ISTANBUL's Wild Flavors Near Byzantium’s Walls

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  • @TFT
    @TFT  День тому +6

    Dear friends, I just learned that the fire in LosAngeles still continues. I have lots of viewers from USA. I pray for the people and all living creatures hope it ends soon. So sad to watch all

  • @tastingpeace
    @tastingpeace 2 дні тому +8

    It was a beautiful moment to learn when you went from the sadness of a funeral, yet they shared treats with you to going to a joyful gathering of ladies picking wild greens. The mallow leaves look similar to a cultivated decorative flower here called nasturtium. They aren’t related but it’s a delicious plant (both greens and flowers). While I don’t speak Albanian, I noticed the woman tried to include Italian words. That’s how you understood “spinach” because the words are close between English and Italian. Thank you for this enriching moment and showing how you created a beautiful dish with the mallow 💚🌱

    • @TFT
      @TFT  2 дні тому +4

      Thank you for sharing the information about nasturtiums! I checked yes it looks similar but I dont remember seeing the plant here. Yes she had common words and was saying "ciao"😊 I am happy you enjoyed all the details. Hope other viewers will feel the same with a different topic :)

    • @Fiola_M
      @Fiola_M День тому

      I agree..from prayer to dhikr (remembrance of God) to bonding with strange ladies in a random field!

    • @Fiola_M
      @Fiola_M День тому

      So I have never seen this leaf..how interesting that they stuff it like they do grape leaves. You called it a mallow leaf, so I am wondering canim if there is also Jute mallow grown in Turkiye. Since there is a substantial syrian population there have you seen this leafy vegetable? Mulukhiyah (Arabic: ملوخية, romanized: mulūkhiyyah), also known as mulukhiyya , molokhiyya, melokhiyya, or ewédú, is a type of jute plant and a dish made from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius, commonly known in English as jute, jute leaves, jute mallow, nalta jute, or tossa jute.[3][4] It is used as a vegetable and is mainly eaten in Egypt, the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan), Sudan, Cyprus, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria.[5] It is called saluyot in the Philippines. Mulukhiyah is rather bitter, and when boiled, the resulting liquid is a thick, highly mucilaginous broth; it is often described as "slimy", rather like cooked okra.[6][7]

  • @MalReaver
    @MalReaver День тому

    So lovely to see you and the Albanian lady interacting! Thank you for showing that even without a common language we can communicate!

  • @halleyterry3613
    @halleyterry3613 Годину тому

    As a student of natural and alternative medicine, I loved this video video! I’ve heard of mallow plants from my time in Egypt. It’s a very common dish there and I absolutely loved it. Mallow is a fantastic plant nutritionally as well as medically as you discussed. I hope to go to Turkey someday. Your videos make me more and more interested in Turkish culture. Keep going!
    ❤ from Colorado, USA.

  • @pottersjournal
    @pottersjournal 2 дні тому +4

    Simply marvelous, all of it. The history, culture, food, people, the place, it's unfolding so naturally. Grazie to our Albanian friend. Good usage with the paper bag. Always love what you share here, thanks.

    • @TFT
      @TFT  2 дні тому +1

      I’m happy you enjoyed the video and special thanks for the details you catch 😊

  • @olivemadinah
    @olivemadinah 2 години тому

    It has always been soothing to watch your videos 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

  • @souadghazal2533
    @souadghazal2533 День тому +7

    Linda from Albania speaking Italian not Albanian, have been living in Italy for 20 years, visiting and going back to Italy in 3 days. Love all the East Mediterranean cuisines, fresh ingredients and foods. Love stuffed cabbage with meat and Swiss chard (vegetarian) .... so yummy and nutritious. Nice video and love the cats/dogs.😊

    • @hollybeeme
      @hollybeeme День тому

      I understood most of what she said in Italian! Food is a universal language, though, and you connected with her just fine! ❤❤

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      Thanks 😊

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      Thanks for sharing. Yes stuffed cabbage is delicious too 😊 glad to hear you enjoyed

  • @meikeboblitz5972
    @meikeboblitz5972 День тому +1

    It's interesting to see that even near
    a big city, like Istanbul you can find
    eatable greens! Where I live,here in
    Greece,the local people collect wild
    greens in the mountains, there are
    many different kinds, very tasty and
    healthy! Either we boil them and serve them with olive oil and lemon juice or we prepare pies!

