0:21 this is proper English in the restaurant industry. It’s a simple marker that comforts me to know that halfway across the world, you all are my people! I’ve seen every single one of your English videos and greatly enjoy everybody on the channel. Cheers from North Carolina, USA!
@gailking4586
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand people who don’t like eggplant. It is my favourite 🤤 Sending love from Beautiful British Columbia, Canada. I love watching you Refika. 💕You are amazing!
@zahilyquiles8384
3 жыл бұрын
Şakşuka is one of my favorite turkish dishes. Actually, I drive one hour to eat in a Turkish cafe here in Puerto Rico. This cafe is owned by a turkish guy who fell in love with a puertorrican woman. I love almost all dishes in that cafe. 😋 In other note, Refika, pink suits you!
@betty8444
3 жыл бұрын
Vegan Turkish meals ROCK! Love from Makedonija 🇲🇰❤️🇹🇷
@darche2471
3 жыл бұрын
Çok güzeeel Abla😄 I love your recipies! Greetings from Serbia🇷🇸🇹🇷
@peggyrogers7012
2 жыл бұрын
When I watch you cook I feel like I am cooking with family. Your presence is warm, engaging and fun. Your food is full of flavor and beautifully presented. Thank you for sharing your recipes with us.
@Refika
2 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@bemusedindian8571
3 жыл бұрын
Finally eggplants. Thanks Refika. No cuisine does eggplants better than Turkish and I hope you go into more of this.
@marystestkitchen
3 жыл бұрын
You are just the BEST food presenter!!! And that eggplant looks to die for!!
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
you guys are the best ❤
@annaanna598
3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very motivating , I just made this and l added zucchini, was so good . God bless you❤️
@rosacastro505
3 жыл бұрын
you are so right and she is so informative, fun and smart. Love this channel
@nozee77
3 жыл бұрын
She is amazing, and you are too, Mary! 🥰
@sonja3276
3 жыл бұрын
Hello Mary, it's really to die for. I made it for a Family Grillparty and everybody loved it. (I just need more Eggplant, because by frying so much Pieces where fallen in my mouth 😂 )
@blumchen587
3 жыл бұрын
please do more videos with eggplant
@asifainthekitchen1457
3 жыл бұрын
I love turkish eggplant recipes 😋💖😍
@hildawheeler2598
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! More eggplant recipes! You explain everything so well and make it seem so simple. You know so much about and have so much experience to share. Love from Canada 🇨🇦
@NBT-zj7jl
3 жыл бұрын
Please more aubergine recipes . Watching you from UK.
@mariapaulastepanian9930
3 жыл бұрын
Oh my God! I just go crazy every time Refika posts a recipe! I love Refika with all my heart!
@martyrose
3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous camera work Bahar! 👍💜
@MichaelaFreeman
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, please! More eggplant recipes! I'm addicted.
@alshimaaeleffish3205
3 жыл бұрын
In Egypt we call it eggplant with vinegar and garlic 😋 we but the garlic and after a minute or so we add the vinegar. And then we but the tomato 🍅 sauce .the smell of the garlic with vinegar is great and delicious 😋
@suadaljutic4486
3 жыл бұрын
I love listen when you cook, you are special person!
@silvanarossotto4323
3 жыл бұрын
your recipes are amazing rafika. thanks from argentina
@Inanna08
3 жыл бұрын
You can tell the gender of the eggplant by checking the bottom. The male eggplants have a line where the flower blossom was; the female eggplants have a circle. The benefit of knowing this is that the male eggplants have much more seeds, so they aren't ideal for dishes like Babaganoush or steamed eggplant. #TheMoreYouKnow
@RJisBack24
3 жыл бұрын
This is an Italian bit of knowledge!
@ReneeHits
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I was at a market and this guy started to talk to my daughter and I explaining green peppers and eggplant letting us know the different and taste.
@jeskehendriks
3 жыл бұрын
How does this work? The female part of a flower needs to be fertilized by male pollen, then the flower develops into a fruit (eggplant, in this case). Meaning that all fruits come from female flowers...
@Inanna08
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeskehendriks Eggplants are cross-pollinating and have male AND female flowers that fruit! ;) So, all fruits of eggplants can come from either a male or a female flower! 🍆
@jeskehendriks
3 жыл бұрын
@@Inanna08 How can male flowers fruit? Where do the egg cells come from for fertilization? It's only the male 'sperm' cells that travel from plant to plant in the form of pollen. As a biologist, I was very sceptic. I've looked it up and it appears to be a myth that aubergine-fruits have genders.
