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Culinary
Journeys in Turkey with Jale Boga
Robertson
Please contact us if you would like to
set up your own group for a private trip.
For
thousands of years the land we now know as modern Turkey is called
Anatolia. It was the home of many of the world’s great
civilizations including the Greeks, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans.
Lying at the heart of Asia Minor, Anatolia connected the east and west
not only geographically but culturally as well. Turkey is the
melting pot of these rich cultures including Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians,
Greeks, Armenians, Sephardic Jews, Georgians, and many more. Its
varied cuisine reflects the country’s history as the epicenter of
trade between Europe and Asia. Exotic spice markets and historic
covered bazaars offer the traveler treasures from four corners of the
globe.
Here is our most
popular culinary trip itinerary in Turkey. Please contact us for more
details.
Join us
on a culinary journey to Turkey. Our dear friend and renowned
chef, Musa Dagdeviren, will open his kitchen to us at his popular
restaurant, Ciya, located on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus.
While we watch him
masterfully prepare his special regional delicacies, we’ll learn
the history of Anatolian cuisine. Come prepared to learn and enjoy a
cooking journey through the ancient world of Anatolia.
Highlights
of this trip include:
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4 nights
Istanbul, 3 nights Bodrum, 3 nights Cappadocia
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Explore Istanbul’s historic old quarter where
we’ll enjoy guided walking tours of the grand classics including
the Grand Bazaar, Spice Market, Topkapi Palace and Harem, and the great
dome of Saint Sophia.
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Travel off the beaten path to visit farmers
markets where villagers sell their fresh produce including olives,
cheese, herbs, honey, etc,...
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Enjoy a cup of Turkish coffee or tea at
traditional teahouses.
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Sample the local street foods such as stuffed
mussels, simit, borek, doner, etc,...
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Dinner with
Slow Food Bodrum members...
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Visiting the
villages of Aegean for cooking classes and meals at locals' home..
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Hiking the
surreal landscape of Cappadocia with visits to the Early Christian
churches with lapis lazuli murals...
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Learning to
cook with claypot in Cappadocia...
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Wine tastings
and learning about Turkish wines...
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Meeting the
food experts, cookbook writers, cheese makers, bakers,....
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Boutique hotel
accommodations...
Related
Links:
Paula Wolfert's article about chef Musa
Dagdeviren at Food and Wine July 2004 issue
"Istanbul is a city made up of food streets, my
kind of town" Patricia Unterman (SF Examiner) Click here for the full
article about Ciya and the food scene in Istanbul
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