Fried peppers 12 green Peppers Salt For frying, Sunflower oil • Heat the sunflower oil or any kind of oil for frying. You can understand the oil is hot enough with putting a wooden spoon in it. If the bubbles coming out of the wood the oil is ready to fry • Dry the peppers and score them to avoid explosion. • Place the peppers in the oil and fry 2-3 minutes. • Drain extra oil and add salt to your taste. Fired Eggplant with tomatoes 1 eggplant 1 big tomato 2 cloves of garlic 3 tablespoons olive oil Salt For frying, Sunflower oil • Heat the sunflower oil or any kind of oil for frying. You can understand the oil is hot enough with putting a wooden spoon in it. If the bubbles coming out of the wood the oil is ready to fry. • Peel an eggplant in strings. You don’t have to peel the all skin. • Chop into chunks and fry them until they are light brown. • Add 3 tablespoons of garlic in a pan and toast them until you have the smell of garlic but the color is still same. • Grate 1 tomato. For an easier grating cut the top of the tomato and grate like that, so at the end you will have just the skin. Add over the garlic. Simmer about 2-3 minutes. • When the eggplant is cooked drain them onto a kitchen towel and take extra oil. Don’t crowd them or you will get soggy eggplants. Add salt to your taste and toss. • Place eggplants on a plate and pour the tomato sauce on top. Sprinkle fresh parsley. Heavenly eggplants and tomato is ready for you. Pickles • Pickles are easiest, delicious and fundamentals for a mezze table. You can use whichever you like to. I had okra pickles so I served them today and i will show you have to make delicious Turkish pickles soon. Melon and White Cheese 2 slices of melon 2 slices of white cheese • Melon and white cheese(or feta as commonly known name) are essentials for a mezze table. For each person cut a slice of white cheese and melon. You can serve melon on top of the skin always.
Dear Refika, thank you for sharing your lovely recipes. I do not eat eggplants normally and you made me realize that I am missing out! So I am going to get some today and try !
I've been making home made Hummus for many years. I usually start out with the dry beans. Sometimes If I'm feeling a little lazy I will use canned. It's one of my very favorite things to eat.
I'm binge watching your videos and I think I have seen all of them. So now I look forward to seeing new videos. I want to see you make pickled veggies some time. And although I don't drink alcohol I would like to know more about raka and ouzo...no I'm not being a provocateur. 😉
Greetings from Greece! Greek and Turkish mezzes have many similarities but each culture gives its own touch and makes them unique! Thanks for the great recipes!
@@franzmuller3396 greeks steal every Turkish food and giving greek name with adding -i or -es and calling it greek food :D example cacık become cacıki or dolma become dolmaes, sometime they not change name even they dont know if it is Turkish word example imam bayıldi :d they dont know what mean their food names :D
Honestly speaking..you are so enthusiastic about your cooking and channel. That's lightens up my life really. And you spoke such beautiful wise words on the beginning of your video. You are an inspiring person. Not only a cook. I love your channel. It's very interesting to me. Thank you Refika.
I am a Turkish child, I know Turkish, but I am still trying to improve myself with the recipes here. I am 13 years old and I can make very good recipes thanks to refika. Do not forget to follow these recipes for you, it will fly a lot. ( Bazı kelimeler çeviriden bakılmıştır :D )
In a way, I consider myself lucky to have grown up in a country next to Turkey because all these culinary masterpieces are considered a traditional for my cuisine too. And they are lovely, I tell you that.
She is great to watch. Usually I get fed up of the extra artifice in productions. So refreshing to just enjoy learnig new dishes from other cultures. Excellent
YOU ARE SO GOOD TO LISTEN TO WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WITH YOUR HEART YOU SPEAK OF BROTHERHOOD THROUGH YOUR LOVELY RECIPES VIVA THE MEDITERRANEAN VIVA TURKEY LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA & GREECE
You are a beauty, inside and out! Your ability to entertain, your enthusiasm, your vivaciousness, your smile from your eyes...you are an inspiration to all. Thank you for sharing your knowledge through your words and guidance.
I came for the delicious mezze recipes, and I loved them. But I was hooked on the detail of the compost, the love for dogs, and above all the message of inclusion to all human beings. Great!
Now why on God's Earth would you smell the Melon's ASS??!! I love you,your cooking programs and the effervescent bubbly,cheerful and very sexy Bahar!! I am making the Eggplant dish today,as well as made your Hummus 2 days ago.SMASHING,a absolutely!! God Bless you all ways,Always
I love eggplants and I know Turkish cuisine is rich with eggplant recipes, please make more episodes of Turkish recipes with eggplant. Keep up the great work, best regards from Armenia ❤️
Refika, I moved to wonderful Turkiye with my family in 2018. We love the people, we love the food, we love the culture, we love the weather; we just love it here! And when my wife makes your mezze, I know I will love that !!!! Tesekkurlar!
I absolutely adore everything about this channel: food, love, lessons, shots of Turkey, vocabulary, cute dog, and sunny disposition. My friends and I are planning a trip to Turkey and I'm so excited!
