We say "Make yourselves at home" and we mean it!
Learn the secrets of a cuisine relished within all corners of Turkey but rarely experienced by outsiders. Join Selin in the building where she was born -- an authentic 1930’s home, in one of Istanbul's classiest neighborhoods -- where she will teach you how to make a traditional home-cooked Turkish meal. For lunch, you will savor what you have cooked!
Recipes vary according to the season, utilizing only the freshest 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. Dishes are approachable and easy to replicate in your home country.
Upon request Turkish - Sephardic menus can also be designed from Selin's family recipes.
The best part is the conclusion: Tasting your creations!
Classes are organized in Selin’s Home Kitchen. Instruction is in English or French.
Recipes are geared to the home cook. Guests are supplied with aprons and detailed recipe booklets are offered to take away and try recipes once back at home.
Selin shops daily for her groceries so the ingredients are seasonal and fresh.
A sample menu might include:
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Crispy cheese and herb filled pastry rolls or Flaky Turkish Borek with feta and herb filling or Zucchini flan with feta cheese and herbs
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Bulgur wheat salad- Kısır or Carrots with a garlic infused in yogurt and tahini dressing or Cacik
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Leeks ,green beans or barlotti beans in olive oil
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Purslane salad with mint and yoghurt or Green Olive Salad with sumac and pomegranate molasses
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Spicy bulgur pilaf or Tomato rice pilaf or pilaf with Orzo
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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 shrimp and vegetables or Eggplant in Earthenware casserole with lamb or Swiss Chard rolls
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Apricots stuffed with Kaymak ( clotted cream) or Roasted Figs infused in honey with bay leaves.
DETAILS
Morning class: 10:30AM-2:30PM, class ends after your lunch in the afternoon with Turkish wine. Available on request for a minimum of 2 people, maximum 10 people. If you are a solo traveler, you can join a class that is already confirmed.
*Afternoon classes followed by dinner may also be organized upon request and availability for minimum 4 people.
IN THE KITCHEN WITH SELİN and SPICE MARKET WALK
In the morning join Selin at her home in Nisantası and experience a Turkish cooking class with her. For lunch taste what you have cooked!
After lunch depart for a visit to the Spice Bazaar and nearby attractions. This extensive market was built in the 17th century to finance the upkeep of the nearby mosque, Yeni Cami. The bazaar is often referred to as the "Egyptian Market" due to the fact that spices used to come to the market from India and Southeast Asia via Egypt. There is plenty to discover for the "foodie." Opportunity to buy spices you have used during your cooking class.
