Is This The Best Kebab In The World? (Flying to Istanbul for a Döner)

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  • @FrenchGuyCooking
    @FrenchGuyCooking  Місяць тому +169

    🤯 I never ever had kebab like this. Word. Big thanks to Émir and Tatar Salim for having me. Link to the new saucepans : salutcompany.com
    Just so you know, youtube is doing the dubbing automatically but you can turn it off in the settings

    • @mighty2k3
      @mighty2k3 Місяць тому +6

      You really need to Checkout the German kebab where the origin of the modern Döner Kebab is, maybe you can do a collab with Holle2164 who is a german food influencer who specialised and is known for this Döner Kebab Ranking. Also in Austria - Vienna the restaurant "Ferhat" is known for being the best Döner Kebab in the world

    • @yigitalpalcan4858
      @yigitalpalcan4858 Місяць тому

      Alex, you should go to "Beyti" in Florya. It was recently selected as the #1 döner spot in Turkey by a world-famous food organisation.

    • @DoubleDHZ
      @DoubleDHZ Місяць тому

      @@mighty2k3 I live in Vienna and I have been two times at Ferhat. Yes, it is excellent. Not only because they make everything (meat, bread ect.) themselves, but also because they use a woodfire oven. BUT, you have to wait there for over an hour until you can order, because it is so crowded. I'd rather have the second best kebab immediately than having to wait for the best one 😉I've never been to Istanbul and thus never had one at Tatar Salim, but I highly doubt, that Tatar Salim can't keep up with Ferhat.
      Would be interesting to know, if Holle2164 was ever in Istanbul and tried one there...

    • @SuSamuru333
      @SuSamuru333 Місяць тому

      @@mighty2k3 "modern" lol

    • @mdreugen
      @mdreugen Місяць тому

      Alex, you really really have to try (if you are still in Istambul) the KOKOREC!!!

  • @frknaydn
    @frknaydn Місяць тому +1066

    I am ex-chef at doner kebab in Turkey. Marination is simple. Depending on the region it changes a bit but my fav marination recipe:
    - Yogurt
    - Onion juice
    - Olive Oil
    - thyme (if lamb), black pepper, paprika powder (sweet), cumin, salt
    If the marination is too thick, you can thin it using mineral water. It should have a consistency of soup. This was for beef + lamb but if you wanna try chicken, thats way more easier.
    Chicken doner marination;
    - galeta flour
    - sweet paprika poweder
    - salt (other then salt, you don't need other spices).
    You basically butterfly the chicken breast just like the beef but while marination, you gonna put little bit sweet paprika and galeta flour in order. make sure you don't over do it.

    • @alkaliaurange
      @alkaliaurange Місяць тому +7

      I never realized sweet paprika was added-- good to know

    • @balljeet696
      @balljeet696 Місяць тому +6

      Is chicken doner bastard? Why she doesnt get any yoghurt to tenderize meat and why were you only using breast meat WHYYY master?

    • @sunflowerbaby1853
      @sunflowerbaby1853 Місяць тому +2

      How do you get enough onion juice. I get such a small amount when grating it.

    • @ecenbt
      @ecenbt Місяць тому

      Hahahaha, I'm sorry to say but chicken döner is indeed "bastard" as in it is a bastardized version invented by fast food kiosks in Turkey as a cheap alternative to more expensive meat döner😅😅​@@balljeet696

    • @Deathbynature89
      @Deathbynature89 Місяць тому +1

      Thankyou

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville Місяць тому +683

    When your driver is wearing a 4 point racing harness you know the ride is gonna be good.

    • @Loothansa
      @Loothansa Місяць тому +46

      And no rear seats... I wanna see more of that car!

    • @dacz156
      @dacz156 Місяць тому +4

      @@Loothansa That's a 3 gen Renault clio

    • @Loothansa
      @Loothansa Місяць тому

      @@dacz156 Hm the dashboard doesnt seem to match. They have circular vents.

    • @constantinflorin3653
      @constantinflorin3653 Місяць тому +18

      @@Loothansa Megane RS 225/230

    • @Loothansa
      @Loothansa Місяць тому +2

      @@constantinflorin3653 Yeah thats the one! Thanks, very cool cars.

  • @tigeriussvarne177
    @tigeriussvarne177 Місяць тому +913

    Next video: meeting Andong in Berlin for a Döner?

    • @lotuseater92
      @lotuseater92 Місяць тому +31

      that would be great

    • @nielsherzberg2413
      @nielsherzberg2413 Місяць тому +17

      Yess please that would be the perfect collab:))

    • @lewismaddock1654
      @lewismaddock1654 Місяць тому +13

      That's the crossover we've all been waiting for to come back.

    • @utkua
      @utkua Місяць тому +30

      Berlin doner is completely different product, if you put sauce and condiments into doner sandwich in Turkey, people will think that something is wrong with your doner.

