoreç is an amazing, sort of street food stall in Istanbul. Kokoreç is a delicacy of organs wrapped in lamb intestines and grilled. I ordered a plate of it to go alongside some bread and it was spectacular. It was one of the best Turkish food meals I had, I loved it. They also sold midye dolma, mussels with rice and spices, and they were also wonderful. Total price - 29 TL ($9.71) - for everything.

22:42 Grand Bazaar - After that amazing meal, we walked over to the Grand Bazaar, which is not only one of the oldest covered markets in Istanbul, but one of the oldest covered shopping areas in the world. It was pretty amazing to walk around, and admire the shops and the actual structure of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. I think the tea was 1 TL ($0.34).

And that completes this video of the ultimate Turkish food tour of Istanbul, it was an amazing day of food!

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[lonevolvo]

Turkish food is the best in the world i guess. i was in china, usa, russia, austria, germany, france, italy, south africa, australia, greece, canada, venezuela, japan, south korea, arabic countries and malta. The best food was in turkey. Turkish people are very gently. Turkey is the best country that ive seen in my life.. (caktirmayin beyler turizm patlamasi yasansin diye yaziyorum bunlari)

[dienika]

My boyfriend is turkish. We were in Istanbul 2012. I love this awesome place on earth. All the people are so friendly and helpful. I tried midye dolma & Dondurmalı İrmik Helvası 4 the very first time and fell in love ❤❤❤ My lovely mother in law taught me how to cook some turkish meals and it makes so much fun! Nice greetings from Germany 😊

[weyz]

Love Turk cardeshlerim from Kyrgyzstan!😍🖐🇰🇬

[BillySmith]

The Turkish people are absolutely wonderful! What a beautiful country, this video is one of my favorites, thank you!

[followthepinkline]

Lived in Turkey for 4 months. China as well. Been around the world twice... by far, Turkey has the best food.

[Hulumulus]

As a greek I must say I am really impressed with the turkish food! I really have to visit soon!

[worldaviationk]

Now i see why turkish airlines is also good with their food. The whole of Turkey does great food it seems.

[platinplatin]

Bir ülke daha ne kadar güzel tanıtılabilir ki, teşekkürler ülkem adına 🙏

[serebbi]

Hello to beautiful Turkish people, from a Greek neighbour <3

[StrongCS]

I hope the Turkish people understand how lucky they are ..Turkey is a wonderful country

[LazyCookPete]

Turkish is one of the World's richest and most diverse cuisines. I love the superb meats and their wonderful bakery items. Keep the good stuff coming Mark and Ying :)

[takeru]

We Japanese love Turkey.I am Japanese.On September 16, 1890, An Ottoman ship Ertuğrul Fırkateyni was wrecked in the sea near Japan. Most of the people on the boat were many thrown into the sea because of the storm. Japan rescued the Turks thrown into the sea. Japan treated the injured many Turks who were saved. 69 Turks have been rescued.The Japanese gave the Turkish a warm meal every day. Many Japanese donated money to save the Turks.The Japanese loved and cared for the 69 Turkish people.The Turkish injury has healed.And Japan sent the survivors of the Turks safely to the Ottoman Empire.The 69 Turks were able to reunite with their beloved family and friends.
The Japanese love Turkish, memorial ceremonies are still held for Turkish people who have died.

[ALYAZGI]

I visited Turkey 3 times. Much respect and love to this country and to the people.
From Palestine

[hel]

i grew up in germany with turkish friends and i miss them alot, they are very nice people..

[onbirbir]

Hayatımda gördüğüm en sempatik insanlardan biri. Çok pozitif, doğal ve samimi bir adam. Adam yemekleri adeta yaşıyor 😬😁 Bir de her şeyi banarak yiyor, hani bilmesen adam bizden dersin. Hayatımda yemek videosu izlerken bu kadar acıktığımı hatırlamıyorum.. 👽

[nurtasdemiir]

as a Turkish student living in the US, I AM HUNGRY

[AizenJoestar]

Turkish people are pretty amazing ! They are always smiling to you and always makes you taste their food ! Its completely different from Morroco when i was here... Now it's decided, my next holiday will be in Turkey !

[fwg]

Turkey is the king of food on the planet .

[e.s.]

I was living and working in 5 countries and had visited more than 70, and two best cuisine in the whole world are Turkish and French.

[serhat_ugurcuklu]

Dünyanın en güzel mutfağı Türk mutfağı kesin....