I cried in the beginning and smiled at the end. Those are some fantastic appetizers. Here from the USA it's summer. These will be fantastic edition to any meals or some by there self as stand alone dishes. I love simple. The world is so complicated right now. Thank you for sharing, love your intro. You are very positive and we need more of that!! 💗
Whoever produces and mixes this show is a genius. Such a pleasure to watch. Your recipes and presentation are amazing, but the production puts this show over the top.
Rafiqa I am a 87 year old lady,recently started wiuing your vidios and bleave me I am started loving you.Allah may bless you ,may you live long make more people love you like me.
Oooo dearest Amina I am so happy for getting such a beautiful message from you.. hope your wish comes true.. take great care .. lots of love with a big hug! 😘😘😘
As a Moroccan living in Istanbul since 2 years now and eating in many Turkish restaurants, I am now finally brave to try and cook Turkish, thanks to you, so I am very grateful Refike🥰🙌
I’m a foreigner living in Turkey and I love Turkish mezzes. They are so healthy and and delicious ❤️❤️💕💕 I had so many mezzes in restaurants but now it’s time to make it in my kitchen 🤤🤤 Thank you for the video
My uncle does the babaganoush like that. He calls it emtata. We live in Argentina, but our grandparents came from Damascus. We still cook those dishes for the special ocasions. We eat our okra (bame) stewed with meat and pureed tomatoes. And we make our own leben because it is hard to find here.
We ate on a rooftop dining room in Istanbul and had raki. We wandered the town and met such lovely, kind people. One of my favorite memories of all time.
Refika, THANK YOU. I have seen only a few of your videos, but hearing your values of humility, acceptance and grace in this video confirmed for me why I am watching. Keep doing what you are doing. The internet can bring both dark and light into people’s lives, and your program represents the best of the light. Food is a universal translator of love. So, I wish much love to you and your kin. -Rick
I’m so grateful to your recipes, especially eggplant. I have planted so many in my garden this year and I have no idea how to cook them as I was not brought up with eggplant in my culture. Thank you! Love your sense of humor ❤️
I have found my Turkish cousin. You are a beautiful person and thank you for spreading freedom, peace, and equality for all people of the world. I’ll be over for dinner.
From Sunny Florida USA....❤️YOU ARE PURE JOY! delicious recipes, quirky side kick humor, bits of history, a travelogue....I love every bit of it! Happy to be with you through cyber space. Please keep cooking. Love, blessing to all who make it happen...Namaste'. ❤️
Your channel makes me homesick for my adopted family in Morocco. I have not been home to visit them since my last month-long visit on Oct. 23, 2019 - Pre-COVID. I miss the Moroccan Cous Cous so much. This video reminded me of when we went to a Tapas Bar in Berkeley California in preparation for our trip to Spain in 2000. Thanks so much I miss Turkey. I stop over on my visit to Morocco from San Francisco.
I've been home cooking for 50 years and I am a devotee of the late Marcella Hassan but I have learnt the best ever tips on this channel. Starting tomato puree off in some bubbling butter .. fabulous. It makes such a difference. Leaving 2 cloves of garlic whole to later mash it easily .. I did all of it. Bravo!!
I love your little anectodes so much! I always end up learning things about Turkish culture I never thought to question before... Thank you for these videos Refika
You can 😊 I buy my from my local Turkish supermarket If you got one near you it might be worth checking it out I started making my own yogurt now but I used to get mine for about £2.50 for a kg pot You’re totally right Greek yoghurt just isn’t the same, especially supermarket ones.
iYou iTry I didn’t mean Greek yoghurt doesn’t work and also Greek yoghurt is nice I like it and I would happily eat it but it doesn’t taste the same as suzme yoghurt 😊
Greek style, it’s not even proper greek!! It’s most of the time Sweeten as well! In Spain, I never take that kind of yogurt, except If it’s proper Greek or Turkish. Try FAGE brand, if you find. They are around the world and you can eat w salty meals or add honey etc amd have it as a sweet dish.
It won't be the same but you can take several layers of cheese cloth, lay it on a strainer ( make sure the cheese cloth covers the strainer well with quite a bit of overhang), put a bowl under it. You can drain the excess liquid of the yoghurt like that. Let it drain in the fridge for a few hours or until you have the desired consistency. Hope it helps!
I hopes that you read comments, i really love you channel. Watching you cook makes me happy and relax. I really love turkish culture and their presentation. Would like to watch you more and more.
I just made these Mezze recipes for my family and everyone loved it. Thank you for introducing us to the Turkish cuisine. Very flavourful very simple to make. Keep up your amazing work, you are a legend
I cannot put into words how amazing and wonderful your channel is. Im guessing im more obsessed with you and your passionate way of presenting. No pretense just warm open friendly and genuine. No wonder your channel has so many followers. I cant wait to go back home to prepare this together with my partner. We had such a wonderful trip ti Turkey earlier this year and the food culture and warm people really blew us away. Thank you and keep on sharing love from Malaysia
I can't express enough how amazing it makes me feel to see a Turkish woman who looks like me share wonderful messages of solidarity while cooking delicious, fresh, and accessible food!
