Discover the homemade food of Turkey
Here are some of the best home-cooked dishes that you don’t typically find in restaurants. View our hosts below with whom you can share these authentic Turkish foods.
- Fistikli baklava
Sweet phyllo pastry filled with pistachios and sweetened with honey
- Barbunya pilaki
Barlotti beans cooked in olive oil, onions, tomatoes, garlic and lemon
- Börek
An Ottoman dish of phyllo pastry filled with meat, onions or cheese
- Karnıyarık
Stuffed eggplant with onions, garlic, mincemeat and tomatoes
Traveling Spoon Experiences in Turkey
Taste fistikli baklava, barbunya pilaki, börek and other authentic Turkish dishes with our Traveling Spoon hosts across Turkey.
Seasonal Turkish homecooking Learn about Turkish culture and cuisine with Çiğdem in her beautiful Istanbul apartment. You can expect traditional dishes like cacık (chilled cucumber and yogurt soup). Book your private experience today. Learn more.
Traditional Turkish cuisine from the Aegean coast and Black Sea Because of her ancestry, Berhan understands cuisine from both the Aegean coast and the Black Sea area. You can try dishes like borek with Berhan in her Instabul apartment. Book your private experience today. Learn more.
Modern Turkish cuisine prepared with love Nuray and Ipek are a mother and daughter team who love hosting guests like you. They are passionate about Turkish cuisine and make a baklava that will leave you speechless. Book your private experience today. Learn more.
Fresh, seasonal Turkish cuisine with a twist Share a meal with host Selda to enhance your understanding of Turkish cuisine. You can expect dishes like börek filled with chard and karnıyarık. Book your private experience today. Learn more.
Turkish cuisine with an international twist Gülşen is a well-traveled host who loves to cook. She creates authentic Turkish dishes influenced by her global travels. Book your private experience today. Learn more.