    • @fyoloswaggins5203
      @fyoloswaggins5203 Місяць тому +13

      its like going to new york for pizza

  • @Getpojke
    @Getpojke Місяць тому +196

    I used to visit Türkiye a lot to climb & visit archaeological sights. One of the things I always loved was that places to eat were always happy to invite you into their kitchen to see how things were done & how clean it was. After a couple of weeks in the Köroğlu Mountains we were in Ankara for a little rest & a couple of us went looking for something to eat. It was a still night, & we'd wandered, but no restaurant was taking our fancy. Then this tantalising scent wafted from a tiny old narrow ally. We ventured down & found an old man. He was tending a push along cart with a charcoal brazier built in. He didn't speak much English, & our Turkish was still spotty. But between a bit of Turkish, English & German we ascertained he only did one dish - a type of chicken kebab. We ordered two & chatted while he grilled the meat & cut it on a wooden block that was so dished from years of chopping that it looked like a U-shaped glacial valley. He wrapped the meat in beautiful bread with a few simple condiments & then rolled it in paper. We found a place to sit, under clear skies, still & warm air in this beautiful city that has been inhabited since the stone age. It was the best tasting chicken I've ever had. Simply spiced, moist, all wrapped up in bread that was as soft as silk sheets. We didn't speak while we ate - we didn't need too. That happy moment sticks in my head decades later, & I'll never be able to recreate that simple charcoal cooked meal. But I'm happy with that, some moments should be preserved in the amber of memory, to be looked at & cherished. 🥙

    • @TUNC66
      @TUNC66 Місяць тому +11

      Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory with us.

    • @billaddison82
      @billaddison82 Місяць тому +9

      You're an amazing writer!

    • @Getpojke
      @Getpojke Місяць тому +4

      @@TUNC66 You're welcome, I go back there in my head often.

    • @Getpojke
      @Getpojke Місяць тому +4

      @@billaddison82 Thank you for saying so.

    • @helenswan705
      @helenswan705 Місяць тому +2

      Sweet. Write a book. You write well.

  • @NotGeri
    @NotGeri Місяць тому +1152

    I'm happy this series is back, but you should seriously consider different sponsors than Better Help

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify Місяць тому

      No he shouldn't.... You idiots should stop virtue signalling a few mistakes they've made years ago over the many thousands they help today. You literally have done zero research yourself

    • @filipeselv4
      @filipeselv4 Місяць тому +5

      Why?

    • @MrBlueBurd0451
      @MrBlueBurd0451 Місяць тому

      @@filipeselv4 Better Help has been credibly accused of severe malpractice including hiring unlicenced practitioners and extreme recklessness in data security.

    • @egearslan5240
      @egearslan5240 Місяць тому +2

      Also curious

    • @ItzVeonix
      @ItzVeonix Місяць тому

      ​@@filipeselv4 sells its customers' data and much more
      just search "What's going on with Betterhelp?" there should be a reddit post about it

  • @Judo7Nine
    @Judo7Nine Місяць тому +17

    You have been the single reason for me to explore Turkey. Your constant pursuit, obsession in a particular food, has inspired my kitchen enthusiasm and the want to visit some of the places you visit. Thank you Alex for gathering the strength to return.

  • @chrisonash
    @chrisonash Місяць тому +44

    I’m so glad to see you back on UA-cam!

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Місяць тому +25

    The cinematography, passion and style are second to none! You were missed very much Alex! Your videos always make My day 😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @MrXontrosPanikos
    @MrXontrosPanikos Місяць тому +423

    Nobody: "I want my döner authentic and my phychological help fraudulent"
    Alex: Say no more.

    • @develdur228
      @develdur228 Місяць тому +13

      lmao underrated comment

    • @jeohist
      @jeohist Місяць тому +71

      doner is better psychological help than betterhelp

    • @MrXontrosPanikos
      @MrXontrosPanikos Місяць тому

      @@jeohist alcohol is better psych help than betterhelp. At least we know what that shit is qualified for.

    • @digitalgrapefru1t385
      @digitalgrapefru1t385 Місяць тому +1

      @@jeohist real

    • @lucasbune
      @lucasbune Місяць тому

      ++

  • @909Films
    @909Films Місяць тому +3

    I am loving the cinematography. I’m not talking about the stock footage establishing shots, but the changing of lenses, from the shallow depth of field closeups, to the wide angle shots of Alex. This is beyond what I expect from a UA-cam video. I can feel the labor of love put into these different episodes and series. I don’t mind waiting a couple months while you’re working hard to put out the best videos you can with cinematic quality.

  • @Cleo-h3x
    @Cleo-h3x Місяць тому +10

    I’m so glad to see you back on UA-cam!.

  • @foodieeda
    @foodieeda Місяць тому +5

    Whenever I share the real döner on my accounts, people from Germany attack me saying döner is German hahah! Thank you for showing people the real deal. Tatar Salim is really a good place to eat döner!