Im like the eggplant - dangerous in the kitchen, when I cook it looks like a bomb went off!! My husband always asks "Are we ever going to have a clean kitchen?" I am Greek, my husband is Dutch my sister lives in Japan and my brother in law is Japanese. We are a mixed family with a variety of cultural tastes, but I cant resist whats in our DNA, I just gravitate to Middle Eastern food, the spices the fragrances, the simplicity, you cant beat that!
Refika's main channel does have 1,58 million subscribers as of June 2020 but it's in Turkish and I think Refika doing another channel for the international audience is amazingly wonderful. I do speak several languages including Turkish so I have the best of both worlds of Refika's skills and wonderfull personality.
Refika, Türkiye senin kadar degerli ve kaliteli bir insana sahip oldugu icin cok sansli. Iyi ki varsin, iyi ki bizlere ve simdi de dunyanin geri kalanina boyle guzel icerikler uretiyorsun, ulkemizin degerlerini tanitiyorsun ❤️
Dear Refika, I accidentally came across your utube channel. I am very passionate about cooking always especially regards Mediterranean cuisine s. Thankyou, for your enthusiasm, passion for cooking and compassion for the human race. You are amazing and continue being an inspiration to the world. We need more genuinely kind folks like you . Hope to meet you one day....❤️
Hey I am a Turkish man who lives in US. I just showed your couple of videos to my wife and she became maybe your biggest fan. You are doing great job and I think Netflix or Hulu should make a show for you!!!
Its 2.30am here in the UK, I am still doing an assignment for my nursing degree and I found your channel. Instant subscribe! What a breath of fresh air you are and I have already ordered some tahini, Sumac and am looking into making labneh! Thank you for brightening up my night!
You really are wonderful !!!!! You cook fantastic and very tasty food. From the day I came to İstanbul I put on several kilos😅😅. And from the day I followed you, I completely lost control😂😂. Congratulations on your dishes. Congratulations on the way you address the people who follow you. I wish you to always be healthy, happy and successful in your life. And continue giving us incredibly beautiful recipes. Health in your hands. Ellerine sağlık. Γειά στα χέρια σου! !!!!
My parents are Armenians from Istanbul, so I'm familiar with meze. Watching you prepare these dishes makes me hungry. I wish I was at your kitchen to savour some of your delicious food. Thank you very much for your video, and all the best to you. Roland from Canada
I somehow found myself here and well... You feel like a hug. Watching you feels like being hugged. I'm tempted to binge watch all of your videos now, but I think I'll rather pace myself and have a hug at the end of each day! I'm so happy the algorithm brought me here! Love, love, love your work!
I have no idea how I stumbled upon your videos on UA-cam this week, but BOY... am I glad I did - TOTALLY HOOKED! Even though I'm here in North Carolina, USA, and some of the ingredients you use are not available here, you always mention some substitutions which will work in place of them - thank you for that. Your recipes are STELLAR! Makes me want to move to Istanbul JUST to be able to eat this rich and VIBRANT food. Your videos are fast-paced and inspiring - THOROUGHLY enjoying them. I will be making 2 of your HUMMUS recipes this week to start (the original and beetroot). Keep making these videos in English, please, for those of us who are Grateful for your enthusiasm to COOK & CREATE such BEAUTY! Thank you so much, Refika! (: Deborah Kay Neumann
Refika, I adore you! Not only are your videos fun and helpful, but you have a great heart. ❤️ Your kindness reminds me of some of the wonderful friends I made while living in Istanbul.
I’m from Puerto Rico, raised in New York, and now living in U.K. with my British husband. We love all kinds of cultures and foods and your channel makes me so happy. 😄 we will be cooking these dishes and dishes inspired by your recipes, as they work well for this hot summer weather. And I remembered to buy Sumac! I can’t wait to try it.
Subhanallah love the amount of love and values Refka had she truly shows the beauty of her mindset/upbringing and religion through her actions. Stay blessed may Allah protect Refka and bless us all with great character too. Love you my turkish sister ♥️
I love learning about and preparing food from other countries, and you are a great teacher, Refika! Right now it is the closest thing we have to traveling. When you are eating from another culture it is like saying "I am interested in you and what you have to say." Thank you to Bahar and the 4 legged Mezze, too! She looks like a really good dog!
Greetings from California. I adore you! I am learning so much, becoming a better cook, and loving every minute of your delightful, positive energy. Thank you so much.
You bring the world together in your kitchen and I feel your food brings peace, unity and joy amongst your viewers and much beyond. Love from India. ❤️
Dear Refika thank you for all this recipes just I wanna add somethings, I am sure Atom would be great with Labne but I think foreigners should see how is the Turkish yogurt, diffrences with others. When I watch Greek chiefs, they emphasize Greek yogurt, Greek virgin olive oil etc.I think maybe we need somethings like that.I say this as a Feta cheese fan which is seems same White cheese but has much better texture. Whatever If We have good at something like kitchen We must show to all the world. And As a someone do that. I am thankful to you. Loves 🙏🏼❤️
Love your introductory comments, yes we all desperately need love and patience these days. And your love of cooking is infectious. Please spread the love 💕💕
Hi , I’m Amina from Pakistan .All your recipes are superb . My kids study in turkey and I’ve tried Turkish cuisine whenever I visited them . Your recipes are delicious and very easy to make . Specially I love your style and the way you recycle all the leftovers into compost.