@stefimandi186
3 жыл бұрын
In my languagge we used to call eggplant "törökparadicsom", that means Turkish Tomato. In some fancy restaurants they still name it so. Here we mostly just slice it and bread-coat for deep frying - very poor indeed, I never do that with this wonderful vegetable. All my eggplant dishes are Turkish or Arabish recipes, modified some way to my taste and of course the available ingredients. Now we have mint, I dried some and when we have delicius fresh tomato, will try your shakshuka. Thank you for the recpe :-).
@carmenqueasy
3 жыл бұрын
Is that Hungarian? I had not heard about this before, thanks for that little food trivia and greetings from the UK ☺️
@stefimandi186
3 жыл бұрын
@@carmenqueasy yes, it is :-)
@СпасЯнков-э2ч
3 жыл бұрын
You make paprikash with eggplant right what other dishes?
@stefimandi186
3 жыл бұрын
@@СпасЯнков-э2ч Right, we cook paprikás. Saute some chopped white onion, season with salt and sweet red paprika powder. When the paprika paints the oil red, add the cubed eggplants and cook till soft. Serve with steamed rice or boiled potato. Not bad, but nothing near to those savoury eggplant dishes of the Mediterranean area and the Near East. We also make some bread spread, but not too many people: grill the whole eggplant till black. Remove the skin and blend the creamy flesh till smooth. Season with salt, pepper, garlic or onion. Some people add mayo. This spread is also quite good, but that's all 3 ways we can call "traditional". (the third is the breaded deep fry) And, not too many people. Here we should really add more eggplants to our diet. To do so, we must learn new recipes. Or just adopt some from those who really has large variety of eggplant recipes.
@Princetheone.
3 жыл бұрын
If I already haven’t said, U R such a precious treasure in culinary world ‼️I adore you and your shows. I miss Turkey and its charms 🤗😘
@SoulStitch1111
3 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Baba Ganoush years ago. It was my first real love of egg plant.
@DrBrunoRecipes
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely recipe 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland ♥️ Have a wonderful day everyone 🌻
@mariaoropallo6853
3 жыл бұрын
when one cooks eggplant well, one becomes the star. THANK you for this specific tutorial. Will be making it soon. More eggplant recipes would be welcome.
@susikomatsu3180
Ай бұрын
Yes, more eggplant recipes!
@alexandraalbarracin9639
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, please! More eggplant recipes. All the recipes you showed at the beginning of the video look delicious 😍
@ReneeHits
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for always taking the time to explain different ways to cook or Preparing different foods.
@Lunatik21
3 жыл бұрын
I love eggplant, I love Turkish cooking, and I love Refika's recipes so this is amazing! Thank you for uploading!
@grilledcheeseandsoup1652
3 жыл бұрын
I love all the education you provide not just the recipe. I adore your channel. Thank you to everyone who helps with the videos.
@lavanyabv6410
3 жыл бұрын
I am in love with your recipes and the way you express is beautiful..Can you please show more vegan/vegetarian recipes
@masuganut2082
3 жыл бұрын
Less than a minute in and I’m laughing “Looks more like a he” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I LOVE eggplant (have a damn hard time growing it in our garden) Thank you dear. Stay safe ❤️🙏🏻 Love from USA Kat
@sudhaghia290
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Refika! You are just the best! More eggplant recipes please, I love eggplants.
@samanthabotha3456
3 жыл бұрын
In South Africa it is called "Brinjal". We love eggplants/ brinjal! Thank you for this!!! I will make it asap.
@normawingo5116
3 жыл бұрын
You are all amazing, yes more eggplants, 🙌🙌🙌
@torymiddlebrooks
3 жыл бұрын
Bless you! I was looking for a vegan recipe for a date night with my glorified girlfriend and this pops up at exactly the same time!
@claireheberle4123
3 жыл бұрын
Refika & Bahar’s malicious eye... thanks a lot for eggplants so delicious ! There is a fashion in Armenia (since 10 or 15 years I think) to dig ancient recipes & try them again... maybe it’s all over the world ? Do you have a ancien recipe (that you’d hear from in a village ?) I find those recipes interesting because usually you get to learn a lot about how people lived, got together, sang & danced... Thanks again for your videos I love them & my children know you too : when they ask where does the recipe come from: from my smile they say : Refikaaaaaa ;) ! 🤩
@farac9332
3 жыл бұрын
It will be awesome to share some of those ancient recipes with us
@cmbaz1140
3 жыл бұрын
i smell a delicious eggplant series around the corner...