  • @Havrilo2
    @Havrilo2 Місяць тому +9

    He is really back ! Looking forward to watching this !

  • @lewismaddock1654
    @lewismaddock1654 Місяць тому +28

    In the next episode we see Alex DIY an a spinning roaster with the most random materials and breaking down the science of difference in protein structure of a normal roast vs a Kebab.

    • @angrypotato_fz
      @angrypotato_fz Місяць тому +1

      I hope so!

    • @greenblack6552
      @greenblack6552 Місяць тому

      you can find cheap, and fancy spinning roasters for home use.

    • @brt5273
      @brt5273 Місяць тому

      Yes but will it be completed or abandoned because he discovers he can't actually replicate the process?🤷‍♂️

    • @summerlover-c3d
      @summerlover-c3d Місяць тому

      YEAHHH!!! I can't wait

  • @aster5193
    @aster5193 Місяць тому +6

    Istanbul and Paris are my two favourite cities in the world, so this series for me came right down from heaven

  • @miquerto
    @miquerto Місяць тому +1

    I've always enjoyed watching your channel, but since you have gone to this deep dive series style of videos my enjoyment has only increased. Thank you. Much love from America.

  • @mariooo2493
    @mariooo2493 Місяць тому +7

    I genuinly missed you, youtubers like you made me like cooking, i was really sad when you left.

  • @TheRodonji
    @TheRodonji Місяць тому +547

    Glad you are back but please don't take sponsorship from better help. Better help is a scam and does not use real psychiatrists. They are predatory and prey on people in a vulnerable position.
    Stay away from better help!

    • @dadsquatch79
      @dadsquatch79 Місяць тому +11

      Let it go.

    • @TheRodonji
      @TheRodonji Місяць тому +41

      @dadsquatch79 Yeah, just roll over to the corporations that abuse the vulnerable. Just take the abuse, they do actually love you.

    • @chomkypanda
      @chomkypanda Місяць тому +28

      Not to mention their support for the IOF, an army carrying out an active genocide

    • @avecsellers
      @avecsellers Місяць тому +4

      ​@@dadsquatch79no

    • @hunterwilk
      @hunterwilk Місяць тому +8

      ​@@dadsquatch79you really, really like that song huh?

  • @baldieman64
    @baldieman64 Місяць тому +14

    Loved Kebabs as a kid, after a night of drinking.
    Then I experienced the real wood fired Döner Kebaps is Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, and haven't been in a British Kebab shop since.

  • @jacktheripperVII
    @jacktheripperVII Місяць тому +12

    Better help had lots of issues in the past and supposably they didn't fix them. I wouldn't trust that service if I were you

  • @gageracer
    @gageracer Місяць тому +7

    Bro I can't believe someone is promoting Tatar Salim! It's my fav in the whole country! ❤❤❤❤❤
    I make a wrap with everything over there. I add the salad, all the spices and the onion. If you go there and they don't give you onion just ask them to! Their rice pudding is amazing as well.

  • @FaZzAbAzZa95
    @FaZzAbAzZa95 Місяць тому

    So glad you’re back Alex - brilliant content and a topic close to my heart!

  • @ecenbt
    @ecenbt Місяць тому +46

    Hi Alex, I know it's a longshot for you to see this but just in case, I'd like to share with you (and everyone) that it is possible to get döner close to the level of Turkey in France. You would just need to travel to Strasbourg ! When i first moved here from İstanbul i was sure i could never eat döner here, but then I came across a shop called Kebs Baba, which is a local döner restaurant run by second generation turkish migrants. Their meat's quality and marinade is truly the closest I had to Turkish ones all over europe (so far) and they also give you the twist of "Berlin style sandwiches" if you want, with so many options. If you ever have the chance to come to this part of France, you should definitely give it a try.

    • @onurcan8434
      @onurcan8434 Місяць тому +1

      It is extremely normal that where there are Turks, there is also Turkish food.

    • @ecenbt
      @ecenbt Місяць тому +1

      @onurcan8434 ha, but its quality is very arguable and the quality of this specific shop was very satisfactory

    • @onurcan8434
      @onurcan8434 Місяць тому

      @@ecenbt Of course, finding the same quality and the same material is not an easy task. For example, I couldn't find the lettuce I wanted even in my own country.

    • @superresistant0
      @superresistant0 Місяць тому +1

      Strasbourg has top tier restaurants.