Loved the Mezze but the intro just really blew me away. Well done! I am looking forwared to seeing more from you. As a vegetarian I have loved Turkish cuisine for a long time, so I am grateful for all your veggie based recipes.
It's so beautiful to see all these recipes. And by watching your videos i'm starting to see a lot of similarities between turkish food and south italian food, and that's awesome. Thank you Refika
Refika, would you like to share with us the recipe for Imam Bayildi? I live in Munich and shop at the Turkish grocery market every week, but just before, we always have a meal at a Turkish diner. Yesterday they finally had again the eggplant dish, I catch it so rarely and it's just so delicious and melting in your mouth. I want to know your way of doing it, as I really like your style of cooking and engagement with the audience.
Never better said! We need to start sharing the light within us during such difficult times. And what a better way to share your cooking skills than with friends. Big fan of yours here! Love from Uruguay
hi Refika, I fell in love with Turkey and Turkish food since I visit there 2 years ago. you give me better knowledge and joy about Turkish food, such a joyful channel😍. your daughter's shooting skill and editing is also very good!!
I’ve got great and heart warming memories from Turkey,it’s monuments,it’s beaches,the generosity and kindness of its people, and The FOOD, especially Mezzas and fruit, INSANE 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💖🧡💝🇫🇷Stay Blessed 🙏
I've just watched about 10 videos in succession. I want to say thanks for creating such joyful videos that also depict the delicious Turkish food so beautifully. Lots of love from India
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Fried peppers
12 green Peppers
Salt
For frying,
Sunflower oil
• Heat the sunflower oil or any kind of oil for frying. You can understand the oil is hot enough with putting a wooden spoon in it. If the bubbles coming out of the wood the oil is ready to fry
• Dry the peppers and score them to avoid explosion.
• Place the peppers in the oil and fry 2-3 minutes.
• Drain extra oil and add salt to your taste.
Fired Eggplant with tomatoes
1 eggplant
1 big tomato
2 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
For frying,
Sunflower oil
• Heat the sunflower oil or any kind of oil for frying. You can understand the oil is hot enough with putting a wooden spoon in it. If the bubbles coming out of the wood the oil is ready to fry.
• Peel an eggplant in strings. You don’t have to peel the all skin.
• Chop into chunks and fry them until they are light brown.
• Add 3 tablespoons of garlic in a pan and toast them until you have the smell of garlic but the color is still same.
• Grate 1 tomato. For an easier grating cut the top of the tomato and grate like that, so at the end you will have just the skin. Add over the garlic. Simmer about 2-3 minutes.
• When the eggplant is cooked drain them onto a kitchen towel and take extra oil. Don’t crowd them or you will get soggy eggplants. Add salt to your taste and toss.
• Place eggplants on a plate and pour the tomato sauce on top. Sprinkle fresh parsley. Heavenly eggplants and tomato is ready for you.
Pickles
• Pickles are easiest, delicious and fundamentals for a mezze table. You can use whichever you like to. I had okra pickles so I served them today and i will show you have to make delicious Turkish pickles soon.
Melon and White Cheese
2 slices of melon
2 slices of white cheese
• Melon and white cheese(or feta as commonly known name) are essentials for a mezze table. For each person cut a slice of white cheese and melon. You can serve melon on top of the skin always.
Refika's Kitchen you should make pakistani food lots of love from Pakistan
Yep. I agree cause I'm Pakistani😂
Dear Refika, thank you for sharing your lovely recipes. I do not eat eggplants normally and you made me realize that I am missing out! So I am going to get some today and try !
I've been making home made Hummus for many years. I usually start out with the dry beans. Sometimes If I'm feeling a little lazy I will use canned. It's one of my very favorite things to eat.
I'm binge watching your videos and I think I have seen all of them. So now I look forward to seeing new videos. I want to see you make pickled veggies some time. And although I don't drink alcohol I would like to know more about raka and ouzo...no I'm not being a provocateur. 😉
Greetings from Greece! Greek and Turkish mezzes have many similarities but each culture gives its own touch and makes them unique! Thanks for the great recipes!
You are right 👏🏻
Great way to put it
dont steal it pls :D
@@kayacenk4164 What do you mean lol?
@@franzmuller3396 greeks steal every Turkish food and giving greek name with adding -i or -es and calling it greek food :D example cacık become cacıki or dolma become dolmaes, sometime they not change name even they dont know if it is Turkish word example imam bayıldi :d they dont know what mean their food names :D
Honestly speaking..you are so enthusiastic about your cooking and channel. That's lightens up my life really. And you spoke such beautiful wise words on the beginning of your video. You are an inspiring person. Not only a cook. I love your channel. It's very interesting to me. Thank you Refika.
