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Their First Turkish Breakfast: What Surprised Them Most?
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Their First Turkish Breakfast: What Surprised Them Most?

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In this episode, I hosted a lovely German couple in my kitchen while they were filming for a documentary about Istanbul, soon to air on German television.
While preparing a traditional Turkish breakfast with menemen, I also turned the camera on them to ask what they think about Turkey—its food, people, and culture.

It was their first time experiencing a full Turkish breakfast, and we had a warm conversation about everything from Turkish hospitality to how döner kebab differs in Germany and Turkey.

🎥 Topics we talked about:
– What Germans think about Turkish cuisine 🇹🇷
– Their impressions of Istanbul and Turkish people
– German vs. Turkish döner 🍖
– Trying Turkish breakfast for the first time
– Reflections on the economy & travel in Turkey

Here is Norbert’s channel link:
https://youtube.com/@FragdochmaldasVolk?si=Cv0QMszNzQNkpXC5

00:00 Intro
01:00 welcoming
01:28 tasting Turkish cheeses while prepping.
02:10 Heike asks about Turkish culture: Hi, have you eaten?
03:12 Turkish VS. German Doner
04:27 Breakfast Tasting Experience
05:50 Their reaction to Menemen
07:28 Tasting Tahin pekmez – Grape molasses & Sesame paste / And HALVA
08:52 Rose Jam & Kaymak
10:27 Young Generation’s Cooking skills
11:22 Leaving Food On The Plate
14:55 Changes In Food Prices
15:43 First Impressions About Türkiye
18:24 Turkish Sherbet Tasting
20:29 Finding Good Food In Istanbul
21:34 How is the breakfast in Germany?
22:33 Do Turks make time for Turkish breakfast everyday?
23:52 Is breakfast In Türkiye important?
26:54 What surprised you most about Turkish people?
29:28 Taxi driver experience in Istanbul
31:08 Final Suggestions

This video is all about connection through food and culture—enjoy watching this special breakfast exchange!

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📺 Watch more episodes:
How To Make MENEMEN, Famous Turkish Egg Dish https://youtu.be/6zotWptopRg
Ottoman Sherbet – Turkish Fruit Drink https://youtu.be/iWEpTb-wYNM
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Join a German TV crew as they sample what’s claimed to be the best **menemen** in the world! This episode captures a lively **breakfast in Istanbul**, complete with reactions and conversations around the table. See their expressions as they discover **turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes** and other Turkish delicacies, and get inspired to try **homemade menemen** yourself!

46 Comments

  1. @TFT

    This episode was such a special one! 🎥🇹🇷
    ✨ What part surprised you the most?
    💬 Let me know in the comments—and tell me:
    Have you ever shared Turkish breakfast with a foreign guest?

  4. @rashidapatel722

    💯🌟mashaAllah..another amazing vlog…the warmth, the cuisine..the hospitality ❤ ❤….you are indeed a lovely lady.. love 🤲💕duaas 🇹🇷turkiye …from south africa. 🇿🇦

  5. @thayouth

    They like "German doner" more. That is just Turkish doner, but adapted to local preferences. Turkish Dutch doner is also slightly different because of the sauces that they add. Funny how a dish can have so many variations when it travels the world.

  6. @hameeda2743

    Assalamulikum, I love your channel. Thank you for sharing sister. Would you share some markets, bazaar to buy Abaya and scarfs at reasonable price. Thank you🥰

  7. @johannespeterkaiser5507

    Love this episode, it made me chuckle a bit as I definitely can relate with your two guests. I am German and grew up in an apartment building with two Turkish families, their kids were my play buddies, and we visited each other's home often, so I got my first taste of Turkish home cooking early in life and it was amazing. And yes, I also often have a German Doner Kebab, that has become part of my regular diet 🙂 I've also been to Istanbul just this month with my wife and I absolutely agree with the impressions of both of them, the life and vibrance I could feel in the streets and everywhere. It is one of the most beautiful cities that I have seen with its rich culture and amazing history. If I may say I instantly fell in love with Istanbul to the point that leaving after a few days felt like someone tearing a piece of my heart out. I got myself a Cezve and Çaydanlık as souvenirs and we are making Turkish tea and coffee part of our daily routines at home now. I am glad I came across your channel, so I can also try cooking some of the amazing dishes so thanks a lot 🙂

  15. @yasinbatmaz

    Bence bir Türk evinde misafir olmanın en fazla 3 gün olduğunu da öğrenmeliydiniz …😂 böyle bir gelenek de vardır. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Üç gün size evinde misafir eder yedirir içiriz ama artık sonra gitmeni gerekir 😁 5 hafta çok fazla .. 😅

  17. @elegrin5170

    3:30 But we must get this point.. When you call German Döner, it sounds like that döner belongs to Germany.. You can say that "Turkish doner which made in Germany" Because At Germany also, Doner chefs are all Turkish chefs.. It's not your culture, It is our culture that has migrated to Germany. :)) <3 These two are different things..It's not a part of German Culture. It's part of inovative Turkish chefs' culture at Germany.. :)) <3

  21. @ayseuras447

    İngilizce olarak sürdürülen bir söyleşide, Ülkemizin adını kendi dilimizi kullanarak TÜRKİYE olarak telaffuz ettiğiniz için sizi tebrik ederim. Bu bir öz güven, öz eğitim, yüksek kültür, ince ruh ve vatana sahip çıkma refleksi işi ki gerçek gönül bağı gerektirir.

  24. @yorumustasi

    0:22 Das ist nicht richtig! Das was Sie sagen bezieht sich auf Südkorea, dort bedeutet Hallo wortwörtlich ob man was gegessen hat und das beruht auf die Kriegszeiten. In der Türkei ist es nicht so.

    In der Türkei sagt man ganz normal

    Günaydın = Guten Morgen (wortwörtlich: Erhellter Tag —> damit meint man die aufgehende Sonne)
    İyi günler = Guten Tag
    İyi akşamlar = Gute Nacht

    Bei allgemein „Hallo“ sagt man Merhaba, aber das Wort stammt aus dem Arabischen.

    Güle Güle wird denke ich weniger benutzt, mehr benutzt wird Hoşçakal = Aufwiedersehen (wortwörtlich —> Bleib im Wohlsein (Gut))

    Oder man sagt „Görüşürüz” wir sehen uns / man sieht sich

  29. @Mr.Nafri_

    I am going to make some menemen! Best menemen is made if you put 100 mililiter watter and let the water veparet under low heat. so all the ingridens combine much better. after this you can add cheas 🙂

  30. @ahmedalshalchi

    Excellent excellent … This is the best interview you did so far … May Allah bless you to show more of goodness to those visitors …

  32. @SerhatAlbayoğlu

    These full blown breakfasts are not Turkish traditional breakfasts. Traditional Turkish breakfasts contain a rather simple menu such as olives, cheese butter and jam. The rest of them are invented by restaurants for the Tourist attraction.

  42. @debbimeyersbrant

    Thank you for another very helpful video😊😊😊😊 I was surprised by their idea breakfast compared to your idea of breakfast, blessings to you and yours

  44. @Fiola_M

    The mmming from this couple made me laugh..when food makes people musical😊❤ Aysenur is the best..and her humility comes from her faith!

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