  • @jeewanibasnayake7488
    @jeewanibasnayake7488 День тому +1

    Of course l like it 😊very interesting. Nature is beautiful. Thank you. I am waiting for new video 😊Take care Always 😊❤

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the video 😊

  • @beatricegalea9112
    @beatricegalea9112 День тому +1

    Hello Aysenur! Such an interesting video! Thanks for sharing, you never cease to amaze me and enlighten me, we too grow the common mellow in Malta and it is called “Hubbejza tar-raba” but I never knew it is edible by humans, I see the sheep and goats grazing and I assumed that it is only good for animals. I learn more from you than my fellow Maltese . I introduced the purslane salad to my family and my sisters family and it is quite enjoyed. I shall have to pick some common mellow when I go on my walks . Thanks again and God Bless you all. ❤️👏🌹🇲🇹

  • @christineg5699
    @christineg5699 День тому +2

    What a lovely video! I love your cooking videos but I love most when you combine travel/exploration with cooking. I learn so much from you. I incorporate some foraged greens in my cooking. One of my favorites is purslane, a wild “weed” common in California and many other places. I didn’t know that it was edible until I traveled to Türkiye for my honeymoon 25 years ago! There we met a young Turkish couple who introduced us to purslane salad. Since then I have been charmed by Turkish people, culture and cuisine. We love that Turkish cuisine involves plenty of healthy vegetables and fruits. Thank you for your lovely videos. Please post more recipes for healthy vegetable based dishes.

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      I am so happy to hear that you enjoyed the video and are incorporating foraged greens in your cooking! Lovely to hear your story that you got introduced to it by Turkish couple 😊 we love purslane and I have different salad recipes with it too you can check on the channel.

  • @susanhaas67624O
    @susanhaas67624O День тому +1

    Beautiful scenery, interesting video..Beautiful country.. thank you for sharing ❤

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      My pleasure happy to hear you enjoyed

  • @stk664
    @stk664 День тому

    So cool that you picked your greens and actually cooked and ate them! SubhanAllah 😊Its unheard of here in Canada!
    Mosque was so peaceful thanks for sharing

    • @MalReaver
      @MalReaver День тому

      wasn't unheard of in Canada during the depression and still happens, but is a lot more rare these days

  • @Almira-pw6hl
    @Almira-pw6hl День тому

    Selam i svako dobro!🤲🌷💜

  • @jolandajulyan3568
    @jolandajulyan3568 День тому

    There's a lot of wild plants that's edible. We in South Africa also enjoy wild plants, fruits and mushrooms. Some are true delicacies, thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world. We're blessed to receive abundant rain within our high summer in the city we live which is known for its droughts. Take care. From Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 12/01/2025 05:35

  • @junoharpoon
    @junoharpoon 2 дні тому +2

    Looking forward to watching you make Sarma with that new plant. What a lovely exchange with the women picking the Mallow in the field. Here we pick wild stinging nettles (Urtica dioica,) and use them instead of spinach in a pie. We also make tea with them when dried. Thank you for sharing! - watching from western Canada :)

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      I am glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing this about stinging nettles, we have it too and using it in gözleme (filled flatbreads) borek and the regional pilaf dish I mentioned in the video 😊 greetings from Istanbul

  • @saharelkadiri6476
    @saharelkadiri6476 День тому

    Machallah i love your videos and you recipes so much ♥️♥️ in my country Lebanon 🇱🇧 we make this dish like you did with olive oil and we serve with yogurt.
    But i live in USA 🇺🇸 and i miss this food so much.
    We love Istanbul me and my husband and we stay there once every year for 1 or 2 months it’s amazing and beautiful city♥️♥️

  • @madnitaste6288
    @madnitaste6288 2 дні тому

    Yüreklere dokunan paylaşım
    Başınız sağ olsun

  • @johnsperka2253
    @johnsperka2253 День тому +1

    A culture that knows how to forage from their surroundings will endure for a long long time- beautiful. 2 days w/o electricity and Americans are freaking out! Beautiful city! To be surrounded by so much history- amazing.

    • @hollybeeme
      @hollybeeme День тому +2

      In 1991 when my 3 boys were very young, we had a terrible ice storm. We were without heat and light for almost two weeks. I did not “freak out”, I put a wok in my fireplace and cooked for us. It was so cold I could use my entire kitchen like a walk in refrigerator. I can’t speak for other Americans, but we are not all so fragile in times of need. 😊

    • @johnsperka2253
      @johnsperka2253 День тому

      @ Good on you! You are made of sterner stuff than us cul de sac dwellers!