Thank you 🙏 sooooo much.. these words ate the ones which keeps me going thank you
I am a Turkish child, I know Turkish, but I am still trying to improve myself with the recipes here. I am 13 years old and I can make very good recipes thanks to refika. Do not forget to follow these recipes for you, it will fly a lot. ( Bazı kelimeler çeviriden bakılmıştır :D )
In a way, I consider myself lucky to have grown up in a country next to Turkey because all these culinary masterpieces are considered a traditional for my cuisine too. And they are lovely, I tell you that.
I’m currently living in the Republic of Georgia and I see the influence of Turkish food.
Finally a refreshing, simple and functional kitchen channel! I watch without blinking! Many greetings from Serbia! Keep it up! Bravely!
Thank you.. lots of love to Serbia
I needed this today. Thank you. Much love from Oregon, USA
OMG, I don’t think I blink either.. lol
She is great to watch. Usually I get fed up of the extra artifice in productions. So refreshing to just enjoy learnig new dishes from other cultures. Excellent
YOU ARE SO GOOD TO LISTEN TO
WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WITH YOUR HEART YOU SPEAK OF BROTHERHOOD THROUGH YOUR
LOVELY RECIPES VIVA THE MEDITERRANEAN VIVA TURKEY
LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA & GREECE
I'm American but I've been to Turkey..its a beautiful country and I love the food I am so glad I found your cooking show
You are a beauty, inside and out! Your ability to entertain, your enthusiasm, your vivaciousness, your smile from your eyes...you are an inspiration to all. Thank you for sharing your knowledge through your words and guidance.
I came for the delicious mezze recipes, and I loved them. But I was hooked on the detail of the compost, the love for dogs, and above all the message of inclusion to all human beings. Great!
Yes I agree. Thank you for making me feel included. I breathe better when I watch your channel. Thank you😊😊😊!!!!
YES :)
Now why on God's Earth would you smell the Melon's ASS??!! I love you,your cooking programs and the effervescent bubbly,cheerful and very sexy Bahar!! I am making the Eggplant dish today,as well as made your Hummus 2 days ago.SMASHING,a absolutely!! God Bless you all ways,Always
I love eggplants and I know Turkish cuisine is rich with eggplant recipes, please make more episodes of Turkish recipes with eggplant. Keep up the great work, best regards from Armenia ❤️
Please check one of them, we made before 😍
ua-cam.com/video/VnSNFHMj83I/v-deo.html
Hope more will come😍😍
@@Refika Thank you so much for the great video I will try the recipe soon, looking forward for your future videos ❤️
Excited! I have 7 eggplants ripening on my plant! ❤
AND Turkish Teas!!We in India,LOVE Turks and Turkey(forget the stupid Politics and Politicians!!)
Refika, I moved to wonderful Turkiye with my family in 2018. We love the people, we love the food, we love the culture, we love the weather; we just love it here! And when my wife makes your mezze, I know I will love that !!!! Tesekkurlar!
Love from Palestine. Our food is wonderfully influenced by turkish cuisine. ❤❤
❤#freePalestine❤
Refika is the name of sustainability, Refika is the queen of the kitchens, Refika is the person I love so much...
😘🥰🧿
Adorable, adorable, adorable.......person
I absolutely adore everything about this channel: food, love, lessons, shots of Turkey, vocabulary, cute dog, and sunny disposition. My friends and I are planning a trip to Turkey and I'm so excited!
Greetings from Greece!We have so many things in common!
I cried in the beginning and smiled at the end. Those are some fantastic appetizers. Here from the USA it's summer. These will be fantastic edition to any meals or some by there self as stand alone dishes. I love simple. The world is so complicated right now. Thank you for sharing, love your intro. You are very positive and we need more of that!! 💗
Whoever produces and mixes this show is a genius. Such a pleasure to watch. Your recipes and presentation are amazing, but the production puts this show over the top.
That is so true. It's amazing!!!
Yes... beautifully done ... so so natural ... keep up the good works... God bless us all
So entertaining...love it. Would love english subtitles on your Turkish videos too please.
Rafiqa I am a 87 year old lady,recently started wiuing your vidios and bleave me I am started loving you.Allah may bless you ,may you live long make more people love you like me.
Oooo dearest Amina I am so happy for getting such a beautiful message from you.. hope your wish comes true.. take great care .. lots of love with a big hug! 😘😘😘
As a Moroccan living in Istanbul since 2 years now and eating in many Turkish restaurants, I am now finally brave to try and cook Turkish, thanks to you, so I am very grateful Refike🥰🙌
I’m a foreigner living in Turkey and I love Turkish mezzes. They are so healthy and and delicious ❤️❤️💕💕 I had so many mezzes in restaurants but now it’s time to make it in my kitchen 🤤🤤 Thank you for the video
My uncle does the babaganoush like that. He calls it emtata. We live in Argentina, but our grandparents came from Damascus. We still cook those dishes for the special ocasions.
