{"id":37336,"date":"2019-08-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=37336&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=37336"},"modified":"2025-02-27T04:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:24:06","slug":"cappadocia-cooking-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/cappadocia-cooking-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting hands-on at a cooking class in Cappadocia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There\u2019s a certain kind of nerves you get when visiting a stranger\u2019s home. You don\u2019t know what to expect of your host, or their home, and there\u2019s always that fear of accidently causing offence. All of this was at the front of my mind when we knocked on Nuray\u2019s front door in <a href=\"\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\">Goreme<\/a>, our little group of nine clustered around the doorstep.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We\u2019re here for a Cappadocian cooking class, part of a <a href=\"\/turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-day Turkey Real Food Adventure<\/a> with Intrepid Travel, and while we\u2019re excited to eat our upcoming creations, we\u2019re curious about <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> too.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The door swings open and there she is: a small-statured woman wearing a bright floral headscarf and a wide smile. She sweeps us inside with a sunny \u2018<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">merhaba<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216; (\u2018welcome\u2019) and in an instant we\u2019re seated on couches eating <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">lokum<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Turkish delight) and other treats, admiring the intricate Turkish rugs on the floor, and the cave home her family has been living in for 50 years. On the walls hang black and white photos of the family sitting down to eat <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">meze <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">in this very room. Taking pride of place above <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">TV, I spy <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> many awards for both her cooking classes and recipes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37506\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37506\" class=\"wp-image-37506 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-9156-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Visiting a cave home in Cappadocia. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-9156-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-9156-copy-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-9156-copy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-9156-copy-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visting Nuray&#8217;s cave home in Cappadocia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our leader, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Atahan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, tells us <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has been hosting cooking students with Intrepid Travel for eight years and her inclusion on our trip is no happy accident. Intrepid has been working for years<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">to balance the gender disparity in Turkey, where women have fewer working opportunities than men. When women <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">do <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">find employment, they often receive less pay for the same work. To address this, Intrepid introduced a new initiative purposefully sourcing local, self-employed women to run activities as part of its itineraries.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now she has us settled with sweets, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> says we\u2019ll be helping to prepare a four-course lunch, made up of dishes local to the Cappadocia region.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We move from the couch to the kitchen, which is part of a modern extension from the traditional cave home. It\u2019s not long before we\u2019re crowded around the bench, cooking up a storm \u2013 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">slicing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, peeling, stirring and tasting. Nuray dazzles us with her skills, casually tossing a handful of chopped parsley into the pot, and finely dicing a whole onion in one hand. Yup. In one hand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> tells us she learned to cook from her mother, and over time she made the family recipes her own by continually refining them. Now, she is passing her recipes on to her two daughters. The secret, she says, is constantly \u2018tasting, tasting, tasting\u2019. That diligence has led to her developing her award-winning baklava<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> recipe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, now published in a local anthology cookbook. The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">trick,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">she confides, is to u<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">se <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">at least <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">40 layers of pastry and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">not<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rest the dough too little or too much. She promises to teach me her recipe if I ever return to Goreme.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37507\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37507\" class=\"wp-image-37507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0027.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing ingredients in a Turkish cooking class.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0027.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0027-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0027-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0027-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparing ingredients in a Turkish cooking class.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our entree is a lentil soup called <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">mercimek<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00e7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">orbasi<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which features <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> deliciously fiery pepper paste <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">sal<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00e7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">a<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. As we peel boiled tomatoes and zucchinis, the casual chit chat <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">reveals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> surprising insight<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> into Turkish life. In the old days, for instance, a young woman\u2019s suitability to marry would be judged by her ability to cleanly peel a boiled tomato. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> positively <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">beaming when one of our group slides the whole skin from a tomato in a single movement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-425x159.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Blog-Banner-Option-3-585x219.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>With our lentil soup now boiling, we turn our attention to stuffed eggplants (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">karniyarik<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">), which are decorated by peeling tiger stripes on the outside and stuffing them with beef mince and vegetables. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> puts half the group to work rolling <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">sarma<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, vine leaves stuffed with more beef mince and rice. It\u2019s delicate work as I try not to tear the soaked leaves, but it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> incredibly meditative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> wrapping and folding, wrapping and folding. We use a plastic mat as an aid but <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> shows us her mother\u2019s technique, which involves lifting the leaf in the air and deftly wrapping it between her fingers.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/turkey-one-week-guide\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">RELATED ARTICLE: TURKEY IN ONE WEEK: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Finally, we turn to des<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ert, a soft doughy creation called <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">aside <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(ah-seed-eh). <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> whips together flour, water and molasses in a pan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">stirring it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> until it\u2019s well combined. Like the foodie embodiment of a great hug from <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">nene<\/span><\/i> <span data-contrast=\"none\">(\u2018grandmother\u2019), it\u2019s served warm with a walnut and fresh tahini sauce.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37508\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37508\" class=\"wp-image-37508 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0339.jpg\" alt=\"Eating after a Cappadocian cooking class.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0339.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0339-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0339-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Turkey_Goreme_LiamNeal-IntrepidTravel_July2019-0339-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying our creations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">With everything prepared, we sit down to enjoy our feast. The rich and vibrant <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">flavours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> of Anatolia can be seen and tasted on every plate, and there\u2019s a constant flicker of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">chilli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in every dish that keeps me going back for more. Getting hands<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8211;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on in the kitchen has inspired everyone to talk about their <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">favourite<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> dishes from home, debating their love or hate for dill, and swapping recipe ideas. A small contingent from Australia vow to have a dinner party when they return home.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m stuffed as a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">sarma<\/span><\/i> <span data-contrast=\"none\">when <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Atahan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> rallies us to leave, and together we roll to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> front door for a hug and a kiss as we say farewell. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">As we <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">walk down the driveway<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I turn to see Nuray and her daughter waving goodbye from their doorstep. Maybe one day I\u2019ll return and make good on <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nuray\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> offer to teach me her legendary baklava.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Stir, chop and roll through your own cooking class on a Real Food Adventure in Turkey.\u00a0You can also meet <\/b><b>Nuray<\/b><b> on our <a href=\"\/turkey\/turkey-womens-expedition-160167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey Women\u2019s Expedition<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>All images by Liam Neal.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuray has been hosting cooking students with Intrepid Travel for eight years and her inclusion on our trip is no happy accident. 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