@mangothing1604
3 жыл бұрын
Just brilliant. I get hungry everytime I watch your show. Thank you for making the marvellous Turkish cuisine accessible to the world 🙏🏽
@ro2670
3 жыл бұрын
I planted two eggplant plants in my summer garden and I’m going to start another. Keep the eggplant recipes coming. I’m tuned in.
@suadaljutic4486
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to more eggplant recipes, please!
@JojoLobello
3 жыл бұрын
It's delicious! I just did it and absolutely love it. I'm Bulgarian in Canada and we have only 3 kind of eggplant - like little ball, skinny and long and the most common with the belly. In Bulgaria we call it патладжан "patladjan". Refika I love your recipes, I love you and your crew. To be honest, sometimes I watch you when I feel down and your energy is magical!
@bhavs304
3 жыл бұрын
Tried this today and it tasted soooo good. Love your channel
@dmbthegurl
3 жыл бұрын
I like eggplant but haven’t tried cooking with it nearly enough. That is about to change, thanks for the inspiration! I would also be interested in seeing some of your favourite places to eat in Istanbul. When it’s safe of course.
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely idea! Thanks ❤ and let me know if you try the recipe!
@kreysas
3 жыл бұрын
Dear Refika, In Izmir we add cubed and fried potatoes to Shakshuka too. Your version is just as mouth watering as well but I would highly recomend you to try it with potatoe as an additional ingredient. You are going to love it. 🤤 Also Thank you for another phenomanel, tasty, mouth watering recipe and all the beneficial scientific information behind them all. As always Refika never dissappoints! Her recipes as well 👌
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
❤❤🥰🥰
@mementomori4266
3 жыл бұрын
Refika dünyaya patlıcandan nasıl yemek yapılır öğreteceksin vallahi insanlar senden daha fazla patlıcan yemeği istiyor tebrik ediyorum gurur kaynağımızsın 👏👏👏👏
@anahidkassabian4471
3 жыл бұрын
This looks fab--can't wait to make it. Please make an English Imam Bayilde recipe? And also my grandmother used to make batlijan turshu *eggplant pickle) with a stuffing of coriander seeds and some green herbs, and then the baby eggplants tied up. Do you know that one, too, by any chance? I wouldn't mind seeing that eggplant pilaf, either :)
@rogle25
3 жыл бұрын
I love shakshuka but haven’t eaten it since going vegan. I am so happy that you’ve shared this recipe and can’t wait to try it! Also, I just want to say how much I enjoy the shots of the city that are included in these videos. Obviously, the food is the focus but these added elements don’t go unnoticed or unappreciated!
@sandy-cd6zk
3 жыл бұрын
Refika!!! Thank you so much for your beautiful recipes. I listen to all your videos, both in English and Turkish. I can understand & speak Turkish but can't write well...sorry. I lived in Istanbul for 12 years and my husband is from Turkey. Five of my eight children were born in Istanbul. Our family loves your recipes. I would love to meet you one day when we visit Istanbul again. My husband and I have a very large garden and we are growing many eggplant;, how can I freeze or preserve them? And more eggplant recipes please!
@universoulhealing
3 жыл бұрын
I love listening to you, and your recipes!🙏💞
@lindaj5492
3 жыл бұрын
Love your “on the side” explanations! More eggplant recipes please 🤗
@momonwallstreet
3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel and the timing is perfect. Lots of fresh eggplant coming out of the garden. Can't wait to give this recipe a try. Wonderful memories of the tasty food I ate when I backpacked in the Izmir region 30+ years ago. Beautiful country, beautiful people.
@christinanicely3600
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Been hoping for the eggplant video!
@janetmackinnon3411
3 жыл бұрын
So that's tomorrow's lunch solved! Thyank you again.
@bushraqaziabbasi2718
3 жыл бұрын
Love the little little tips she gives that make all the difference 💞
@remuswalks3192
2 жыл бұрын
I would really love in the future for you to do a video on sharing food: how to think through a menu for your guests, when to prepare certain dishes and what to prepare when people arrive. Just all the tips and thoughts would be helpful. It can be stressful to get used to cooking for others.