  • @McTroyd
    @McTroyd Місяць тому +4

    Just placed our saucepan order! After missing out on the first run, we're looking forward to finally getting our hands on one. 👍

  • @baratrion
    @baratrion Місяць тому +6

    Here's another fun etymology bite - döner is actually short for döner kebap (rotating kebab), from the Turkish verb dönmek (to turn/rotate). Combined with yaprak, it literally means "rotating layers." And while we're on a roll with rotating meat linguistics - the word "shawarma" (شاورما) comes from Turkish çevirme, meaning "turning" (from çevirmek - to turn/rotate). So whether you're getting döner kebap, shawarma, or Greek gyros (meaning "turn/spin"), you're essentially ordering some variation of "that spinning meat thing!" 😄

    • @duayenemre
      @duayenemre Місяць тому

      Önceki videoda kebap profesörü anlatıyor hepsini

    • @yusufpolatkesen8468
      @yusufpolatkesen8468 Місяць тому

      Teşekkür ederiz hocam. Bravo 🙌

  • @brianhaitz
    @brianhaitz Місяць тому +17

    please Alex DONT REPLICATE... go and translate the spirit of this Döner to the home kitchen, thats what we all want :DDD

    • @FrenchGuyCooking
      @FrenchGuyCooking  Місяць тому +8

      This is my plan. I want to find a way for you guys to be able to replicate it at home.

    • @emirkaanakoglu2797
      @emirkaanakoglu2797 Місяць тому

      @@FrenchGuyCooking Il existe des stands de doner kebab miniatures que vous pouvez acheter chez eux.

    • @brianhaitz
      @brianhaitz Місяць тому

      @@FrenchGuyCooking you’re the best - thanks alex!

  • @utkua
    @utkua Місяць тому +30

    When I go to this place, I never eat onions because it distracts from doner's taste, just meat and bread. Also there is a lavash at the bottom of doner pile, soaked in fat, that is a treasure. It is a rich dish, acidity is needed, you can have it from sour and salty ayran, that is the purpose of it, primes your taste buds for the next round.

    • @TUNC66
      @TUNC66 Місяць тому +2

      In my opinion, onion is kebab's best friend.

    • @mkemalsan
      @mkemalsan Місяць тому +2

      I’m getting older and really appreciate onion more and more. It helps digesting 😅 also with a lot of meat and bread dishes I only use onion as garnish. When I was younger I always loved almost a salad with my meat and bead 😂

    • @onurcan8434
      @onurcan8434 Місяць тому +1

      We try to prepare it as simply as possible. It is the most ideal - adequate and simply prepared version with meat - tomato - onion - salt and spices. So you can enjoy everything in it equally in every bite. In Europe they add a lot of greens and sauce. This is no different than eating salad and bread, because the most of what is in it will also be in the bite. So they can't taste the meat and there is no point in eating meat. Also, this is definitely not done in Turkey, but it helps those who try to cover up meat that is not fresh in Europe with sauce. The meat will shine as if it were fresh with plenty of sauce on it. In addition, although onions take a long time to digest, they are extremely beneficial for health. It has many benefits such as opening the mind, preventing Alzheimer's and fighting cancer cells. It is important for older people to consume more than one but sufficient amount during the day.

    • @utkua
      @utkua Місяць тому +1

      @@onurcan8434 I love onions, but this doner has many subtle flavors I do not want to miss. For example for tantuni I love onions, for adana kebab i like it, for good doner, not so much, also marinade has onion juice in it.

    • @onurcan8434
      @onurcan8434 Місяць тому

      @@utkua Yes, but remember that cancer drugs are made from lemon peel, not from its juice. So unless your goal is just flavor, you should not settle for just onion juice.

  • @thomaspiveteau8087
    @thomaspiveteau8087 Місяць тому +17

    i was trolled by the automatic VF version...

  • @Denevive
    @Denevive Місяць тому

    It's nice to see you back on the channel, Alex. Your health and headspace are paramount, but your videos are wonderful and I am so happy to see them again. Thank you, and be safe.

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Місяць тому +3

    Very happy to have You back Alex

  • @tobiaslueck94
    @tobiaslueck94 Місяць тому

    The Quality of your videos is breathtaking. Beautiful camera work, moderation and research work. Keep up the good work!

  • @IsSarahPi
    @IsSarahPi Місяць тому +748

    Stop doing Better Help sponsorships, so much information about how they are terrible is out there

    • @NottoriousGG
      @NottoriousGG Місяць тому +33

      Stop caring about sponsers 😂

    • @dadsquatch79
      @dadsquatch79 Місяць тому +29

      Let it go. Are you paying him? If not, STFU

    • @alecjahn
      @alecjahn Місяць тому +76

      @@dadsquatch79 BetterHelp pays him, and they get their money from being a shitty company that takes advantage of people trying to get help who instead get grifted or abused.

    • @mrougelot
      @mrougelot Місяць тому +15

      I agree but he has had time for a break and he knows what he’s doing…unfortunately.

    • @davidchalmers6753
      @davidchalmers6753 Місяць тому

      @@alecjahn almost all USD has cocaine on it. Cocaine as an industry has killed millions. I guess you should stop using USD because it contributes to death so much that almost every dollar has some on it. stfu

  • @toddchaddon4249
    @toddchaddon4249 Місяць тому +1

    My gosh, I love your channel! You have the coolest friends!

