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"Turkish food is
not complicated cooking,
it is about getting
simple cooking absolutely right," say
Selin Rozanes and Ayben
Kokum,
the ladies who run Turkish
Flavours, a culinary travel
company in Istanbul.
In my experience, this is
indeed the innermost secret of savory
Turkish cuisine.
Selin Hanim teaches
half-day cooking courses Monday and
Thursday
in her home kitchen, and also on
Thursday a professional chef gives
a lesson at a nearby cooking school
(10 am to 1 pm, followed—of
course—by...lunch!) More...
For an extended introduction to Turkish
cuisine and markets,
sign up for Turkish Flavours' 6-day
culinary tour of Istanbul.
Here are the highlights of the tour:
Day 1
Turkish Flavours staff meets you at
the airport, escorts you to your
hotel, offers a welcome drink and
a chat with gourmet experts in Turkish cuisine who give you restaurant
suggestions for this evening's dinner
(on your own).
Day 2
After a morning orientation sightseeing
tour of Istanbul, you participate
in your first Turkish cooking
lesson:
preparing lunch, which you then get
to enjoy! After lunch
you go on a food-lovers'
wandering tour through local markets with stops
for tastings of artisanal food and
wine.
Day 3
The day starts at Istanbul's famous
Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar, with elaborate
displays
of herbs, spices, dried fruits,
nuts and other snacks and ingredients. We
then go to one of the city's most famous
baklava shops to watch the masters
produce this favorite Turkish sweet.
Lunch is in a restaurant overlooking
the Golden Horn. In the afternoon it's
back to the kitchen for another cooking
lesson followed by tea, coffee and
goodies.
Day 4
Your instruction in the art and craft
of Turkish cuisine continues with
a morning cooking lesson, followed
by lunch with a Turkish cookbook
author.
In the afternoon we drive north along
the shores of the Bosphorus,
then board a traditional Istanbul
ferryboat for
a scenic Bosphorus
cruise south back to Istanbul.
Day 5
Today we take in all of Istanbul on
a full-day sightseeing tour,
including
Ayasofya,
Blue Mosque, Byzantine
Hippodrome,
Grand
Bazaar, and of course Topkapi, the
sultans' sumptuous palace, where
we also take our lunch at the palace's
renowned Konyali Restaurant. In the
evening, we compare notes, memories
and tastes
at a Farewell
Dinner at one of Istanbul's best
restaurants.
Day 6
We escort you to the airport
for your flight home (or you can extend
your stay in Turkey, as you wish).
As a souvenir, we present you
with a cookbook containing some of the
best recipes for Turkish dishes.
This culinary tour of Istanbul is
offered on specific dates throughout
the year.
(Note: hotel accommodations and daily
breakfast are not included in the tour,
so you can choose whichever
hotel you prefer. Turkish
Flavours will be happy
to help with suggestions, and making
arrangements,
if you like.)
Contact Turkish Flavours to reserve
your place on their Turkish cuisine
program. When you do, be sure to mention
TTP. Here's why.
TURKISH FLAVOURS
Korukent Yolu, Akar Sokak , Y�ld�z B Blok
D:36
1. Levent 34340 - Istanbul TURKEY
Tel: + 90 212 267 04 79
Fax: + 90
212 274 23 04
www.turkishflavours.com
info@turkishflavours.com
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