A Gourmet EXPERT WALKING TOUR of the World Famous ISTANBUL SPICE BAZAAR
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- With huge thanks to the FABULOUS Leyla of Cooking Alaturka.
This tour was one of the highlights of our trip because she pointed out so many things that only a local expert would know and knew so many of the incredible bazaar traders. It was a truly fascinating experience.
If you would like to do a gourmet walking tour too when you visit Istanbul please contact the amazing and so friendly www.cookingalaturka.com.
They not only do amazing food tours but also cookery classes too and they are a wonderful restaurant as well. They are based in the historic Sultanhamet district. You can follow them too on Instagram @cookingalaturka
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Leyla needs her own food show!
Thank you Oliver and Stephanie, this episode is so very rich and full of history. Leyla, your guide and gourmet historian, was the best to show us the many Turkish sweets, and daily spices and herbs used in Turkish cuisine. How interesting learning about the caravan inns, first-roasted coffee, and so many more very interesting things that Istanbul has to offer. Thank you, again.
TEA, Leyla, etymology, history, culture, friends - so many delights !
What a fantastic gourmand episode! Leyla is so passionate! Thank you Stephanie and Ollie for taking us on this adventure 💕
This was everything. I could have watched for hours. Layla was charming.
I wish my Mum was still alive, she would have enjoyed this video very much. She loved Turkey and visited there many times.
Your guide was so CUTE! Her smile and personality was the best ever! I would love to have a tour with her. She was knowledgeable and friendly.
I was thinking the same! Can I have her as my guide when I visit Istanbul!?
What an amazing woman! She holds so much information and she has so much energy and zest for life. I am loving this series. It is beautifully filmed and so informative. I wish I could jump on a plane and travel to these amazing places but since I can't I will continue to watch Travels With My Friend.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This video is exactly what I needed to finish a chapter in my book. I'm writing a book about an Alaskan woman that on a whim decides to go to Istanbul instead of London when she ditches her fiance at the alter. It is basically a love letter to Turkiye. Your video is going to help me so much! Leila is incredible.
I’m feeling like my eyes have been opened to new places in ways I never knew very little about. Thank you so much for taking us to these places. Your guide was an absolute gem. She was matched your enthusiasm and interest, with her knowledge and pride in her city.
WOW! This looks like heaven! I would want to buy everything in there! The lady was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic, energetic and beautiful! What a great tour!!! I learn so much and wish I could taste all the delicious food, taste the tea and spices, smells the perfume and soaps, buy many beautiful lamps, dishes and chess set! 🤩🤩🤩
Ollie does such a professional job filming and editing. Always educational, too.
Layla! Best guide ever! So nice to see you❤
What an interesting and enigmatic woman, sometimes when people are informing you it can get a bit boring but definitely not with her…I found the whole thing fascinating.
An incomparable video. i love the images of Istanbul in the winter snow. Wonderful! Thank you so much for another epic and magnificent video!
Stephanie was born to be a presenter 📺 her enunciation and soothing voice, makes it so enjoyable to watch, the way that she explains things makes it seem welcoming and easily understandable
❤ I cherish these videos for moments to myself so I can fully pay attention ❤
OMG! The bowls, the plates, those glass lanterns and Turkish Delight! I would love to visit Turkiye and wonder through the markets drinking tea and finding exotic treasure. Absolutely beautiful!
That lady is a wonder the information she has given has been fantastic so interesting what a wonderful place
Absolutely fascintating. The history, traditions, the variety - there is so much to Turkey, Istanbul than I ever knew. The bazaar had me salivating. This is just the kind of vlog I love. Thank you Ollie and Stephanie for being so enthusiastic and open to different cultures and experiences. How lucky to have the perfect guide. So informative and entertaining. Loved all the back stories. This was one of my favourites.
What a great tour. Leyla was an excellent tour guide. Wish I could have tasted everything.
What a wonderful tour and guide! Thank you Stephanie and Ollie.
Excellent tour of Istanbul. This tour guide is a keeper. Thank you.😊
I've always wanted to go to Istanbul but am not sure when I will get to. How wonderful that you take the time to travel to these wonderful places and give us a very real sense of what it is like to be there. Just fabulous! Thank you! x
I love that lady showing you around , she was brilliant
I remember the odors of the place and It's still there 40+ years later. It is a remarkable scene!
Your bazaar adventure was very interesting! THANK YOU Ollie, Stephanie And your guide Leyla! The smells must have been absolutely delightful!!!
VERY interesting!! Makes me want to visit Istanbul! So many amazing and unique flavours! Thanks for sharing with us, Stephanie & Oliver...xo from Montreal
👏👏👏 Excellent ❤ Delightful Turkish Host Lady Was An Energetic, Encyclopaedia Of Interesting Knowledge 🌟 Thank You 💫
Istanbul in the snow, - though not very pleasant for you - is, visually, sheer magic. My dinner of scrambled eggs and bacon faded as I watched all the glorious food and spices on display. Your guide is a marvel, and Istanbul is now high on my list of dream destinations. Thank-you, both, for an enlightening and appetite stimulating adventure!
