Family Left Bulgaria For A Turkish Village... Then This Happened

We'd just left Bulgaria and moved into a tiny village in Turkey, when a family we'd never met invited our entire family into their home. We have been invited to dinner by one of our local village farmers. What happened next is something we genuinely didn't expect. It is hot. And they farm avocado, so we are on the way down. But we're late. This is rural Turkey. The side that tourists don't see. This is what happened when one farming family opened their doors to ours. I think that is their farm there. Yeah, that's what they said. Yeah, I don't know, we'll find out as well. What, is that just there now? Well, we're here now. Yeah, there's no point. Let's have a walk. Yeah, so you see the passion fruit? Yeah. I don't know. Actually, that could be the flowers for them. Yeah, maybe. Hello. We've met some amazing people. And what I like about Turkey is that you meet people from different countries and cultures. So we've met Russians. We met people from Afghanistan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. And today we're meeting a lovely couple who's from Palestine. I've never met a Palestinian before. It's our first time meeting Palestinians. We can get a taste of their culture. We arrived at their home and was warmly welcomed. Summer house. Small house. Oh, nice. Nice? Sam met my husband. Wow. He did a good job, he's a master. Very talented. Yeah, he's a master. Thank you. Okay. We have arrived. Fashionably late. Not good. One of the girls woke up. Not feeling so good. We had a bit of a journey, but we have come. These are lovely people here. And your name again? Samer. Samer and Luma. And Ava. Ava. Vanessa. And Omarian. And? Omarian. I'll just call him Mari. Just call him Mari. It'll be easier. It's so cool here. It's very good. Maklouba. Wow. Maklouba. Potato on the side. Corn flour. Okay. And aubergine. Yes, and chicken with rice. It smells really nice. It smells very nice. Wow. And it just breaks away. Succulent. I have heard Palestinian food is very, very nice. This is dolma. Stuffed zucchini, aubergine, onions, pepper. Stuffed with rice, parsley, tomato, vegetables. I can't believe in Turkey we're tasting Palestinian food. Because we never thought we'd do that. So let's see how it is. Wow. It was time for dessert. Turkish ice cream, homemade molasses, raspberry syrup drizzled on top. Okay. Oh, wow. They eat it here. It's like a medicine in winter. Really? They eat every day at school. So they don't get cold. I'm definitely taking them here. Right, so I have got chocolates. Okay. And vanilla. Try it, try it. All made from a cow. You're gonna get slapped. I've already been shot. Try this. Like a fruitcake. Yes, because this is blackberry molasses. It's different. Fruity. Very good, full of energy. But this, because it's very sour, blackberry, I have to put some sugar. Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course. Because it will not live one week. Yeah, so that it stores. Yes, but this, zero sugar. Wow, that is nice. That is nice. We're going for a tour around the garden. Be careful. Look, that passion fruit, the fire fruit. Oh, is that what it is, the fire fruit? And yeah, that dragon, the dragon fruit. Yeah, that's what it looks like. Oh, is that what it is? Yeah. Yeah, you can smell the lemons, can't you? Oh, yeah. Come this way, this way. Step over. We've got avocado. Oh, and we've got chickens. Oh, they're probably thinking, who are these people? Lock the door behind us. Come, come, come, come. That's okay. Yeah. You're supposed to be the one dominating the place. He's running away. What kind of cock is that? Coco's supposed to be the one protecting the hens. He's running away. Very secure, very good. And jackal and fox. Oh, wow. Oh, no. It's still good, though. Oh. Yeah. Passion fruit, though. Wow. Oh. Do you get snakes around here? What? Do you get snakes around here? There's snakes everywhere, but you're not, you're alright. You're alright. Not here, really. They're everywhere, but, you know, it's not Bulgaria. Wow. There's those things growing there. Oh, yeah. I've been eaten out by something. That's like, um, what's it called again? Squash. Yes, go on. Oh, pig. Guys. I don't know, which ones do you take? The dark ones. Okay, the dark ones. The dark ones. So? We have passion fruit. He's got fox shoes, and I'm going to stitch up some. So they, you lot stay there, then. Me and Mario will do it. Yeah. Usually, they drop. Oh, here we go. Dropped one. Oh, no. Yeah. I got it. Wow. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. Right. Let's blend it up with the blender, and put yogurt in there, and it makes ice cream. Let me see if I open one. Look. Okay. We have a passion fruit. Let's see. Look at that. Nice. It's hot. Put it in Lima's bag, Mario. And put it in the fridge, and then it'll be nice. Put it in the fridge, and then maybe tomorrow, we're going to have it with some ice cream, and that should taste really nice. We'll make it into ice cream. Yeah. They don't sell this in the shop. I thought it was a seed sponge. Yeah. Open it, take the seeds out. Yeah. And just clean it with salt and water one night. Yeah. It's amazing. Yeah. Oh, wow. I've seen them selling big ones in shops in Istanbul. Some big, massive ones. I thought they got the seed sponge one. Yeah. I thought it was that. But soak it with the salt first. Yeah. So then you can use it. So you don't cut it. You can open it. So you never eat it. It's just that. You don't eat it. That's brilliant. So can you eat this? So God provided a natural... Maybe while it's green, it's like zucchini. Okay. But notice, this is their... That's brilliant. Wow, wow. Some you cut. Yeah. They open it. They make a cloth. Yeah. Put it inside like a pocket. Yeah. You make the soap inside. And you just... Soft and... Brilliant. And one side is harsh. One side is soft. Oh, wow. Just like a normal sponge. Yeah. It is the one. Oh, God is good, man. Yeah. And then they started making the artificial... Yeah. Oh, brilliant. And you can use the seed sponge. It's similar, the seed one. They get the soap and they dry. Yeah, same... Yes, yes. Wow. And you can also use it for