What makes Kumpir a Turkish street food star (and how it’s made)

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Published 2024-07-06
One of the stars of Turkish street food is kumpir. A large, baked potato filled with all kinds of ingredients and topped with various sauces. Ortakoy in Istanbul is perhaps the best place to try this Turkish classic. It may not be quite as well-known as kebab, but it is at least as filling.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:08 Istanbul
01:41 The potato
02:26 The Kumpir vendors
03:07 The toppings
04:22 My fans
05:05 The history of Kumpir
05:36 Turkish street food
06:07 Ortakoy

CREDITS
Report: Gönna Ketels
Camera: Henning Goll
Edit: Philipp Czegka
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus

#kumpir #turkey #streetfood
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All Comments (21)
  • @irobertovich
    This looks amazing!!! Now I want to go to Turkiye so badly 🤤 Love from Chile🤍🇨🇱
  • @shunaras
    The street food and the city of Istanbul look amazing, I look forward to visiting 😊
  • @douglasboyle6544
    I think it's fascinating that a New World foodstuff has taken on a new life to become such an iconic street food in an Iconic Old World city!
  • @tess963
    finally something interesting and not the same 10 recipes all from Western Europe as if nothing else existed in the world
  • @agussw8908
    Kumpir, Balik ekmek, ayran and simit are popular Istanbul fnb. All my favourite. Hopefully visit Turkiye again. ❤ from IDN.
  • @jintanmanis5000
    I always see the British version of this, but with baked beans😂😂😂😂😂 Damnnn, Turkish version are even better
  • @Karen-eo5yx
    Been in Turkey a few times before and the food there is amazing
  • @colourcloud65
    We Pakistanis love everything belong to turkiye 🇹🇷 lahore Pakistan 🇵🇰 yummy 😋 foods
  • @xcel5203
    Bulgar is cracked wheat , mostly parboiled and dried - not rice . That man has the gift of the gab and is enticing his customers in with his spiel ; the first step in getting them in . Lots of colour and flavours on display to tickle the different parts of the palate.
  • @ferrjuan
    3:20 Since I’m Mexican I wonder what is a Mexican Salad in Türkiye? Since it’s one of the toppings that go into that dish.
  • @93juan
    In Spain we call baked potatoes patatas asadas with almost the same toppings
  • @Sabakdunya
    Hello dear friend im from Pakistan and full wach 🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
  • @OrangeJews1138
    you’ve got to drop this “told from the dish’s pov” shtick, it’s so awkward