Cooking Class Tour

• After we meet we will walk through the reknown Spice Market and stop for a private Turkish Spices Tasting session in a shop that has been there since five generations.
• A real Spice Odyssey!
• Then we will take a short scenic ferry ride over the Bosphorus to the Asian side of Istanbul. You will join Selin at her home on the Asian side of Istanbul and cook a traditional home-cooked Turkish meal together.A Turkish Culinary school in a real home!
• Dishes are approachable and easy to replicate in your home country.The best part is the conclusion: Tasting your creations! For lunch, you will savor what you have cooked! A six course menu you have prepared, accompanied with boutique Turkish wines.
• Recipes vary according to the season, utilizing only the freshest farm to table ingredients available and providing you with a deeply individual Turkish experience.
• As a member of Slow Food, Selin’s focus is on healthy locally sourced, fresh, artisan, and sustainable food.
• Vegetarian and gluten free Turkish food is not a challenging option for us – it’s easy being green and creating exciting Turkish vegetarian and gluten free recipes at Turkish Flavours.
• Upon request Turkish – Sephardic cuisine dishes can also be included to the menu from Selin’s family recipes.
• Cookery Classes are organized in Selin’s Home Kitchen. Instruction is in English or French.
• Recipes are geared to the home cook. Detailed recipe booklets including 55 recipes are offered to take away and try once back at home.

 
A sample menu at cooking classes in Istanbul might include:

• Crispy cheese and herb filled pastry rolls or Flaky Turkish Borek with feta and herb filling or Zucchini flan with feta cheese and herbs
• Bulgur wheat salad- Kısır or Carrots with a garlic infused in yogurt and tahini dressing or Cacik
• Leeks ,green beans, celery root or artichokes in olive oil
• Purslane Salad with mint and yoghurt or Green Olive Salad with sumac and pomegranate molasses
• Spicy bulgur or Tomato rice pilaf or pilaf with Orzo
• Split Belly Eggplant stuffed with meat – Karniyarik or Aromatic Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers with Olive Oil or Zucchini stuffed with meat, rice and herbs in a tomato sauce or Baked Sea Bass with vegetables or Eggplant in Earthenware casserole with lamb or Swiss Chard rolls
• Apricots stuffed with Kaymak ( clotted cream) or Roasted Figs infused in honey with bay leaves or Revani – Turkish Semolina sponge cake