Extreme Turkish Meat Tour in Istanbul!! No Vegans Allowed!!

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[antonironstag]

I'm Irish and I've been to Istanbul twice. Incredible food and incredible hospitality. Turkey is an awesome country, incredibly underrated destination for Europeans since many don't consider it "European" but to me, Turkey is the perfect blend of Europe and the Middle East

[Alfonzo]

As a Turk, I can say that it is the best promotional video I have ever watched. I have never encountered such quality content before.

[Dee-Breezie]

Lived in Istanbul 92-94. Some of the best food and people I've ever experienced in my life.

[IamSylar]

I went to Istanbul last year for 2 weeks with my wife. We have tried almost all the food here in the video and it was very delicious, but we gained 5 kgs from that lol. If we didn't walk a lot we would have gained 10 instead of 5 kgs. That eggplant yogurt was phenomenal with meat. Apart from great meat food they have some amazing deserts too. Especially baklava (the one you tried looks fantastic and delicious) and some apple desert, but can't remember the name of that one. Also, their coffee and tea are very good. Starbucks is trash compared to the quality of their coffee. Turkish people are very friendly and they are so proud of their food.

[rockerboyka]

I was in Turkey just last month and already missing the place. The culture and food were unique and something to behold. Will be back there again next year!

[ggulsena]

Turkish people appreciate when tourists visit their country and show interest in their food and culture. They enjoy sharing their dishes. They love to feed other people, this is considered a sign of respect. :)

[cagrisimsek]

You've really had an incredible food tour! For people coming to Turkey and wanting to try these dishes, I have written down the names of all the foods you ate in this video.

1:03 - Simit
2:28 - Menemen with Sucuk and Kaşar (Kashar) Cheese (not mozerella)
2:30 - Ezine Cheese (not feta cheese) and Kaşar Cheese
2:38 - Honey and Kaymak (not clotted cream)
2:41 - Pişi (Pishi) with Pastirma and Kaşar Cheese
5:23 - Midye Tava (Fried Mussels)
5:31 - That sauce called “tarator”
6:25 - Midye Dolma (Stuffed Mussels)
10:35 - Etli Ekmek (not Turkish Pizza)
12:08 - Tandır Kebap
16:25 - Döner Kebap
17:21 - Ayran
18:20 - Cag Kebap
22:06 - Fistikli Kebap (kebap with pictachio) normally you wouldn't have one with pine nuts and cheese. This must be the restaurant's own take on it.
23:54 - The side dishes are “Mezes” not dips. You normally don’t dip your kebap into them. The mezes available there: Haydari, Acili Ezme, Patlican Salatasi, Muhammara, Humus
29:34 - Çiğ Köfte (raw meatball)
32:20 - Uykuluk (Thymus)
32:32 - Koç Yumurtasi (ram testicles)
34:11 - Raki
37:07 - Kokoreç (kokorech)
38:27 - Şalgam
43:29 - Mumbar
44:26 - Şırdan (Shirdan)
45:10 - Kelle (lamb heads)
48:42 - Büryan Kebap
49:52 - Perde Pilavi (curtained rice)
52:30 - Künefe
1:06:55 - Baklava (Carrot Slice Shape)

It's natural to name an unfamiliar dish by its ingredients or compare it to another dish that seems similar, but it's also somewhat unfair.

Referring to Ayran as "Yogurt Juice, " Etli Ekmek as "Turkish Pizza, " or Sucuk as "Spicy Sausage" is akin to calling Gelato "Italian Ice Cream, " Sushi "Raw Fish Rolls, " or Paella "Seafood Rice" — it seems to oversimplify their uniqueness.

This might stem from the fact that despite having such wonderful dishes in Turkish cuisine, we haven't been very successful in promoting them globally. So perhaps, it's partly our fault.

[Xarriable]

0:17 Istanbul is not the capital, but the most important city. Ankara is the capital lol.

[GidgetLopeman]

I am so glad that you could taste most of the real Turkish food, not the advertised garbage on all other channels. This video is excellent and also very educative for tourists.

[nikitatkachov]

FYI Istanbul is not capital of Türkiye! It is the biggest city, but capital of Türkiye is Ankara! It is located more towards the center of the country, so more east and slightly more south. Istanbul is often mistakenly thought of as Türkiye's capital due to its popularity and size.

[b.elzebub]

Turkey is such a wonderful country. A very ancient part of the world. You can feel it just walking around there. From the Hittite Empire to the Mycenaean Greeks, the Roman Empire, the Ottomans all the way through modern day Turkey. Wonderfully hospitable people. Amazing food. Beautiful cities and landscapes.

[augustynnecko]

AM IN NAIROBI AND AM HOPING THAT ONE DAY I WILL GO TO TURKEY BECAUSE OF THEIR FOOD, LOOKS DELICIOUS

[o.j]

I've been to many countries around the globe but I should say there's no better food than Turkish one.It looks like food from a different world. Best food I've ever tasted.

[Delhi_Sultan]

Wow! Turkish food looks good and tastes even better. Turkish people are also some of the nicest!

[hgcand]

I have been all over world. Turkey is the best when it comes to tourism and food!

[abdul]

The Ottoman Empire’s influence on food during their rule over vast lands has to be top 3 gastronomically influential empires of all time. Much love Sonny, keep up the amazing work you do of you educating many of us. Respect.

[NicksGotBeef]

I spent a month in Istanbul during 2001 and I loved all the food. Became addicted to chi kofte ( Raw beef with lettuce dish ) but I didn’t know it was raw meat. When I later visited southern Turkey, olu deniz, I went all week trying to find that chi kofte. Finally found a chef that would make it for me and he wondered how I knew of it as it’s not a tourist dish… I told him of my stay in Istanbul, years before. And he proudly went off to make it for me. Then while eating it with me, I learnt it was raw. Didn’t put me off at all. Awesome stuff.

[DarkVeilNebula]

Im pinking my tears away watching this while eating my frozen pizza 🥲

[Misereree]

I have been to a lots of countries Latin America, Europe, Asia and my fav is turkish foods when I was in istanbul I feel like I'm in a food heaven. The best in the world! I have to visit again!

[dereknichols]

I went to Istanbul in 2010 for work and they were very hospitable and they even shut down a restaurant to give us a special dinner. That food was awesome, we had different platters of different meats and the best was steak tartar and kabob wraps with a long pepper for lunch.