This is a place I didn’t know I needed to see until I saw this. It is incredible.
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Oh my gosh I would book a flight just to taste the blueberry, beetroot marinated and grilled olives.
Everyone of.your travels is so informative but also very enertaining you feel like you are there with you special watching it on a fairly big tv lol ❤❤🎉😊😊😊🎉
Your host has rapid fire intelligence....!! Wonderful...! Thank you, S & O.....!!!!
Loved it. What a lovely lady she made it to sound so romantic thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The colours of the spices and goods on sale are so vibrant.
Fabulous love Turkish Food. One of My Favourites. Went here in The 70s Stopped off on a Cruise, Lovely To Hear all The Turkish Traditions. 😊
Thank you Ollie and Steph for another incredibly interesting video. I wish when I visited the Istanbul spice bazaar with my late mother when we were on the cruise, I wish we had more time to see every thing. I do remember the smells and the carpets and the hospitality of the wonderful Turkish people. Thanks again and I can't wait for the next one. X
Wow what a beautiful place and great video all that food tasting Stephanie you will not want any lunch lol, all that history blow me away really enjoyed this one thank you Oliver and Stephanie take care can not wait until the next trip.💕🌼🤗
Excellent, how interesting, never realised how beautiful it is in Istanbul, thank you. 👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧
This is my favorite video so far! Great new channel, so enjoyable.
That was absolutely amazing and SO INTERESTING!! Layla is an amazing guide. So energetic and friendly and a very good story teller. Love how we get to know Istanbul so well from you guys. I've never been there but really want to go now. 😊
Thank you for not cutting this video short. I really felt as if, I was there with you both. If only there was smell- a- vision. Great video!!
What a fascinating tour with you all and Leyla. Her stories and background knowledge were fascinating.
Oh my goodness! ! I did not want this to end..Lovely
Thank you Stephanie and Oliver..
Wonderful! I would need an extra suitcase for all the goodies I would buy 😃
Oh my gosh I had to watch this twice just to soak in the beauty- I have never seen a spice bazaar and it is beyond stunning. This was so well done - you put National Geographic to shame!❤❤
So interesting Stephanie and Ollie, wonderful tour guide. Loving your series. Many thanks 😊❤️
10 cups ? no way … what about 20 Turkish tea glasses … Turks drink tea all day … (I am Turkish origin) Even I’ve learned several things from Leyla … thank you Stephanie & Oliver ❤️❤️
Ollie & Stephanie, love your travel channel. You show things that most of us only dream of, or can't possibly afford. Fabulous.
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What a magical place ❤
Of the foods in the world i crave to eat again in their natural environment, knafe is at the top of the list. Food I've eaten in Turkey has been some of the best I've ever enjoyed. Thank you for the wonderful tour of the spice market!
wow Leyla - very generous in sharing all that interesting info!
Leyla is a wonderful guide! Knowledgeable, and fun!
Brilliant! Just brilliant! Every shot….all the marvellous historical knowledge….Leyla’s energy and delivery…bursting with love for her culture! What a treat! Was very concerned for you, Stephanie in your gorgeous, but I don’t think warm enough, coat! It’s clear that Philip wasn’t with you, to make sure you wrapped up warmly enough! 😂warmth over elegance! This was fabulous! Someone suggested BBC get you to do travel programmes…..couldn’t agree more! Love to you ❤
This was the best one yet
Greetings my favourite Travellers 🙂Once again thank you for a most fascinating short tour of enchanting Istanbul - a city steeped in Middle Eastern culture and traditions of times gone by . I also loved your guide and her charming easy manner in giving us a short fact-filled history tutorial . While it is easy to thank you for these delightful vlogs, I sincerely do appreciate the hard work, tremendous effort of travelling and last, but not least, the loving support of your partners. Stay healthy and safe travels always.
Loved,loved this vlog you are great travellers what a feast for the eyes, makes me want to to go to Istanbul and try all that lush food ,no idea it existed thanks a million for taking us along.
Please, everyone that’s watching, please subscribe so they can keep this wonderful channel going! I’ve just finished watching all the videos and have learned more and had more of a desire to travel than ever before when watching travel shows! Absolutely wonderful! I love how they approach the points of interest and get a local expert to immerse them and us in the experience ❤
Each video becomes my favorite!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Gosh, it's such an abundant and friendly place! What a culture! One day I hope to go there as well. 🕌
I loved your guide, Leyla! What a find.
Thank you so much for sharing all of this with us so that we too learn what's out there in our big beautiful world. 🌏
Love, Jacqueline from New Zealand
Another Amazing!! Vlog. Each one of these trips is incredible and so interesting. You seem to find such lovely unique people. So much better than any TV programme and so well filmed 🤗
Why hasn't a network picked up this program and paid you millions already for the privilege of showing it world wide?