We eat our okra (bame) stewed with meat and pureed tomatoes.
And we make our own leben because it is hard to find here.
We ate on a rooftop dining room in Istanbul and had raki. We wandered the town and met such lovely, kind people. One of my favorite memories of all time.
Refika, THANK YOU. I have seen only a few of your videos, but hearing your values of humility, acceptance and grace in this video confirmed for me why I am watching. Keep doing what you are doing. The internet can bring both dark and light into people’s lives, and your program represents the best of the light. Food is a universal translator of love. So, I wish much love to you and your kin. -Rick
I’m so grateful to your recipes, especially eggplant. I have planted so many in my garden this year and I have no idea how to cook them as I was not brought up with eggplant in my culture. Thank you! Love your sense of humor ❤️
Thank you for supporting peace ☮️ loving 💕 people in my country!!!
I have found my Turkish cousin. You are a beautiful person and thank you for spreading freedom, peace, and equality for all people of the world. I’ll be over for dinner.
I normally don't watch 17 minutes for recipes but I'm hooked on this channel, can't wait to prepare this for my family
I like your videos with love from Lebanon to our sisters and brothers from turkey
😘🧿🙏 lots of love to dear 🇱🇧.. one of the best places in the world
From Sunny Florida USA....❤️YOU ARE PURE JOY! delicious recipes, quirky side kick humor, bits of history, a travelogue....I love every bit of it! Happy to be with you through cyber space. Please keep cooking. Love, blessing to all who make it happen...Namaste'. ❤️
Your channel makes me homesick for my adopted family in Morocco. I have not been home to visit them since my last month-long visit on Oct. 23, 2019 - Pre-COVID. I miss the Moroccan Cous Cous so much. This video reminded me of when we went to a Tapas Bar in Berkeley California in preparation for our trip to Spain in 2000. Thanks so much I miss Turkey. I stop over on my visit to Morocco from San Francisco.
I've been home cooking for 50 years and I am a devotee of the late Marcella Hassan but I have learnt the best ever tips on this channel. Starting tomato puree off in some bubbling butter .. fabulous. It makes such a difference. Leaving 2 cloves of garlic whole to later mash it easily .. I did all of it. Bravo!!
Oooo such a great thing to share.. thank you lots of love and a big hug.. thank you.. I will try to share good things with you
I love your little anectodes so much! I always end up learning things about Turkish culture I never thought to question before... Thank you for these videos Refika
Thank you for paying attention giving value 🙏😘🧿
This makes me miss Turkey even more, wish i could get suzme yogurt here in the UK, Greek-style is just not the same
You can 😊 I buy my from my local Turkish supermarket
If you got one near you it might be worth checking it out
I started making my own yogurt now but I used to get mine for about £2.50 for a kg pot
You’re totally right Greek yoghurt just isn’t the same, especially supermarket ones.
Here the war starts lol Greek yogurt does not work lol everyone think his food is better
iYou iTry I didn’t mean Greek yoghurt doesn’t work and also Greek yoghurt is nice I like it and I would happily eat it but it doesn’t taste the same as suzme yoghurt 😊
Greek style, it’s not even proper greek!! It’s most of the time Sweeten as well!
In Spain, I never take that kind of yogurt, except If it’s proper Greek or Turkish. Try FAGE brand, if you find. They are around the world and you can eat w salty meals or add honey etc amd have it as a sweet dish.
It won't be the same but you can take several layers of cheese cloth, lay it on a strainer ( make sure the cheese cloth covers the strainer well with quite a bit of overhang), put a bowl under it. You can drain the excess liquid of the yoghurt like that. Let it drain in the fridge for a few hours or until you have the desired consistency. Hope it helps!
I hopes that you read comments, i really love you channel. Watching you cook makes me happy and relax. I really love turkish culture and their presentation. Would like to watch you more and more.
I just made these Mezze recipes for my family and everyone loved it. Thank you for introducing us to the Turkish cuisine. Very flavourful very simple to make. Keep up your amazing work, you are a legend
Refika : How do you choose melon? You have to smell the ..... 😂😂😂😂
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This was hilarious she is so fun and warm ...she is lovely :)
I never read YT comments but I browsed down to see if I had heard that right :D So well delivered.
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She has the body language of a rapper whenever she explains stuff.. So cute! Thank you for using your platform and your voice!
I cannot put into words how amazing and wonderful your channel is. Im guessing im more obsessed with you and your passionate way of presenting. No pretense just warm open friendly and genuine. No wonder your channel has so many followers. I cant wait to go back home to prepare this together with my partner. We had such a wonderful trip ti Turkey earlier this year and the food culture and warm people really blew us away. Thank you and keep on sharing love from Malaysia
I can't express enough how amazing it makes me feel to see a Turkish woman who looks like me share wonderful messages of solidarity while cooking delicious, fresh, and accessible food!
