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US$ 65 per person

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Istanbul Spice Bazaar Tour and Traditional Turkish Cooking Class

US$ 65 per person

5.00 (2)

Starting time

10AM

Duration

4.5 hours

Min. participants

2 Participants

Language

English

About

Learn the secrets of a cuisine relished within all corners of Turkey but rarely experienced by outsiders.

After we meet we will stop for a Spice tasting session in a Spice shop that has been there since 5 generations.

Then we will take a ferry to the Asian side of Istanbul. We will teach you how to make a traditional home-cooked Turkish meal. For lunch, you will savor what you have cooked!

Dishes are approachable and easy to replicate in your home country. Detailed recipe booklets are offered to keep. We shop daily for her groceries so the ingredients are seasonal and fresh.

Schedule

10:00 am: Meeting in front of the Spice Bazaar.
10:30 am: We'll take the ferry to the Asian side where we'll have the cooking class.
11:00 am: Start cooking.
1:00 pm: We'll sit down together and taste the dishes you've cooked.
2:30 pm: You'll go back to the European side by ferry

Included Highlights

All ingredients

Crossing the bosphorus

Learn about turkish home cooking

Spice bazaar tour

Additional Information

Confirmation

You will receive the confirmation of your booking's availability within 24 hours. Once confirmed, please present your booking reference number at the cooking school.

Cancellation

Full refund will be issued for cancellation made at least 48 hours prior to the activity

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Traveler Reviews

Verified 5.00 2 reviews

"Don't miss out! Super fun & delicious intro to Turkish cuisine"

What a great day! We started with a spice sampling at the Egyptian Spice Bazaar, where we tried a range of different spice mixes (some of which we used in the cooking class later), inhaled the scent of beautiful teas, and snacked on dried fruit and Turkish delight (highly recommend the dried watermelon). After leaving the Spice Bazaar, we took a ferry across the Bosphorus to start our cooking class. All the recipes were fairly simple with a few ingredients, but the result was spectacular. As someone who’s tried a lot of Turkish home-style restaurant food, I was blown away by the flavors. Now I know why so many Turks prefer to eat at home rather than go out! Our class was small (only myself and other one person) so it was very hands-on and interactive. By the time we ate lunch, I felt like we were all old friends catching up over delicious food and wine. Big thank you to our host and instructor Renan for making sure we were always comfortable, learning new things, and having fun. Don't miss this class when you're in Istanbul, it’ll be hands-down one of most enjoyable meals you’ll have here. Best of all, you can take the recipes home to make over and over again!

"Great experience!"

Selin and John are so nice and friendly. All the dishes are easy to make and taste really good. It’s a great experience to cook and eat local Turkish dishes in a Turkish home. We have a wonderful morning and lunch time together!

Location

Feneryolu Sokak, Kadıköy, İstanbul,Turkey

Meeting Point

At 10:00 am we meet in front of the Spice Bazaar, also known as the Egyptian Market, which is located just across the street from the Galata bridge on the Old City side of the Golden Horn, along Ragip Gumuspala Caddesi. The Spice Bazaar (called Misir Carsisi in Turkish) is set back from the road and shares a piazza with a large mosque called Yeni Cami (Yeni mosque). We meet just to the right of the entrance to the Bazaar where there is also a little supermarket here with a red and blue sign saying "Itimat".