  • @HeavenShallTremble
    @HeavenShallTremble Місяць тому +375

    Still using better help. The app that is a flat out scam. Using barely trained people to handle the mental health of others.
    Horrible endorsement

    • @Marmeus
      @Marmeus Місяць тому +17

      It would be known by now if the vast majority of youtubers had any ethics (beyond words).

    • @henryslager9406
      @henryslager9406 Місяць тому +10

      This comment needs more likes

    • @dadsquatch79
      @dadsquatch79 Місяць тому +2

      Let it go.

    • @StrikerEureka85
      @StrikerEureka85 Місяць тому +9

      he's probably still contractually obligated for some time

    • @dannyschaible7112
      @dannyschaible7112 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@Marmeustrue. But they get paid so we get to see the advertisement. Yay for us I guess

  • @arctic_stories
    @arctic_stories Місяць тому

    Love this series!

  • @KMuppet21
    @KMuppet21 Місяць тому +10

    Have always loved your work but I’m finding the advertisements in video for so long on top of UA-cam’s own obnoxious advertising unbearable now. Not sure if you’re having to do it to survive but I had to stop watching. Last video felt the same. It began, I sat through adverts and it was over

  • @lumioX
    @lumioX Місяць тому

    It's so great to have your curios and adventurous soul back to YT. Been missing you!

  • @geneard639
    @geneard639 Місяць тому +3

    Love your videos Alex! Sadly here in the US for the most part everything is corporate and you rarely see cuisine like this any more. Back in the 1970s in Chicago you could find Kebab, Shawarma and Gyro shops with sizeable meat stacks of 3 to 4 feet tall but as the years wore on they shrank until they just started grilling up a chopped up oily mess. its nice to see a proper Kebab shop that is obviously loved by its community.

  • @corvonerodellatempes
    @corvonerodellatempes Місяць тому

    OMG you are back and UA-cam didn't notify me. I am so glad!

  • @yannick0088
    @yannick0088 Місяць тому +11

    C’est moi ou il a fait traduire sa vidéo en français au lieu d’utiliser sa propre voix ? 😂 Sinon comme d’habitude très bon travail, des vidéos avec une telle implication ça m’avait manqué bon retour Alex

    • @superresistant0
      @superresistant0 Місяць тому +3

      YT fait ça automatiquement maintenant, c'est l'utilisateur qui doit désactiver

  • @hayeonkim7838
    @hayeonkim7838 Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for so interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

  • @parenchyma
    @parenchyma Місяць тому +3

    This dude just travels to any restaurant or any factory in the world and goes straight ahead to the kitchen

  • @koustubh
    @koustubh Місяць тому

    Welcome back Alex. Been waiting for this :)

  • @luciferdern
    @luciferdern Місяць тому +7

    *Basic salad turns up*
    Alex: "Wow WoW WOW!"

    • @Will140f
      @Will140f Місяць тому +3

      That is called “MrBeastification” where UA-camrs overreact to everything they encounter in a video or youngins get bored (who can be expected to watch a video more than 20 seconds?!!)

    • @Getpojke
      @Getpojke Місяць тому +2

      Then again the quality of the fresh fruit & veg in Türkiye was pretty spectacular when I used to go there. The scent, colour & flavour of the tomatoes alone heady.

    • @not_my_main_account_00
      @not_my_main_account_00 Місяць тому

      @@Getpojke Coming from where?

  • @lechatbotte.
    @lechatbotte. Місяць тому +1

    Alex world traveling chef. I love that you’re back. Love your dedication to the art

  • @BloPsy_Actual
    @BloPsy_Actual Місяць тому +3

    I was always asking for the "Berlin" style of Kebab without the Dressing and now I have learned that it's the more authentic experience actually.
    Who would have know :)

  • @summerlover-c3d
    @summerlover-c3d Місяць тому

    Hey Alex! So happy to see you back with a new series! 😊 These past few months have been tough, but your ramen series from 7 years ago kept me going i even built my own ramen noodle machine! 😄
    I’ve never tried kebab before, but it looks a lot like tacos de trompo ( not tacos al pastor) from my hometown in northeast México. You have to try them someday! 🌮🔥

  • @davidem759
    @davidem759 Місяць тому +75

    Did you AI-thumbnailed yourself?

    • @mellowcorpsep6665
      @mellowcorpsep6665 Місяць тому +28

      yeah its pretty lame

    • @Will140f
      @Will140f Місяць тому +12

      Finally someone notices that monstrosity instead of just commenting about betterhelp!

    • @insertnicknamehere
      @insertnicknamehere Місяць тому +1

      About AI, the dubs in italian and french are disgusting

    • @Annloveh
      @Annloveh Місяць тому +1

      he did and its so sad.

    • @FrenchGuyCooking
      @FrenchGuyCooking  Місяць тому +9

      I have uploaded my consciousness to UA-cam.

  • @JKMeZmA
    @JKMeZmA Місяць тому

    The quality of the new camera rig and editing is fab! Great effort Alex and team!