Im like the eggplant - dangerous in the kitchen, when I cook it looks like a bomb went off!! My husband always asks "Are we ever going to have a clean kitchen?" I am Greek, my husband is Dutch my sister lives in Japan and my brother in law is Japanese. We are a mixed family with a variety of cultural tastes, but I cant resist whats in our DNA, I just gravitate to Middle Eastern food, the spices the fragrances, the simplicity, you cant beat that!
Vanessa Christidis that’s so funny! Dangerous in the kitchen like an eggplant 😊love that👍
Wowww ı love your mixed family ı think ure so lucky:)
U should have no less than 4 million subscribers with your skills and professionalism
Refika's main channel does have 1,58 million subscribers as of June 2020 but it's in Turkish and I think Refika doing another channel for the international audience is amazingly wonderful. I do speak several languages including Turkish so I have the best of both worlds of Refika's skills and wonderfull personality.
Refika, Türkiye senin kadar degerli ve kaliteli bir insana sahip oldugu icin cok sansli. Iyi ki varsin, iyi ki bizlere ve simdi de dunyanin geri kalanina boyle guzel icerikler uretiyorsun, ulkemizin degerlerini tanitiyorsun ❤️
Dear Refika, I accidentally came across your utube channel. I am very passionate about cooking always especially regards Mediterranean cuisine s. Thankyou, for your enthusiasm, passion for cooking and compassion for the human race. You are amazing and continue being an inspiration to the world. We need more genuinely kind folks like you . Hope to meet you one day....❤️
All of them are vegetarian as well, which is great!!
I made your hummus & it's changed my life 💯
Hey I am a Turkish man who lives in US. I just showed your couple of videos to my wife and she became maybe your biggest fan. You are doing great job and I think Netflix or Hulu should make a show for you!!!
Its 2.30am here in the UK, I am still doing an assignment for my nursing degree and I found your channel. Instant subscribe! What a breath of fresh air you are and I have already ordered some tahini, Sumac and am looking into making labneh! Thank you for brightening up my night!
I am a new subscriber from Texas, USA and am enjoying your channel- these mezzes look amazing I am going to try them all soon! thanks!
Welcome 🥰
You really are wonderful !!!!! You cook fantastic and very tasty food. From the day I came to İstanbul I put on several kilos😅😅. And from the day I followed you, I completely lost control😂😂. Congratulations on your dishes. Congratulations on the way you address the people who follow you. I wish you to always be healthy, happy and successful in your life. And continue giving us incredibly beautiful recipes. Health in your hands. Ellerine sağlık. Γειά στα χέρια σου! !!!!
Thank YOU guys for spreading so much LOVE through your videos!!! You are the friends the whole need!!!!
My parents are Armenians from Istanbul, so I'm familiar with meze.
Watching you prepare these dishes makes me hungry. I wish I was at your kitchen to savour some of your delicious food.
Thank you very much for your video, and all the best to you.
Roland from Canada
Love your message of peace and the recipes too!
Refika, my favorite sweet in Turkey was kunefe, how I miss Turkey, and Istanbul most romantic city in the world!
Try katmer next time (not the bread one :) )
You are a joy to watch in the kitchen. Your message of peace love and understanding is needed now more than ever.
I like your statement for Love, Peace and Freedom for everybody! You are a very very kind and wonderful person!
Greetings from Germany 🧡🧡🧡
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İşte budur!! Seviyorum seni tatlı kadın. Sayende harika yemeklerimiz, en güzel elden dünyayla buluşuyor. 👌👌💕💕👏👏👏
I somehow found myself here and well... You feel like a hug. Watching you feels like being hugged. I'm tempted to binge watch all of your videos now, but I think I'll rather pace myself and have a hug at the end of each day! I'm so happy the algorithm brought me here! Love, love, love your work!
I have no idea how I stumbled upon your videos on UA-cam this week, but BOY... am I glad I did - TOTALLY HOOKED! Even though I'm here in North Carolina, USA, and some of the ingredients you use are not available here, you always mention some substitutions which will work in place of them - thank you for that. Your recipes are STELLAR! Makes me want to move to Istanbul JUST to be able to eat this rich and VIBRANT food. Your videos are fast-paced and inspiring - THOROUGHLY enjoying them. I will be making 2 of your HUMMUS recipes this week to start (the original and beetroot).
Keep making these videos in English, please, for those of us who are Grateful for your enthusiasm to COOK & CREATE such BEAUTY!
Thank you so much, Refika!
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Deborah Kay Neumann
The love in your heart comes through you videos! Thank you. Making these next week!
I absolutely LOVE your advise to the world to be kinder and more excepting of others, and your food looks super yum too!
What a classy lady... Refika❤❤❤
Thanks for the completion video at the beginning of the video. As a member of the African diaspora, we appreciate the care and allies.
Sharing with dignity and freedom. Amen, sister!
Refika, I adore you! Not only are your videos fun and helpful, but you have a great heart. ❤️ Your kindness reminds me of some of the wonderful friends I made while living in Istanbul.
Beautifully said and as always, THE FOOD LOOKS AMAZING! Your videos are inspiring both emotionally and in the kitchen. Love you!
