Our daily Canakkale cooking class and shopping tour invites you into the kitchen of a local restaurant, where the chef shows you how to prepare traditional dishes of the region before you sit down to enjoy the meal you have made. This hands-on day tour starts with pickup from your hotel and ends with free time in the city centre, making it a flavourful way to spend part of your stay.
Canakkale lies on the shores of the Dardanelles, and its kitchen draws on the produce of the surrounding farmland and the sea, with olive oil, fresh vegetables and herbs at its heart. During the class the chef explains each step, from preparing the ingredients to finishing the plates, and shares the stories behind the recipes. The menu combines local specialities with salads and a dessert, so you leave with a fuller picture of how a Turkish meal is put together.
Once the cooking is done, everyone gathers at the table to enjoy the lunch together. Afterwards you are taken to the city centre, where you can stroll along the shopping streets, browse local products and pick up souvenirs or spices to recreate the flavours at home. The day finishes with the transfer back to your hotel.
This daily excursion from Canakkale suits couples, families and anyone curious about Turkish food. Transport is in an air-conditioned, non-smoking coach, and the lunch you prepare is part of the experience; any other meals and personal purchases are at your own expense.
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Canakkale Cooking Class & Shopping Programme In the morning you are picked up from your hotel in Canakkale and driven in an air-conditioned coach to a local restaurant, where the cooking lesson takes place. The restaurant's chef welcomes you into the kitchen and introduces the menu of the day, a selection of dishes from Canakkale cuisine that draws its inspiration from the wider Turkish table. Working alongside the chef, you prepare the ingredients and cook the recipes step by step, learning the techniques and the small details that give each dish its character, with explanations given throughout the class. Salads and desserts are also part of the menu, so you experience a complete Turkish meal from start to finish. When everything is ready, you sit down at the restaurant and enjoy the lunch you have prepared yourself. After the meal you continue to Canakkale city centre for free time, perfect for browsing the shops, looking for souvenirs or simply wandering the streets at your own pace. At the end of the free time you are transferred back to your hotel, where the tour ends.
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