Totally agree. This Chanel has inspired me to travel to the places they’ve visited. They are simply incredible ambassadors. Cant understand why they haven’t been ‘snapped up” by each country they visit!
I agree 100%
Agree totally! I've loved the vlogs, and learned so much. Thank you Stephanie and Ollie. Utterly charming. 😘
Proof there’s nothing good on TV anymore
Well said!!!
Love your guide 🙏🏻
Ollie and Steph, thanks. I loved this vlog also. I felt like I was there in person.❤
That was amazing! Thank you! ❤
Wow !Thank you for the adventure of the walk through the Turkish Markets.Fabulous!
Hiya Lovlies Thankyou for sharing Your Guide was was so informative. Blessings luv southern Ontario Canada🇨🇦🐝
Travel with my friends is a travel to culture, art and beauty,thank you ❤️👍
Oh! Thank you ever so much for Sharing this wonderful Adventure ! I am in looove with These bazaars! I Need to go to Istanbul! By far, It Is My favorite vlog! The lady Is a wonder! Thank you a thousand times!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😘😘😘😽😽😽😽😽😽
Awesome. Thanks for taking us along😊
What a beautiful episode of your travels 😍 Thank you for sharing this with us ❤️ Beautiful Istanbul. Ollie , Stephany and Leyla thank you
I loved having a local expert showing you around!
So exotic and exciting and tasty ! I would like to try some grilled olives❣️
What a wonderful guide! Great episode!
Really really enjoyed this adventure. It’s on my bucket list.
Excellent tour and guide.
Fantastic experience to watch from my armchair. Well done!
What great history of foods, tea and coffee, sure wish we could have smelled the smells.
What a feast for eyes and mouth. The building is fab too
What a wonderful episode! I love Turkish food so much, & love exploring the Turkish restaurants & shops in the suburbs here in Melbourne Australia. I’ve never tried true Turkish pomegranate tea, so Googled it, & found where to buy it here. I think this is the first time I’ve seen anyone show Istanbul in the snow, it looked to beautiful but also very cold, those charcoal fires out in the streets would be very welcoming .. and wow, that ice-cream seller, what a show … hilarious!😄
So interesting. I learned so much. So wonderful to see things we would have never seen. Thank you Olive & Stephanie
Wonderful episode! I live in Turkey and Istanbul is one of my favorite cities! Leyla was a great guide and so many interesting stories! Çök teşekkürler 🙏🏻
Best one yet, absolutely superb! Thank you Stephanie and Ollie!
Oh my goodness. I would be broke after visiting these vendors. Every single booth (minus the leeches) would get my money. The spices, tea, Turkish delight, cheese, roasted corn, ice cream, & coffee would fill up several suitcases. Your guide is a wonder worker. ❤
Wow. I loved it. I loved it. I loved it.❤
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Your guide Leyla is fantastic! I think its wonderful that you were able to experience the food in its basic form and from what/where it derives from. ❤
...& your guide, wonderful. Knowledgeable, lovely personality & beautiful.
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I am absolutely LOVING this channel!!! Bravo Stephanie and Oliver!! Superb!!
What an incredible time you share with us - as I have said before I have to watch these vlogs twice there is so much to see. Thank you from Australia.
Excellent pacing and closeups of the decorative goods. Making choices wouldn’t have been easy!
My very favorite so far. Really fascinating.
I love Istanbul and I love your guide! What a delight she is.
Leyla is absolutely wonderful? Great tour!
You two have opened my eyes to the wonders of Turkey. Love love love every episode. ❤
Roast chestnuts are my favourite food! And I love the idea of healthy dried veggies you can stuff with couscous, rice, etc. I love Turkish food, I first tried it in Berlin. Magical to see Istanbul in the snow. Thank you Ollie, Stephanie and lovely Leila
The lamps, bowls and plates were so colorful and beautiful. I would love to taste all the spices. Thank you for taking us along, this was a fantastic trip. Your guide made this oh so interesting.
unbelievable beautiful
Layla was amazing to listen to about everything Turkish. So interest on food and history.
The market so vibrant in color not just in spices but dishes as well. Loved info on Teas, coffees, the drying of foods to get ready for winter. I was amazed by every new item shared.
Thank you Oliver and Stephanie for a beautiful journey to Istanbul. So enjoying this channel ❤❤❤
My second home. How Ilove everything Turkish. What a fabulous episode guys. Loved Leyla, she is amazing!
I love love love Turkey delights.
By far my favorite so far! Such wonderful information and colors and sensations, even if we couldn't taste things! More of this-culture! Your guide was amazing! Sorry to use so many !!!, but wow.
I always love your videos! I find it informational! Thank you so much for taking me to places I will never get to visit! Thank you so much!
Bravo yet another great one
Leyla is fantastic! I love going on your travels with you🤗💗🦊 Turkey is close to my heart - Merhaba! My mouth was watering the whooole time!