Beautiful woman spreading love through her recipes. 🌹
Wow! You are compassionate and bravery to speak out, thank you
A table like this on sea side, a sunset and cool breeze and of course loved ones❤️😌 Şerefe 🥛🥛
Bellissimo Grazie
Kim
I really want to be there
I will cry
I’m from Puerto Rico, raised in New York, and now living in U.K. with my British husband. We love all kinds of cultures and foods and your channel makes me so happy. 😄 we will be cooking these dishes and dishes inspired by your recipes, as they work well for this hot summer weather. And I remembered to buy Sumac! I can’t wait to try it.
Subhanallah love the amount of love and values Refka had she truly shows the beauty of her mindset/upbringing and religion through her actions. Stay blessed may Allah protect Refka and bless us all with great character too. Love you my turkish sister ♥️
You are warming my heart. The whole team is so wonderful I can feel the love from a distance. I can’t wait to make and try your food. ❤️❤️
I love learning about and preparing food from other countries, and you are a great teacher, Refika! Right now it is the closest thing we have to traveling. When you are eating from another culture it is like saying "I am interested in you and what you have to say." Thank you to Bahar and the 4 legged Mezze, too! She looks like a really good dog!
Greetings from California. I adore you! I am learning so much, becoming a better cook, and loving every minute of your delightful, positive energy. Thank you so much.
You bring the world together in your kitchen and I feel your food brings peace, unity and joy amongst your viewers and much beyond. Love from India. ❤️
Dear Refika thank you for all this recipes just I wanna add somethings, I am sure Atom would be great with Labne but I think foreigners should see how is the Turkish yogurt, diffrences with others. When I watch Greek chiefs, they emphasize Greek yogurt, Greek virgin olive oil etc.I think maybe we need somethings like that.I say this as a Feta cheese fan which is seems same White cheese but has much better texture. Whatever If We have good at something like kitchen We must show to all the world. And As a someone do that. I am thankful to you. Loves 🙏🏼❤️
Always good to see a confident and competent cook at work!
💗Me encanta! Thanks very much for sharing your delicious recipes and warm spirit. 😊
Love your introductory comments, yes we all desperately need love and patience these days. And your love of cooking is infectious. Please spread the love 💕💕
Love it! Making more of your Turkish delicious recipes is a great idea! Can’t wait to see and discover more of them here ✌️😋
Hi , I’m Amina from Pakistan .All your recipes are superb . My kids study in turkey and I’ve tried Turkish cuisine whenever I visited them . Your recipes are delicious and very easy to make . Specially I love your style and the way you recycle all the leftovers into compost.
I love your recipes and even more so your authenticity, passion and enthusiasm. Thank you for the simple but delicious offerings.
You are a beautiful soul! Thank you for sharing your culinary gifts!!💕
Rakija 😍 with the best chef I've ever seen. A nature-friendly and fair chef. What an amazing woman you are? Love you all! ❤️🇧🇦🇹🇷❤️
Thank you sooo uchh
I was drooling over every meze you made! I literally smelled the garlic tomato sauce from here 😋 Definitely will try them all!
Loving each video!! Thank you all!! Loads of love!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love your attitude. Thank you for spreading love through food!
Loved the Mezze but the intro just really blew me away. Well done! I am looking forwared to seeing more from you. As a vegetarian I have loved Turkish cuisine for a long time, so I am grateful for all your veggie based recipes.
It's so beautiful to see all these recipes. And by watching your videos i'm starting to see a lot of similarities between turkish food and south italian food, and that's awesome. Thank you Refika
This is beautiful, thank you! I am so smitten with this channel.
Greetings from India ........I really love your Turkish style of cooking ....May Allah always shower his blessings on you and Bahar.
Refika, would you like to share with us the recipe for Imam Bayildi?
I live in Munich and shop at the Turkish grocery market every week, but just before, we always have a meal at a Turkish diner. Yesterday they finally had again the eggplant dish, I catch it so rarely and it's just so delicious and melting in your mouth. I want to know your way of doing it, as I really like your style of cooking and engagement with the audience.
Great simple recipes. I'm excited to try them. Thanks from Canada.
Love to 🇨🇦
Canadian in Turkey here. LOVE your videos! ❤
Never better said! We need to start sharing the light within us during such difficult times. And what a better way to share your cooking skills than with friends. Big fan of yours here! Love from Uruguay
♥️ your energy!
hi Refika, I fell in love with Turkey and Turkish food since I visit there 2 years ago. you give me better knowledge and joy about Turkish food, such a joyful channel😍. your daughter's shooting skill and editing is also very good!!
the world could use a few more people like you. Thanks for sending such a great message.
I’ve got great and heart warming memories from Turkey,it’s monuments,it’s beaches,the generosity and kindness of its people, and The FOOD, especially Mezzas and fruit, INSANE 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💖🧡💝🇫🇷Stay Blessed 🙏
I've just watched about 10 videos in succession. I want to say thanks for creating such joyful videos that also depict the delicious Turkish food so beautifully. Lots of love from India