cleaning bathroom. Okay, yeah. Brilliant. Yeah, yeah. Oh, man, this is brilliant. Yeah, we have this. Eminece, you all right? Yeah, I'm good. Where are my chocolates? Thank you. We've learned a lot today. We've learned a lot. Oh. My dad. Oh, my gosh. It smells like sherbet. Like sweet. It's a very famous flower. Yeah. Oh, my words. That's so nice. Right, and now we're following the farmer. That was the boss, the big boss. But now we're following the real farmer. We're following the real farmer. Big boss, now real farmer. This garden was banana farm. Okay. Before, banana and avocado. We get rid of all the bananas. Now we have... Yeah. Avocado, bananas. And there's different types of avocado, I've been told. Oh, right. The smooth and the rough. It bears at different times. When the hook comes. Yeah, it cools. Yeah. They know this. I know. That's why they made it so hot. Yeah. That's why a lot of these people have canopies now over their farms. Yeah. But it's expensive. Careful, guys. It's expensive to do that, eh? Yeah. Takes a lot of money to the rich ones. Well. Well, the ones who can afford it. Eminece, you all right? Oh, my God. Oh, blackberry, yeah. Oh. Oh, blackberry. Wait, let me just get this. Wait. Oh, come on, come on. Push up, push up. That's it. Yeah. In England, everywhere. Where? Oh, yeah, but it hasn't riped yet. Oh, yeah. So they are going to turn. Because there's a few. They'll just go bad. Oh, my God, man. That tastes so nice. I don't care about no worm. If worm tastes nice, then boy, that tastes nice. Yeah. OK. Look at this big one, mate. Yeah, I see an ant on that one. Yeah, I know. But that will come out. Don't worry. That's got an ant on it. Wow, look at this big avocado. Oh, my gosh, man. Wait, what's that? Oh, for the blackberries. Oh. Hold it. Let me go get some blackberries, actually. I'm coming, yeah? Right, let's get some blackberries. Yeah, I'm just getting some blackberries. No, they called me. I better go. I'm afraid I'll lose them. I don't know, neither. Oh, look at that. I think it is. Oh, yeah. Oh, you're trying to get it all off? What's that? Apples? It's like a, I don't know, like a milk. Isn't that a Sharon? I don't know. What's it called? It's just like a tarry milk. I don't know if this might be ready. But it's soft. Oh, yeah, it is. You want me to hold it? It's a bit sticky, but. Just wipe it on the back. Nice. Oh, my gosh. Oh, yeah, go on. Oh, are you sure? Yeah, and I'll leave that one. Leave that one, mate. Oh, what a shame. That's amazing. Amazing. Wow. OK, let's walk around that way. Unless it's a little, a minute. They don't give a whip milk thing. I know. Oh, a lizard. Normal, don't it? The cat had one this morning, mate. The cat had one. Killed it. Ate it. You know, the one that's always sitting by the pool. I'll tell you no, they ain't starving. Yeah. I see, but those are the ones that's burnt. Yeah, they're summer cooked. Yeah, could have killed them off. Oh, crazy. I know. Oh, yeah, these are oranges now. One, get ready. One, two, three. Right, that is the end of our tour of the farm. And it's been amazing. Luma and Sama has been very accommodating. We've seen around the farm. We've got some fruits. And we have loved every minute of it. Say car boat. It's broken down again. And the exhaust has completely gone. So I've dropped the car in this garage. It's going to replace this whole pipe here. It's very hot at the moment because it's broke off there. And we just had this part replaced or repaired in Bulgaria. And this part's completely gone. So it's going to completely replace that part. I'm going to leave this here with him for three or four hours. Explore the local area of Alanya. His master will sort it out. Can't wait. They look so fed up with breaking down. It's unbelievable. We've seen enough of it, haven't we? Good? We're around the corner from the boat car from Columbus. And we're just going to order some food. Grab something to eat. And then we're going to go for a walk and see what's in the area. Buy some milk. Natural organic milk. Organic milk from a farmer. And this is where he sells all this kind of stuff here. In Turkey. So this milk comes straight from the cow. From his farm. It's not being messed around with, as you probably know. So we've found a supplier for organic milk. So yeah. And what else are you buying? Sausage. And well, that's it. I wasn't going to come in here. I was going next door. Okay. So we come here and we've found a good contact. Because that's very important to us. Milk. We've been buying soot. Yeah, soot. We've been buying stuff from supermarkets. And it's not very good. And we're so used to good quality milk when we're in other countries. So there we go. We've got a load as well. Right. Okay. Guys, I don't know if you can see in the camera. But look how nice that looks. The deepness of that red. Of quality. And just amazing. So we can buy the meat and then mince it up. Right, we are back. Thomas is still here. Dirty. But he's welded in. Right, so that's a new bit they've put in. It should be a lot better. Oh, he also did it by taking it out. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it looks good. It's good? Good. Okay, so he's put a new section here. It's a bit more flexible. So it shouldn't be a problem now. No problem. It's good? You weld? Okay. Inside? This part? Oh, okay. Took it out. So he's taken the exhaust manifold out. He's taken this catalytic converter out. And he's welded this new section there, which is broken. That was the bit that was causing the problem. It snapped off. So he's cut this bit out and put a brand new piece in there. So hopefully I should have no more problems. So we're good. So yeah, so you come here. And if you come to Alanya, come and get your exhaust done. Right, we've come back to the shop again. And as you can see, you can buy anything you want. You've got potatoes. You've got onions. And you've got kittens. Hello. You've got lovely little kittens here. They're so cute. Oh, there's more. Hello. Got kittens there sleeping next to the onions. So if you want to come here, grab onions, potatoes and grab a kitten. You can. Look. Sleeping. There you go. Bye bye. There's a bit again.