@lilouhanat3489
3 жыл бұрын
A Big Merci from FRANCE Refika you make my day with eggplant, i can wait to do it for my family. So So HAPPY to Watching You 😘😘
@soniacrampton9935
3 жыл бұрын
Refika please , more eggplant recipes!!!!!!
@braukorpshomebrew6039
Ай бұрын
Over 100 recipes just of eggplant? I would buy that cookbook!
@naheedmohsinnamra3300
3 жыл бұрын
Wow that Ottoman copper plate with eggplant dish . Tooooooo good. Love it.
@millap779
3 жыл бұрын
Looks awesome! We add roasted bell peppers, onions and carrots to that. I love it with sour cream.
@1vtmom966
3 жыл бұрын
You're telling me I may actually like eggplant? I'm listening!
@nozee77
3 жыл бұрын
Omg, this just looks SO good!!! I love eggplants anyway, but this recipe takes it to another level! The background information is also highly appreciated, as I have anyiety issues, so, good to know!!! 🙏
@nehagazmer1527
3 жыл бұрын
I love it how she gives extra info along with her amazing recipes, u the best 😄
@ansrug8760
3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Bulgaria. Love, love love eggplants. So lucky that my family finally like it too, sooooo... I know what's for dinner
@piacrofton
3 жыл бұрын
Yes to more eggplant recipes! Just like Baharat, it is my favourite vegetable. And the Turkish are particularly good at making it delicious!
@radwaibrahim9276
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Refika ❤ in Alexandria, Egypt we like to eat this dish especially with fried fish. I really wish to see all of those eggplant recipes you've mentioned in your future videos. Lots if love !!❤❤❤
@nazishtariq6990
3 жыл бұрын
I love your recipes , Rifika you are the best 👌🌹❤
@Christinaanncat
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! More 🍆 recipes. As always Refika’s Kitchen is amazing. Sending love to everyone from small town USA
@janevanskike2101
3 жыл бұрын
My momma used to fry it for us. So good. Then I went to a Persian picnic after work with my friend Rachel! A beautiful woman arrived late and she had put eggplant in a baking dish and put tomatoes, onions and olive oil and I. Was hooked. It didn’t last long either. We scooped it up and ate with gusto! Yummmmmmmy
@Violet-fj3lr
3 жыл бұрын
What a perfect recipe for summer! This looks like just the thing to pair with a nice grain salad for a refreshing and satisfying meal.
@TillDerWilly
3 жыл бұрын
0:47 Why did I nearly start crying at the small montage at the beginning? It all looks sooo delicious!!! :D
@melissaforget8831
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! More eggplant recipes please. Planting some in my garden for the first time because they are beautiful but I don't know how to use them...lol...
@Bobbnoxious
3 жыл бұрын
Bahar: "Is it a she?" Refika: (holds eggplant at a suggestive angle) "Looks more like a HE" Me: dying :-D
@martyrose
3 жыл бұрын
It's said , if the scar on the blossom end is small and round it will have less seeds and be sweeter than one with a scar that is larger and more elongated. This is how the male and female thing came about but all fruits are female.
@TheNinnyfee
3 жыл бұрын
And then later, when she talked about preventing browning by putting the cut eggplant, Refika hit "her" repeatedly...😄😄😄 In connection to the intro I couldn't keep my face straight. 😄❤
@GGTanguera
3 жыл бұрын
Actually there is "she" and "he" eggplant. Female eggplant has more seeds and its its good for certain dishes.
@izaskuncaro5662
3 жыл бұрын
Eggplant in spanish es la berenjena, is a she
@minebosman2809
3 жыл бұрын
@@GGTanguera really!? I learned something today. Thank you.
@faribaebrahimi7872
3 жыл бұрын
Other than the delicious foods that you make, I love watching you talk and explain and make the food. You are funny and I love love love your Turkish accent.
@rachelwise148
3 жыл бұрын
One of your best cooking shows. The editing, and a more serious but lite tone presentation was spot on. Will go to Esty page to see the spoons, and drool over that knife again. Keep up the great work, Refika and team!
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
It's out of stock for a little while but they'll be back real soon 🤓
@dinavara2581
3 жыл бұрын
Yes please more Aubergine recipes. I have a special love for them 🥰
@daniellevine6131
3 жыл бұрын
love the vegan recipes! keep em coming!
