TURKISH WINTER DRINKS ❄️⛄ SALEP, APPLE TEA, KAYNAR aka Chai Tea Latte Recipe 🤩


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  1. tea_addictmom
    tea_addictmom says:

    Kaynar reminds me of bandrek, a locally famous spicy sweet drink froam the mountaneus areas in west java indonesia, we use coconut sugar and top it with coconut shavings, thankyou for sharing

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  2. VeretenoVids
    VeretenoVids says:

    The apple tea sounds delightful! We're supposed to get a winter storm in the next couple of days and I have all the ingredients, so I'm going to make it and hunker down. Thank you!

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  3. shaliza ibrahim
    shaliza ibrahim says:

    Thank you for sharing these recipes. We have a similar drink to Kaynar by boiling similar spice ingredients nd using raw palm sugar as sweetener. Galanga grows in our backyard, by the way. Is orchid testicle the same as mastic used to make Turkish ice cream?

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  4. Zari A
    Zari A says:

    As an Afghan we also use walnuts in our warming drink called “cha wa”. We boil the water but add green tea, fresh ginger, cardamon, and boil it for 20 minutes. The final ingredient is crushed walnuts. We grind it until the oils come out and it softens faster in the tea to drink it easily.

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  5. Vala Jonsdottir
    Vala Jonsdottir says:

    Hi Refika & team, My Turkish friend Emine has dared me to write to you so here we go. I have enjoyed your videos and even made some of the recipes most of all the humus. But I have a problem I hate tahini. Oh I thought I will make Refika's one and maybe it is only the commercial ones that are so horrible.But I could have cried, I was just as horrible (not quite but almost). What can I use instead or should I come visit and taste yours to try to change my mind? Emine wants to invite me next time she goes to Istanbul (she now lives in Denmark) so I could really show up on your doorstep.. 😉 All the best you all

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  6. Sarah MJ
    Sarah MJ says:

    All these drinks sound delicious. When it is cold, and it has been frigid in Virginia,USA, I like having different hot drinks. I love your triple decker tea pot!

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  7. In Full Bloom
    In Full Bloom says:

    Keep in mind that real cinnamon bark is tender, brittle and flaky to touch and comes ONLY from Sri Lanka / Ceylon. Other countries have fake cinnamon and it causes kidney damage. The fake cinnamon is usually powdered or if its in bark form its hard to touch like wood.

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  8. F B
    F B says:

    At this point, I feel the responsibility as a Turkish-born person to state here that apple tea IS NOT A THING in Turkey. If you ever make it here and see apple tea being sold in packets please know that this is a tourist trap that no local has ever heard of. What Refika prepares here is certainly delicious, but not necessarily typically Turkish. With respect to Kaynar, it apparently is a beverage served in southeast Turkey. But its popularity is probably limited to that specific region. To this day (37 years) I had never heard of it. We love Salep though. Salep is amazing… Sorry Refika. I love you and I love your stuff. But this had to be said 🙂

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  9. S live Freely S
    S live Freely S says:

    In Pakistan
    Chai is a huge gigantic industry.
    Timings for tea, is such as
    Chai = breakfast = chai
    Chai = brunch = chai
    Chai = lunch =chai
    Chai = evening = chai
    Chai = dinner time = chai
    Chai = bed time = chai
    & not only regulat milk tea but
    kashmiri pink tea as well is a staple in every house in winters.
    IN SHORT,
    ANYTIME is a CHAI TIME in Pakistan .
    🇵🇰❤🇹🇷

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  10. BATTLE GINGA - Platform
    BATTLE GINGA - Platform says:

    ReRe dont worry about the English translation issue. You're Türkish and the western standard doesn't apply, remember they are your audience and you give more than you get back for the old secrets before them. Iyi şanslar

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  11. Marie Myriam
    Marie Myriam says:

    Thank you Rafika for sharing your recipes with us..i love your way of teaching ..we always learn new things 🙂 i bought real salep ( the dried bulbs) but i could not grind them in the coffee grinder nor in the food processor because they are so hard…. how can i use them ?? thank you

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  12. Jen M
    Jen M says:

    Hi! I’m so glad I found your channel! I really miss Turkish food! I’ll be trying out many of your recipes!
    Can you please make a video for Iskender Kebab? I make it at home the best way I can and my family likes it but it’s nowhere near authentic Turkish version. Thank you!

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  13. Claire Wright
    Claire Wright says:

    I’m not a fan of hot milk but the winter apple 🍎 tea yummm will have to give this a try
    Thank you for sharing a little bit about you culture you always make it so interesting and fun especially the orchid been a girl lol far to funny

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  14. Aghori 5
    Aghori 5 says:

    Love the recipies I am starting to fall in love with Turkish food. I would like to ask I am having trouble finding all spice here in Sydney, can I use the all spice powder instead?

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  15. Roumi Koleva
    Roumi Koleva says:

    Hi and Thank you! I would love to know how to make boza! I'm Bulgarian in Canada and this is the only thing we don't have here, because of regulations. I love it a bit sour. ❤Refika you and your team are awesome!

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  16. Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet
    Rachael Hoffman-Dachelet says:

    I’m wondering if the orchid testicles are Orris root? Which is from iris not orchid? I don’t know if you can eat orris root, but it’s used in perfume to stabilize the scent. The internet thinks carefully dried then powdered orris root is edible. And it’s maybe in ras al hanout?

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  17. S J
    S J says:

    I have almost exclusively been drinking apple tea out of your glasses since I got them 🥰🥰🥰 but I found Apple tea that was already bagged from a Turkish market

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