  • @tomawaknawak
    @tomawaknawak Місяць тому +210

    If Alex is not having a Döner Kebap in Germany, it will not be a completed series.

    • @MaskofPoesy
      @MaskofPoesy Місяць тому +3

      Gemüse🤢

    • @OG-ge8nu
      @OG-ge8nu Місяць тому +17

      Well after eating Döner Kebab in its origin nobody would eat the cheap copy adapted to local people. Sorry guys.

    • @Houfaaa
      @Houfaaa Місяць тому +8

      Berlin Döner is pretty awful in my experience. Very cheap ground meat in the skewers, not even legally allowed to call itself kebab iirc

    • @robertp457
      @robertp457 Місяць тому +3

      @@Houfaaa You can't judge the food in an entire region based on a very small experience. Ala Turka in Stuttgart is very good. And my local in Nufringen was good, too.

    • @philspam2087
      @philspam2087 Місяць тому +3

      That must be the reason why All the turkish immigrants, who go for holiday to Turkiye, eat the rest of the year german Döner 🤦‍♂️😂😂
      Sorry, but you really have no clue what your talking about 😉

  • @professornuke7562
    @professornuke7562 Місяць тому

    AAAANNNDDDD.........it seems the passion is BACK! Good to have you back, Alex! Salut!
    Oh, also Andy Cooks here in Oz plugged the saucepans just after you went on hiatus, and I made a sad post. I recently made a happy post, so hopefully you sell out again!

  • @5e88e
    @5e88e Місяць тому +7

    What happened to the new video? Got a notification, but when i opened it, it said private video?

  • @wyattholm5720
    @wyattholm5720 Місяць тому

    Cooking Flatbread on the walls of the firepit? I love it! This authentic cooking is great Alex!

  • @1lamafarmer
    @1lamafarmer Місяць тому +2

    Emir did not need to go so hard with the French accent at the end xD Banger video as always

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Місяць тому +2

    Seeing You with a smile on your face as You try new food is always a great! 😊😊😊😊

  • @haha7836hahah
    @haha7836hahah Місяць тому +4

    Bro got approached by illuminati for revealing the secret kebab recipe and took the video down 😂

  • @ethansexton2590
    @ethansexton2590 Місяць тому

    Incredible video, Alex! Thanks for taking us on this journey into my favorite food!

  • @sebastiansullivan4770
    @sebastiansullivan4770 Місяць тому +3

    Truly a great video and a return to form for you! Again I'm sorry if I've left some less positive remarks in the past videos, it's so nice having you back.

  • @pokiou
    @pokiou Місяць тому

    There is so much to eat and explore in Turkey. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @tommykavounidis
    @tommykavounidis Місяць тому +7

    Somewhere along the line you have to go to Greece and compare it to the gyro and also do a segment on kebab

  • @musicifly
    @musicifly Місяць тому

    Thank you Alex. Very happy to have you back! I was used to your saturday schedule, surprised when you showed up today :)

  • @grahamheath9957
    @grahamheath9957 Місяць тому +11

    There is nothing like Doner in Istanbul. It’s the only place I’ve ever seen the meat cooked with wood or coals and it’s beautiful and tasty. What you get in other countries is just nothing like what they serve in Turkey and having lived there for a couple of years and tried very many places, the Doner is one of the things that I miss the most. Yum Yum. That said, I hope you also tried the pide!

    • @poffertjes-t5k
      @poffertjes-t5k Місяць тому

      You should try eating a doner in Ankara. Cici Piknik, Pecenek Doner, Karagedik Lokantasi, Meydan 1957. Average doner quality is far superior than Istanbul.

    • @matthewhall5571
      @matthewhall5571 Місяць тому

      They do have charcoal cooked tacos al pastor in Mexico City as well. The meat is haram pork because the immigrants were Lebanese Christians but they are indeed using charcoal at the very best ones instead of NG or LPG.

  • @karacakestelli8705
    @karacakestelli8705 Місяць тому

    You have a good friend @alex. Döner is a very personal choice and in my mind Tatar Salim is clearly one of the best. There are few others in the same league but nuances are usually rather minimal or personal. You are lucky to have him as a friend.

  • @NiklasRi
    @NiklasRi Місяць тому +4

    I feel like the amount and style of the ads got to a point of heavily disrupting the videos and making them hard to watch. Which is really unfortunate, because I am super excited about this series.
    I counted 2min of Better Help, 2min of Pans and 10s about a UA-cam channel... and one must also count the 20s of Patreons at the end. That is 4:30min of a 15:15min video. And they are not really integrated into the video at all, so they take me fully out of it and destroy the flow of the video.
    I know that stuff costs money, so I can understand if cutting back on the amount of ads would be hard. My suggestion would be to at least put the pan-ad to the end of the video. The people who would actually consider buying them watch your videos completely anyways and you only have one interruption left in your actual video. Also I miss the bar on the bottom of the ads.