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      We have to be prepared for everything. It is always good to live simple maybe so in such cases. Thanks for sharing @hollybeeme your story. Older generations might think more practically. Hope new generations will also have that.

  • @bio_lifestyle
    @bio_lifestyle День тому

    Love 😍 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 ❤

  • @mohabatkhanmalak1161
    @mohabatkhanmalak1161 8 годин тому

    When we were living in the Emirates, we got used to having 'Molohia', which is a leafy green very popular in Egypt. It is known as 'Mallow' in English and is grown in the rich aluvial soil of the Nile delta. Not fully sure, but I think I've read that it is the leaf of the Jute plant. The most simple recipe I've made is to cook it with lamb meat in a slow cooker for 6 hours, and it tastes dilicious. Then I love Spinach and cook it with beans, lentils or meat.
    The lady was speaking a dialect of Italian, probably from the Adriatic Sea coast region.🌻🌹🌻

  • @TheHeroes20010
    @TheHeroes20010 День тому

    The mustard leaves curry is a famous delicacy in north India. It’s called Sarson ka Saag and it’s eaten with makke ki roti (flatbread of maize). You make such beautiful videos love all of them

  • @عائشةتامنا
    @عائشةتامنا 2 дні тому +1

    Although I'm not from Türkiye but full of love.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @kitchentruckbys7498
    @kitchentruckbys7498 2 дні тому

    MashaAllah great sharing ❤💐

  • @B1900pilot
    @B1900pilot 2 дні тому +1

    So much history in Turkey…Crossroads of the Spice Road.

    • @TFT
      @TFT  2 дні тому

      Indeed!☺️

  • @josempadilla9761
    @josempadilla9761 День тому

    In my country we are always in spring.Happy new year

    • @TFT
      @TFT  11 годин тому +1

      Thats interesting! Happy new year

  • @shabeenabahardeen3716
    @shabeenabahardeen3716 23 години тому

    Beautiful place

    • @TFT
      @TFT  11 годин тому

      Thanks! I'm glad you liked it

  • @trebor217
    @trebor217 2 дні тому

    …anything green leafed…teapot…by themselves…it’s nice…thank you…

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      I’m glad you enjoyed 😊

  • @mohammadqizer8608
    @mohammadqizer8608 2 дні тому

    Assalamu alaikum! Dear aysenur, nice episode. Always enjoying voice of prayer and captured cast on your video shoot. Everyone, everything is look so..lovely. bye till next episode with lot's of love💌 ma fatma.🙂

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      Wa alaikum assalam, I'm glad you enjoyed it dear Fatma as I did filming it 😊🙋🏻‍♀️💕

  • @adrianoavellinomorata4376
    @adrianoavellinomorata4376 2 дні тому

    As a malaysian that can speak italian. I can understand that albanese nonna speaking😂its such a fun thing to watch. May allah bless u and ur family ms aysenur🤞🏻greetings from malaysia❤️

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      Thank you so much 😊 yes she was lovely so can you say what she was saying? Was it all Italian language?

    • @debbimeyersbrant5752
      @debbimeyersbrant5752 День тому

      Can you translate it for her please and thank you

  • @draganamitrovic4614
    @draganamitrovic4614 День тому

    We on the Balkan also make:pilav,köfte, sarma,çorba..😊

    • @TFT
      @TFT  20 годин тому

      😊👌🏻all delicious

  • @marialuciafarinha3549
    @marialuciafarinha3549 2 дні тому

    Olá querida amiga da Turquia 🌻🇧🇷, eu gistri muito da viragem. Também gostei muito de ver a malva, awui no Bradil alguns descendentes de arabes fazrm o doce de gergrlim com tahine, acucsr ou mel, sgua e o extrsto da rsiz da malva, que também ê vonhecida vomo planta marshomrlow. I exyrato da malva da uma textura inexplicável ao doce, muito especial. Eu tdnho feito sopa de lentilha com suas receitas, sao especiais! Na minha região e comum o artoz com lentilha e cebolas fritas crocsntes., spenas. Antigamente era comum a malva de jardim, ela cresce como um pewueno arbusto e tem lindas flores, brsncas, vermelhas, e algins tins de rosa. Temos também a mslva chrirosa, nome popular, as folhas kemvram muito as folhas do gerânios, e quando passamos a mão nas folhas elas liveram perfume o perfume ê semelhante ao perfume de rosas. 😊

  • @donnagray9579
    @donnagray9579 День тому

    The roots of mallow are especially useful in medicine.

