After shopping for ingredients in one of Istanbul’s most food-centric neighborhoods, we’ll teach you how to cook six of our favorite recipes from all over Turkey in this Istanbul cooking class .
Summary Description
Highlights
- Learn how to prepare iconic, delicious Turkish dishes
- Market visit to shop for ingredients
- Authentic, hands-on experience in a local home
Description
Behind every great Turkish cook is a bustling artisans' food community. Nowhere in Istanbul is this culture more alive than in Kurtuluş. Before we start to cook, while visiting the simit stand where the locals lines up for a morning snack, the liver butcher favoured by chefs all over the city, a cheese shop, greengrocer, a traditional bakery and a cured meat and maze shop that this neighbourhood is known for, a vision emerges of a local life that revolves around food.
Back at the kitchen, we’ll teach you how to cook six of our favorite Turkish recipes from all over Turkey in our Istanbul cooking class – dishes like Circassian chicken, stuffed eggplant from southeastern Turkey, Aegean-style mincemeat pastries and more. Once lunch is ready, we’ll open a bottle of raki, the traditional liquor of Turkey, and celebrate the food that we’ve prepared. For a sweet finale, we’ll enjoy a pumpkin dessert laced with tahini and walnuts and some revitalizing Turkish coffee.
Included / Excluded
- Ingredients sourced at the market
- Cooking class
- Meals prepared and drinks during lunch
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
Start / End Locations
Start Location: Kurtuluş, 19 Mayıs, Şişli/İstanbul, Türkiye
Important Information
Know Before You Book
- Food Tasting - Let us know if you have any allergies
- Wear comfortable shoes
Cancellation
Cancellation Cutoff: 72 hours
Cancellation Notes: 100% refund if given 1 week notice prior to walk. 50% refund if given 72 hours notice or more. Less than 72 hours before the beginning of the activity or no-show: no refund
Options and Pricing
| Shop, Cook, Feast in Istanbul | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|
| Adult (13 - years) | $110.00 |
| Child (6 - 12 years) | $55.00 |
Points of interest
- Cankurtaran, Topkapi Palace Kitchens, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Binbirdirek, Blue Mosque, At Meydanı Cd, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Kuruçeşme, Ayios Dimitrios, Alay Emini Sokak, Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Rüstem Paşa, Spice Bazaar, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Alemdar, Basilica Cistern, Yerebatan Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Sultan Ahmet, Hagia Sophia Mosque, Ayasofya Meydanı, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Binbirdirek, Şerefiye Sarnıcı, Piyer Loti Caddesi, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Kemer, Belgrad Forest, Sarıyer/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Beyazıt, Grand Bazaar Center, Kürkçüler Pazarı Sokak, Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
- Osmanağa, Aya Eufemia Kilisesi, Yasa Caddesi, Kadıköy/İstanbul, Türkiye
Terms and Conditions
Liability Waiver
By completing the reservation you acknowledge the following:
If you have food allergies, you are ultimately responsible to ensure your own health and safety. If you share information about your allergies, we can provide you with some guidance about the food purveyors on your tour, but we are not responsible for any allergic reactions that you may have. We are not responsible for any damages or losses incurred as result of acts by entities beyond our control, including but not limited to restaurants, shops, market stalls, eateries and food carts. We are not responsible for acts beyond our control, including but not limited to acts of God, act of nature, acts of war, or other unrest caused by state or non-state actors. If you are disruptive, we have the right to ask you to leave the tour without refunding you or providing you with a credit for your tour. You are aware of and responsible for all damages or losses that may arise during the course of the tour resulting from:
Risks associated with food, water or other drinks, including alcoholic beverages; physical accidents during the tour or at any of the locations visited; transportation failures; forces of nature; criminal activity; damage, loss or misplaced property; or accident or illness without means of rapid evacuation or availability of medical supplies or services. You agree that any claims that may arise will first go to arbitration and only if not resolved in that manner shall be heard in court. In both cases, grievances shall be heard in the jurisdiction of Washington, DC. You further agree to be responsible for your own welfare and property and accept any and all risks of delay, unanticipated events, inconvenience, illness, injury, emotional trauma or death. You further acknowledge that participation in Culinary Backstreets tours is based upon execution of this Liability Waiver. By completing the reservation process you release and discharge forever Culinary Backstreets, its employees, owners, affiliates, officers, directors, successors, agents, and assigns, from and against any liability arising from participating in this tour. You further agree that this release shall be legally binding upon you personally, all members of your family, all minors traveling with you, your heirs, successors, assigns, and legal representatives, to the maximum extent of the law.
I am aware that while on or traveling to or from my activity with Culinary Backstreets, I might be exposed to COVID-19 from other people, animals or objects. I assume all risk of any such contacts, including sickness, incapacity or death and agree to hold harmless Culinary Backstreets from any such developments. In addition, I recognize that the World Health Organization, U.S. Department of State as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have warnings concerning same and am choosing to travel and assume all risk myself.