  • @michaell1146
    @michaell1146 Місяць тому

    Thanks for your usual great video.

  • @michelhv
    @michelhv Місяць тому +37

    Next time go to Mexico and apologize for French Taco, please.

  • @nicoskefalas
    @nicoskefalas Місяць тому

    So glad you are back! And working on topics right up my alley! 👏

  • @froggyfrogforth
    @froggyfrogforth Місяць тому +6

    I regret having bought your cookbook knowing that you still take betterhelp sponsorships while knowing about all the evil they are doing. It's shameful

  • @AM-ni3sz
    @AM-ni3sz Місяць тому

    A great episode, thanks

  • @tomhandle
    @tomhandle Місяць тому +5

    Welcome back. You have Britain's permission to do fish and chips if you ever wanted to

  • @faithslayer500
    @faithslayer500 Місяць тому

    Love this series! Would love to see you doing more middle eastern foods - felafels, turkish breads, etc.

  • @danmur15
    @danmur15 Місяць тому +33

    Such a good video, turkiye seems like such a cool place to visit. I was really disappointed to see a BetterHelp sponsorship though, they're well known at this point for taking advantage of people who are already vulnerable in the first place

    • @dadsquatch79
      @dadsquatch79 Місяць тому

      Nobody cares. Unless you're on Patreon or gifting, stfu

  • @kucingliar7
    @kucingliar7 Місяць тому +2

    15 minutes just gone like that. Thanks for this amazing video Alex!

  • @Chbcfjkvddjkiuvcfr
    @Chbcfjkvddjkiuvcfr Місяць тому +3

    I love les Kebab de Donateur (cf la piste audio française).

  • @KieronWray
    @KieronWray Місяць тому +2

    showing my ignorance here, but i never realised there was so much prep inthe humble kebab - massive prep, amazing; defo deserves an amazing surround, with great veg, great sauce

  • @petouser
    @petouser Місяць тому +27

    Can you please not do video title translation?

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify Місяць тому +4

      That's youtube doing it automatically. Just turn it off.

    • @petouser
      @petouser Місяць тому +2

      @nihlify How can I turn it off? Also, I'm pretty sure, the creator has to enable video title translation first.

    • @MrJakson112
      @MrJakson112 Місяць тому +1

      I've turned it off but it still does it

    • @alexander5429
      @alexander5429 Місяць тому +1

      The translation is absolutely horrible. The sound is muffled and the voices without emotions.

    • @joachimp1073
      @joachimp1073 Місяць тому +3

      Juste impossible to watch from France, the automatic voice translation is so bad. Grrrr

  • @dronegeeks
    @dronegeeks Місяць тому +2

    Good to see you back Chef Salut!

  • @andrewwatts1997
    @andrewwatts1997 Місяць тому +42

    I was getting afraid this was becoming more AD than video.

    • @jongmassey
      @jongmassey Місяць тому +3

      Sponsorblock makes it bearable

    • @andrewwatts1997
      @andrewwatts1997 Місяць тому +1

      @@jongmassey If you need a break from the video to watch it. Watch something else ?

    • @jongmassey
      @jongmassey Місяць тому +2

      @@andrewwatts1997 what on earth are you on about?

    • @andrewwatts1997
      @andrewwatts1997 Місяць тому

      @@jongmassey Forgetting your own words so soon ? If, you, need, an, ad, to, endure, a, video, Watch, another, video.

    • @jongmassey
      @jongmassey Місяць тому +4

      @andrewwatts1997 in your persistent desire to spout incomprehensible gibberish you appear to have got your reasoning arse about face

  • @enyboy123
    @enyboy123 Місяць тому

    I figured ud had some problems with making videos, but BOIIII was i happy when i saw u posting again... hope everything wirks out for u my guy
    Greetings from germany

  • @LednacekZ
    @LednacekZ Місяць тому +3

    what we usually eat is the cheap knock-off of a cheap knock-off of a cheap knock-off. The original is a different animal. Even literally. 99.99% of the kebaps you get in western europe are chicken, beef or mistery meat.

  • @MariusStrom
    @MariusStrom Місяць тому

    Welcome back! We need an induction friendly beauty of the sauce pan too!

  • @oThDeth
    @oThDeth Місяць тому +37

    PLEASE remove the option to auto translate....
    I as a visitant can't deactivate this hell of AI generated translated audio track on android
    Please someone stop UA-cam doing this...
    Already changed OS idiom and UA-cam and Google account and still auto dubs video
    IT'S SO SAD (ALSO ALEX DOES ALOT ERRORS SPEAKING PORTUGUESE VIA AI GENERATED TRANSLATION, also I am Portuguese and this is translating to Brazilian... It's even insulting ) at least use same continent dialect ffs

    • @vanhoeppen
      @vanhoeppen Місяць тому

      Second this! Never had this issue before and it sucks. Immensely!

