- So check this out.
It's Trevor James, and today
I'm in Istanbul, Turkey.
We're gonna go for something I've been dying to try
for a long time now,
Turkish dumplings manti.
We're right in front of the Bosphorus.
We've got a beautiful view
and we're gonna go to a trendy neighborhood restaurant
for these Turkish dumplings
and I'm hungry.
Let's go check it out.
(upbeat music)
We're going to Bodrum Manti Cafe
right behind me here.
Look at this trendy little place.
Okay.
Beautiful little spot here
full of locals.
We're gonna order up some Turkish dumplings.
You wanna eat manti with us?
(woman declines)
- Oh, good.
Okay.
Thank you.
Beautiful manti.
Check this out, wow.
We have two different types of manti.
This one is the classic manti.
It's got a lot of yogurt on it
and this is like a tomato oil.
We've also got a fried manti.
I put a little bit of spice mixture in here,
some basil and some crushed red chilis.
Wow, oh yeah.
Look at that magical mixture.
Okay.
Take a big chunk.
Ohhh, look at that.
Okay, we're gonna go for a bite.
Oh.
Oh wow.
That is totally different from Chinese dumplings.
They're a lot smaller.
You can taste it's like a minced beef.
And super lemony.
It's like a super lemony with a slight savory
tomato flavor from that tomato oil.
Really, really refined flavor.
It's pretty light.
Wow, wow.
This is awesome.
I can see how this would fill you up and
and I can see how this is like
a refined dumpling experience.
This is the fried manti.
Oh, look at that.
It's just perfect.
This is elegant dumplings.
Mmm.
This one is a little more juicy I would say
and it just kind of pops in your mouth
with that slight crispiness of that
that fried outer dumpling skin.
I'm the happiest guy in the world right now.
Wow, thank you.
Thank you.
Oh, beautiful.
Oh.
This is so good.
We're gonna go for some midye dolma,
steamed mussels with a fragrant rice
and a squeeze of lemon
right on the street.
Mmm.
I'm still a little hungry.
So I'm with my local friend here
and we are gonna go get some midye dolma,
which is like stuffed mussels
in a fragrant rice.
So what do you think?
- I'm very hungry and I have to have midye dolma.
- Good.
Okay, let's go.
Okay.
- Is it the first time you took it?
- Yeah, first time.
- You'll fall in love.
- Ah, fall in love, really?
- Trust me.
- Okay so this is the mitye dolma.
- Yes, this is mitye dolma
and I will prepare for you
like that
and the lemon,
would you like the lemon?
- Squeeze a little lemon.
- Yes
- Okay.
- Feed you it.
- Oh, you're gonna feed it.
- Yes
Did you like it?
- Ooh.
- You don't like?
- Wow.
That is amazing.
Those spices and herbs mixed throughout
are really fragrant.
You just eat this on the street, right?
- It's a favorite.
- Wow, it's super, super fragrant.
Oh, one more.
- And after beer it's really amazing.
- Mmm
Wow, those mussels are super juicy.
- Okay
- We can just keep going.
- Because I want to eat.
- Yeah, you go now.
You gotta eat.
Thank you.
This is amazing.
A little lemon.
Wow, it's a super fragrant rice.
- Yeah
Like it?
- It's amazing.
- Yeah, but don't eat too much.
- Don't eat too many?
- Because of your stomach.
It's too much.
It's not good.
The lemon flavor with this rice,
the rice is actually a little spicy.
And it's got, it's full of currants.
Currants, so it's very fragrant.
You go, oh okay, one more.
Wow.
It's full of currants.
That is super amazing.
Let me get you a little lemon.
So
I'm really happy to try this.
So thank you so much for watching
these food and travel videos.
I'm so happy to be here tonight in Istanbul
eating that delicious food today.
It's made me so happy.
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We're gonna keep walking.
Thanks again.
Wow, very nice.