@uzmafarrukh2504
3 жыл бұрын
So good to see you always.❤🇹🇷🇵🇰
@kathyfriedman571
3 жыл бұрын
Love watching you cook. I hope some day to visit your country.
@gufa7963
3 жыл бұрын
Turkish eggplant recipes are the best! Thanks Refika for sharing. If i can find some sivribiber .. ahh ahh 😅😅
@brittabernardi453
3 жыл бұрын
I love eggplant! And tomatoes with eggplant are an unbeatable team. The only thing I have not tried yet, that is the Arabic jam made from eggplant. I'll try that in the summer when I can get the nice round thick eggplants from Sicily. I live in Germany. It's not so easy there.
@eitan7343
3 жыл бұрын
I'm ready for all the recipes with eggplant, just like Bahar. Bring em
@sumeyyegultekin4695
3 жыл бұрын
You are really a really good representative of Turkish dish culture and I want to congratulate you. Thanks for your efforts. It is also important that you speak English instead of subtitles. That's why I wanted to write my comment in English even though I am Turkish😂😂. Congratulations and thank you again 🤩🤩🤗❤️
@SA-ho2nw
3 жыл бұрын
I love you Refika!! You make my day with any recipe you make!!
@СпасЯнков-э2ч
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most delicious Turkish eggplant recipes
@zebulunlevie
3 жыл бұрын
Your recipes are always amazing, love it
@sandaz1986
3 жыл бұрын
I love this channel! Thank you for providing vegan options :) Everything looks DELISH!
@kyliepaquet
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!!! 🥰🥰 I made this tonight and it turned out amazing! My husband is Tunisian and apparently they have something so similar only they add more vegetables and some spices to the tomato sauce 😊Love you guys!! Always so happy to watch your videos!!
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! I am so happy to hear that! ❤️
@anne-mariekellar2943
3 жыл бұрын
Refika, you always bring sunshine into my day! Thank you! Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
@sofiapeti2876
3 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to come Turkwy and learn from you in a live class 🧡
@keithdavidson4723
3 жыл бұрын
1. Wow! I love that spaghetti with tomato sauce, eggplant and yoghurt idea 😋. 2. You should warn your audience that cooking with Sunflower Oil is not advisable for anyone with inflammatory illnesses; 3. Your Eggplant Shakshuka is a new variation to me but looks wonderful 😋.
@blessyfrancis6029
3 жыл бұрын
I love love eggplants too. Im Indian and we have so many recipes all so different and delish and we call them as brinjal. I can eat this vegetable fried steam poached , in a curry however. I can eat it 365 days without getting fed up. 😋😋
@MonicaGz
3 жыл бұрын
I learned how to cook by watching Sara Moulton when she had her live cooking show. It was a "cook along" and she would take questions as she cooked. I still watch her show on Public Television and that was the first time I saw you! That was a good episode and I recognized you when I started watching this show on KZitem. I'd love to see Sara on your show some time. That would be so awesome! Thanks for always teaching me something new on Saturday nights.
@Refika
3 жыл бұрын
Ooooo such a good memory.. she is a very very valuanle person.. hope one day we do it..
@SW-qv7gi
3 жыл бұрын
You are a star! You will get 1 million subs for sure!
@hummi83
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite vegetable!! You guys are a treat to watch ❤️❤️❤️
@stuthihareendran7706
3 жыл бұрын
Refika I swear we have some connection.. last time I made fish you uploaded a fish recipe in an hour, and today I jusstttttt made shakshouka and checked my phone there you're making it !!! Lots of love from India ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@voulafisentzidis8830
3 жыл бұрын
Male aubergines have fewer seeds. An easy way of remembering is 'dots not slots'. Thanks again for all your glorious recipes.
@SoItGoesCAL34
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You brightened my day.
@themuminze9164
3 жыл бұрын
Dear all, You are definitely my all time favourite chefs and wish fulfillers, this was what I was dreaming of. Getting some cooking inspiration and at the same time connecting information from your history the surrounding, Bahar‘s garden. I also love the mothers and grandmother‘s „how they used to make“, keeping the linage of first hand knowledge! Please more of this! The concentration on one topic is great👍👍👍 Please do 🌶🍆🥒🐟🐐also!! I can‘t wait to see next TIPS! ❤️
@magnoliaflower3310
3 жыл бұрын
Your tips about how to cook eggplants are very informative. I couldn't understand why sometimes my eggplant dishes taste good and some are just not good. Now I know why and how to properly cook eggplants. Thank you so much.
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