    • @tianbinder
      @tianbinder Місяць тому

      I hate this auto translated shit so much

    • @Mandragara
      @Mandragara Місяць тому +1

      Why not use other track?

    • @superresistant0
      @superresistant0 Місяць тому +1

      They can't do anything, it's a standard feature that is been rolled out to all videos.
      It's you the user that need to deactivate it, just like with the ads and sponsors.

    • @VTeixex
      @VTeixex Місяць тому

      Lol o tuga não aceitou ainda que depois do século xix não existe mais relevância portuguesa

  • @fejimush
    @fejimush Місяць тому

    Awesome! I am excited to receive the new sauce pans. Thank you Alex and Soy.
    I use the higher end All-Clad pans, which work very well. But I can't wait to try what Soy creates. They are gorgeous. It's hard to get anything in the U.S. that's hand made by expert craft persons.
    Now would love a Salut quality kebab cooker. 😀

  • @N4TE_94
    @N4TE_94 Місяць тому +20

    1:43 .. My man you showed us the wrong location you visited. You went to see Tatar Salim in Kucukbakkalkoy and not the one in the video which is in Kadikoy.

    • @ecenbt
      @ecenbt Місяць тому +2

      I think they went to the first place to be able to go into the kitchen, but then went to Kadıköy to eat, as it's a more central place and possibly closer to the storage they visited

  • @DerekIvory-h3c
    @DerekIvory-h3c Місяць тому

    Alex, great to see you back, and hope all’s well.
    Please, please, please can you do a follow-up to your Pizza al Taglia video; I’d love to see your version. 😉

  • @paulybarros
    @paulybarros Місяць тому +4

    what happened at 14:46 ? Shady guy approaches and then the video cuts 😮

  • @Unf0rG1Vin
    @Unf0rG1Vin Місяць тому

    Salut Alex, thanks to your Videos and my Daughter i am now learning French, Merci et bonne Journee

  • @tomhalpin4991
    @tomhalpin4991 Місяць тому +5

    Adding to the chorus: Alex, the world is happy you are back!

  • @larsfill
    @larsfill Місяць тому

    Love having you back ❤️

  • @mattikeller1781
    @mattikeller1781 Місяць тому +8

    The best turkish authentic kebap dish in many peoples opinion is called "Iskender Kebap". Its my absolute favourite thing in the world. If you dont get the chance to eat it in Istanbul, maybe try it in Berlin (if thats a stop on your list)!

    • @emre_saglam
      @emre_saglam Місяць тому

      If you want true İskender kebab please visit Bursa. Go to the original birth place of the dish.

  • @padders1068
    @padders1068 Місяць тому

    Salut Alex! That Doner looked absolutely delicious 😋😋😋 Flying to Istanbul shows real dedication! Thanks for sharing! 🙂😎❤

  • @379VB
    @379VB Місяць тому +5

    par défaut, youtube france lance la version doublée "française"
    ouch le choc, ça passe pas :o(

    • @Marmeus
      @Marmeus Місяць тому +1

      J'allais me casser de la vidéo à cause de ca, je pensais que c'était la piste son originale de la vidéo, quel enfer

    • @johanlalanne3697
      @johanlalanne3697 Місяць тому +1

      Oui la meme horrible...

    • @GregoravAasgard
      @GregoravAasgard Місяць тому +1

      Same here just in german... how do I turn this off? I miss the thicc french accent...

    • @379VB
      @379VB Місяць тому

      @@GregoravAasgard
      paramètre / piste audio / anglais (original)
      setting / audio track / English (original)

  • @stephenmatthews4061
    @stephenmatthews4061 Місяць тому

    YOU'RE BACK! awesome. I heard rumors you had retired. So glad to see you are still sharing your enthusiasm for food.

  • @eugenebear1872
    @eugenebear1872 Місяць тому +3

    What happened to today’s video? Don’t see it anymore.

  • @hazorg16
    @hazorg16 Місяць тому +2

    2:45 he is saying 'you can cut this part out' lmao

  • @MrJockelus
    @MrJockelus Місяць тому +10

    Great to have you back on UA-cam, but please stay away from BetterHelp!

  • @imitkit
    @imitkit Місяць тому +2

    Tatar Salim is such a unique pick, it's one of the GOATs. also hope you tried the Sutlac (Rice pudding). still dreaming it, been 5 years

  • @MisterTengu
    @MisterTengu Місяць тому +7

    A way better Doner party than we had in the U.S.

    • @dadsquatch79
      @dadsquatch79 Місяць тому +1

      😂😂😂

    • @tahoemike5828
      @tahoemike5828 Місяць тому

      🥳🧠💪🦵🫀🔪🥕🍄🧄🧅🧂🔥🍗🥩🥳

  • @hardwareful
    @hardwareful Місяць тому +1

    Ah ouiiiiiii! Alex you're so back! Missed the videos. I'm celebrating with a bowl of Ramen today :)