Look at here. Still sizzling OOOh!! Smells great. Buongiorno guys. I'm Max Ginestra. I'm in the beautiful city of Istanbul and I'm so excited because today we're going to try some of the most delicious street food in Turkey. Andiamo Guys, we are in front of a pilav shop
which is aromatic rice with chickpeas. This gonna be our breakfast today. Oh, the chicken. Wow, it smells so good. Where are you from? Italy. Italia. Yes Looks good. Istanbul one. Number one. Look at here. Fresh. Andiamo. It smells so good. With the chickpeas. Buon appetito. That's great. The rice is aromatic, fragrant, got a lot of flavour. Oh, the chickpeas. Lezzetli - delicious Very good, thank you. Now what I want to do is, a bit of pickle gives a nice kick. Oh, that's spicy. Oh, that's great. Doesn't get any local than that and fresh, they just made the chicken, amazing So the guys are making Simit from the scratch. They make thousands and thousands every day and then they put them on a little cart and they sell all over the city, it doesn't get any fresher than that. It smells so good, all the sesame. All the wood. Teşekkürler -Thank you Look how beautiful. So hot. That's great. çok lezzetli - very delicious So fresh Goodbye Goodbye It was such an incredible experience The staff is so friendly Just remember this place, you get the best Simit in town. Guys, look at this beautiful roasted
chicken. Mamma mia, looks delicious. Packed with juice, look all the spices Look at the drumstick, the chicken wings and I cannot detect what part of the chicken is in the middle but I really want to try it. Oh let's go. Wow, smells great. Teşekkürler - thank you Everything is ready, It smells great, he gave us a bit of spices in here Might be some chilli and cumin. Oh let's sprinkle on it. Et voila! Let's give it a try. Look how beautiful. Buon appetito. Mamma mia. Lezzetli - delicious Amazing! The skin is incredible, it's perfectly cooked as you can see, so soft, tender, oh and the spices make the difference. Wow! It falls off the bone. It's a great snack, you can also take it, bring it home, perfect. It was amazing guys, unbelievable. Let's keep exploring. Beautiful. Teşekkürler - thank you Guys, we received the meatballs, oh look at the spicy sauce. I didn't know they had the sauce. Wow, look at these gorgeous meatballs. Buon appetito You don't have to chew it, melts in your mouth completely. Crispy on the edge. Let's dip it in the sauce. Yeah, a bit spicy, salty, a bit sour. It's great. It reminds me a bit of my childhood. Let's get one meatball. Oh, look how juicy. Yes! A bit of onion, cabbage, sauce et voila. This is illegal. I want to try a bit of this salad, I love white beans. A bit of lemon on it. Beans are so creamy. I love it. So fresh, refreshing. You gotta come to this shop and try the real meatballs. And the following day, we continued our journey to find the ultimate street food in Istanbul. We have arrived at this local shop to have breakfast. What we're going to try is definitely one of the Menemen. What do you think is the best? From the cheese or the Menemen Choose pastrami. Maybe you can choose with sausage maybe or fried meat. Fried meat. Okay. One with fried meat. Teşekkürler - thank you I'm so hungry guys, I'm so hungry. Look at here, still sizzling. This is fried egg with fried meat. This is Menemen, scrambled eggs, with tomato, pastrami, green onions and peppers Wow!! Something that I really wanted to try as well is kaymak, local cheese, with honey. Look how creamy and thick. Wow, so hot. Mamma mia. It's incredible, smoky, so creamy, a bit of sweetness from the tomatoes. It's the best Menemen I ever tried. Let's jump onto the second one. Oh, I really look forward to it. The smell, I wish, you guys could smell this gorgeous dish. Let's dive in. It's a bit hot. A bit of everything, the egg, the meat. Buon appetito. It's great. Amazing oh! Oh the fried meat, look at here. Turkish breakfast is incredible. It's amazing. Now, let's move on to the kaymak with honey. Look how beautiful, just so you know guys everything is local from Turkey, doesn't get any better than that. Let's try it out. This is my first time. Oh, how thick. It's like ice cream, so milky, buttery.
Oh guys I've never tried anything like it. It's an addiction. It's incredible. And the honey is just perfect, amazing. Oh, this is the dessert with chicken, with the chicken breast. I might get one later. Okay Teşekkürler - thank you I ordered one very interesting dessert, Kazandibi. It's made from chicken breasts guys so interesting. Let's give it a bite. The gentleman told me that they put cinnamon on top. Look how sticky. It's great, look, so creamy. You cannot taste the chicken at all. It's amazing, you cannot taste the chicken. It's like milky and yeah, cinnamon and everything. It's really good. I'm so happy that I've tried it. Looks amazing. Chili No chilli, baharat - spices. Mixed Baharat-mixed spices. Full of juice. Tomatoes, beautiful colours. Smells great. Look at meat. He's going to make the chicken with the yogurt sauce. Looks amazing, smells so good. Parsley with onion, tomatoes. Look how colourful. Chicken, marinated chicken, wow sprinkle of salt He slices it, beautiful. Great, special sauce. How cool is that? A bit of oil, a bit of water. Looks great. Thank you very much. Let's try the wrap with beef. You get the parsley right away, onion, oh, the meat, packed with spices. Let's a bit of chilli. Oh, that's spicy, but I love it. Oh guys I just can't wait to try their special Tantuni with chicken and yogurt with the special sauce. Buon appetito. That's amazing. çok lezzetli - very delicious Sour The meat is so tender, full of spices, with chilli, onion, parsley and it's not too greasy, well balanced. Really Yogurt is not too overpowering, it
doesn't cover the taste of the meat, amazing. A bit of massage before finishing
shooting, well deserved, so good. Guys, for dinner today we came to one of the most famous kebab shops in town, in Istanbul. Look at all the pictures, in the New York Times. It's so popular, so famous, the chef is a master. We got it recommended by many people, we can't wait to try their high-quality meat. I'm so hungry. We received Raki, so actually, they put water, Raki which smells like star anise and then a bit of ice. Cheers. Thank you. Tzatziki Teşekkürler- thank you Thank you Patlican - eggplant Thank you very much. Looks amazing, smells delicious. Some chargrilled tomatoes and pepper. Look at this gorgeous-looking bread full of spices, look how thin and crispy. What I really was looking forward to try is Van tzatziki. So tzatziki from Van which is a small city at the border with Iran. And look at the chef now, he's making our kebabs. We ordered lamb fish and lamb chops Smells great. The chef is a master, USTA -master. Look at those lamb chops, they look so juicy. Teşekkürler chef- thank you chef Look at this beauty. Some lamb shish. Look at the spices on top, look how juicy and look at their famous lamb chops. Look at the charcs here, I just can't wait to try them out, what I'm really looking forward to trying is lamb chop first. Look at the fat here Mamma mia Buon appetito guys. çok lezzetli - very delicious Unbelievable. The best. Lamb chop is one of my weaknesses, I've been having it for so many years since I was little, this is one of the best I've ever tried. Oh, mamma mia. I love the meat by the bone, is incredible. Let's try the lamb shish now. Oh look at the juicy meat Let's give it a try. Super tender Melts in your mouth. Mamma mia Look at this beauty. Look how juicy. It's incredible guys. and I love the bread that sucks up all the juice. Now I want to try this wonderful flatbread full of spices, let's put a bit of tzatziki on it, lovely salad. A bit of meat. Look how juicy. Wow. It's incredible. How crispy. Oh look at this garlic, he put it on the grill. Give it a nice kick. The garlic is amazing It doesn't have this strong odour. Perfect! This is illegal, what else do you want me to say. This is special. So guys that's it for today if you
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