  • @redibegeja2958
    @redibegeja2958 День тому +1

    She was speaking italian aişe abla, not albanian. I am from albania and would like for you to visit albania.
    Indeed we have many things in common because we were part of the great osmanlı devleti.
    And the most important thing we have in common is the religion of Islam. Elhamdulilah.

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому

      Thanks for sharing the details dear. So as far as I understand then she is Italian maybe but now living in Albania then?😊 anyways yes lots of common things to bind us, how beautiful. Would love to visit Albania someday

    • @redibegeja2958
      @redibegeja2958 День тому +2

      @@TFT no, tam ters 😅
      She is albanian but lives in italy for 20 years.

  • @fatmabarissever6637
    @fatmabarissever6637 День тому

    Biz ebegümecini saplarıyla toplayıp doğruyoruz. Biraz su ekleyip pişiriyoruz, yumuşayınca, zeytinyağı ekleyip içine 3-4 yumurta kırıyoruz. denemenizi tavsiye ederim.

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      Denemek isterim. Teşekkür ederim tarif için. Soğan yok mu içinde? Birde nerelisiniz merak ettim tariften dolayı

    • @fatmabarissever6637
      @fatmabarissever6637 День тому

      @@TFT Biz koymuyoruz, ama siz deneyebilirsiniz. Kıbrıslıyız❤️

  • @asmaibrahim5949
    @asmaibrahim5949 2 дні тому +2

    She spoke Italian 😊

    • @asmaibrahim5949
      @asmaibrahim5949 2 дні тому +1

      She lived in Italy 20 years think and is visiting Turkey for three days .

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      Thank you! Interesting that she didn’t talk Albanian but preferred Italian language.

    • @bhuld0115
      @bhuld0115 День тому

      @@TFT many Albanians speak Italian and will converse in it when traveling since far more people speak and/or understand it in the Mediterranean region than speak Albanian.

  • @sammayet9002
    @sammayet9002 2 дні тому

    Alhamdolillah 😂❤🎉🎉🎉

  • @Fiola_M
    @Fiola_M День тому

    I also wanted to say that it is lovely that you show some islamic content on your channel. I was wondering if it is easy to find places to pray while sightseeing in Istanbul as a tourist? Does anyone pray in public? Is it allowed?

  • @hadimacy2006
    @hadimacy2006 День тому

    Plz it's a request to pray for me and my family want to live in turkey.

  • @gokayklc1297
    @gokayklc1297 День тому

    Bu video daha önce gelmemiş miydi Ayşenur Hanım?

    • @TFT
      @TFT  День тому +1

      Bu ikinci bölümü 😊 aynı yerlerde geçiyor belki o yüzden benzer geldi size ☺️

    • @gokayklc1297
      @gokayklc1297 День тому

      @@TFT Evet doğru söylediniz. Bana öyle geldi :)

  • @lianaminasyan1783
    @lianaminasyan1783 День тому

    Pipert🍀

  • @Fiola_M
    @Fiola_M День тому

    So I have never seen this leaf..how interesting that they stuff it like they do grape leaves. You called it a mallow leaf, so I am wondering canim if there is also Jute mallow grown in Turkiye. Since there is a substantial syrian population there have you seen this leafy vegetable? Mulukhiyah (Arabic: ملوخية, romanized: mulūkhiyyah), also known as mulukhiyya , molokhiyya, melokhiyya, or ewédú, is a type of jute plant and a dish made from the leaves of Corchorus olitorius, commonly known in English as jute, jute leaves, jute mallow, nalta jute, or tossa jute.[3][4] It is used as a vegetable and is mainly eaten in Egypt, the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan), Sudan, Cyprus, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria.[5] It is called saluyot in the Philippines. Mulukhiyah is rather bitter, and when boiled, the resulting liquid is a thick, highly mucilaginous broth; it is often described as "slimy", rather like cooked okra.[6][7]

  • @halleyterry3613
    @halleyterry3613 Годину тому

    As a student of natural and alternative medicine, I loved this video video! I’ve heard of mallow plants from my time in Egypt. It’s a very common dish there and I absolutely loved it. Mallow is a fantastic plant nutritionally as well as medically as you discussed. I hope to go to Turkey someday. Your videos make me more and more interested in Turkish culture. Keep going!
    ❤ from Colorado, USA.

  • @Fiola_M
    @Fiola_M День тому

    I also wanted to say that it is lovely that you show some islamic content on your channel. I was wondering if it is easy to find places to pray while sightseeing in Istanbul as a tourist? Does anyone pray in public? Is it allowed?