Ultimate Istanbul Street Food Tour (ft. a whole baked potato neighborhood)
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Nothing connects you to the heart of a city quite like it's street food. Today we leave the historic peninsula of Istanbul, Türkiye (Turkey) in search of a more local experience.
We start with breakfast, Simit at Galata Simitcisi. This is Turkey's version of a bagel, and is seen all over the city, but the ones at Simitcisi are guaranteed to be fresh!
Next we head up a MASSIVE hill to Taksim square, where we follow the banging of the spoon to an ice cream shop. Turkish ice cream (dondurma) is unique because it is thicker than your typical ice cream! You can chew it! Be warned to ask for prices before ordering. We forgot to ask before we ordered, then were served two ice creams instead of one despite Ivan's protests. He even quoted us $2 more than we paid, but Ivan said "no that doesn't sound right" and he pulled out a hidden piece of paper with "marked prices" that showed $2 less. Trickery is part of the Turkish ice cream experience, and the show is a good time, but this isn't really the best version of the ice cream. Before we leave Turkey I want to try the more gourmet Turkish ice cream to give it a fair chance.
Next we eat lamb intestine sandwiches (kokorec) at Mercan Kokorec. This chain is all over the city, and this street food is immensely popular. We wound up here just by following a long line of locals!
I (Madison) am not a mussel fan, but I knew that street food stuffed mussels (midye dolma) were a snack that Ivan needed to try! Midyeci Ahmet is THE SPOT for these mussels, known all over social media and throughout the city, and they were SO delicious that Ivan ordered more despite how much we're eating today!
Our last stop is Maya Kumpir in Ortaköy, a neighborhood KNOWN for it's street food potatoes. What I didn't fully realize is that meant there would be over 30 potato vendors in one block! They stuff those things full, we got ours with "everything" and it was absolutely delicious. Eating these ridiculous potatoes next to a beautiful mosque with a view of the bridge between Europe and Asia, is a strange, incredible experience that I won't soon forget.
Thanks for joining us! We’re so thankful you’re along for the journey with us!
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Welcome to madventure, we're MADison and iVEN (okay it is spelled Ivan, but pronounced like VENture) a husband and wife living the adventure we have been dreaming of, despite the fact that it makes us sound completely mad. For us that looks like traveling full time and starting our own businesses.
For Madison, a former reality TV producer, the dream is the madventure community, connecting people through travel, experiencing new cultures, and trying the best foods from carts, stands and restaurants all over the world. She hopes to encourage others to follow their maddest most adventurous dreams, whatever they may be!
For Ivan, a former NASA engineer, it is creating an engineering product that will change the world!
Travel and food are two of our biggest passions, so on this channel we will be traveling the world, and staying awhile to experience what life is actually like living other places. We're excited to have you on board for the delicious, culture filled, madventurous times that will ensue! Let's madventure! xoxo
00:00 the game plan!
01:00 breakfast - simit
04:06 trick and treat - ice cream
05:52 the aftermath
07:02 lamb intestine sandwich
09:27 public transportation :)
09:52 ivan's favorite - stuffed mussels
13:27 world's most bizarre place
15:15 eating world's biggest baked potato
18:15 the message
We start with breakfast, Simit at Galata Simitcisi. This is Turkey's version of a bagel, and is seen all over the city, but the ones at Simitcisi are guaranteed to be fresh!
Next we head up a MASSIVE hill to Taksim square, where we follow the banging of the spoon to an ice cream shop. Turkish ice cream (dondurma) is unique because it is thicker than your typical ice cream! You can chew it! Be warned to ask for prices before ordering. We forgot to ask before we ordered, then were served two ice creams instead of one despite Ivan's protests. He even quoted us $2 more than we paid, but Ivan said "no that doesn't sound right" and he pulled out a hidden piece of paper with "marked prices" that showed $2 less. Trickery is part of the Turkish ice cream experience, and the show is a good time, but this isn't really the best version of the ice cream. Before we leave Turkey I want to try the more gourmet Turkish ice cream to give it a fair chance.
Next we eat lamb intestine sandwiches (kokorec) at Mercan Kokorec. This chain is all over the city, and this street food is immensely popular. We wound up here just by following a long line of locals!
I (Madison) am not a mussel fan, but I knew that street food stuffed mussels (midye dolma) were a snack that Ivan needed to try! Midyeci Ahmet is THE SPOT for these mussels, known all over social media and throughout the city, and they were SO delicious that Ivan ordered more despite how much we're eating today!
Our last stop is Maya Kumpir in Ortaköy, a neighborhood KNOWN for it's street food potatoes. What I didn't fully realize is that meant there would be over 30 potato vendors in one block! They stuff those things full, we got ours with "everything" and it was absolutely delicious. Eating these ridiculous potatoes next to a beautiful mosque with a view of the bridge between Europe and Asia, is a strange, incredible experience that I won't soon forget.
Thanks for joining us! We’re so thankful you’re along for the journey with us!
Our Favorite Tours:
https://www.viator.com/partner-shop/m...
Shop Our Travel Essentials & Camera Gear at our Amazon Storefront: https://amazon.com/shop/madventure
🎶 Download the copyright free songs we used in this episode: https://share.epidemicsound.com/w2hfi0 (one month free)
📸 Follow us on Instagram & TikTok for behind the scenes content! @letsmadventure
Instagram: letsmadventure
TikTok: letsmadventure
Above are affiliate links which means we receive a percentage of the revenue made from purchasing products via those links.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Welcome to madventure, we're MADison and iVEN (okay it is spelled Ivan, but pronounced like VENture) a husband and wife living the adventure we have been dreaming of, despite the fact that it makes us sound completely mad. For us that looks like traveling full time and starting our own businesses.
For Madison, a former reality TV producer, the dream is the madventure community, connecting people through travel, experiencing new cultures, and trying the best foods from carts, stands and restaurants all over the world. She hopes to encourage others to follow their maddest most adventurous dreams, whatever they may be!
For Ivan, a former NASA engineer, it is creating an engineering product that will change the world!
Travel and food are two of our biggest passions, so on this channel we will be traveling the world, and staying awhile to experience what life is actually like living other places. We're excited to have you on board for the delicious, culture filled, madventurous times that will ensue! Let's madventure! xoxo
00:00 the game plan!
01:00 breakfast - simit
04:06 trick and treat - ice cream
05:52 the aftermath
07:02 lamb intestine sandwich
09:27 public transportation :)
09:52 ivan's favorite - stuffed mussels
13:27 world's most bizarre place
15:15 eating world's biggest baked potato
18:15 the message
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