Luxury cruising for foodies in Turkey – Full Guide
Luxury cruising for foodies is something that your taste buds will appreciate forever. There is something about combining food and cruising that you must try and put on your bucket list.
Once you will be settled in a nice bay, the light of your yacht will be dimmed and the light of the city far away will shine away. The gourmet food menu on your table comes as a cherry on top of your cake.
From morning coffee to mini delicious pastries, from healthy breakfast to gourmet selected lunch, you will see how good this idea was.
You will experience cooking lessons and bring the piece of Turkey culinary back home. Spoil the rest of friends and family who couldn’t join you on your cruising by mastering a new recipe. Or just to enrich your home kitchen with Turkish cruising experience.
Turkish cuisine
Turkish cuisine is one of the world’s most recognizable. It combines east and west. The traces of Turkish cuisine you will find in Balkan, Asia, and Mediterranean regions.
It is one big melting pot of different cultures. It is derived from Ottoman cuisine and presents a fusion food of:
- Eastern and middle eastern Europe
- Central Asia and
- Balkan cuisine
Joining this cruise you will experience the real food adventure.
Exclusive chefs on an exclusive gulet
You will not get the attention of just any cook. On our exclusive gulet cruising for foodies, the chefs on a gulet are top of the tops. All the chefs on luxury gulets go through special training to make sure they bring you top dishes on your table.
We ask for professional guidance from Mrs. Ozlem Warem, one of the well known Turkish chefs in her field. Her Turkish Table cookery food book received Gourmand Best in the World award for the Food Heritage category for Turkey. And we are very proud to present to you her food guidelines on your luxury gulet.
Learn how to cook like a chef
During your cruising, you will be able to become almost a real chef. You will take lessons on how to combine different herbs and spices. Where and how to use them to feel the real Turkish touch.
We are offering cooking classes, where you will not just eat delicious Turkish food, but you will also learn how to prepare it back home. The chefs on our luxury gulets are real professions plus the scenery behind your luxury gulet will make your Instagram picture real enviable.
Exclusive menu
The food menu on your luxury cruise is NOT something that we would leave to a chance. It is carefully prepared and tailored by your ideas and likings. To help you out we present to you “must-tries in Turkey” from meat to sweets. All the variety of herbs and spices and just the color of them will not leave you indifferent.
Here are just some of the must-tries in Turkey:
- KOFTE; meatball
- LAHMACUN; dough topped with minced meat, vegetables and herbs
- DONER KEBAP; kebap
- BAKLAVA; sweet pastry with chopped nuts and syrup
- HUNKAR BEGENDI; smoked eggplant puree with meat casserole
Food organization
Our experts ask you what you like and dislike and after we individualize the menu according to your preferences. Trying to bring you closer to Turkish cuisine and keeping you satisfied is our main goal. Our personalized approach is what makes us different from others. Choosing top-quality ingredients, a big variety of dishes, adding the enjoyment of dining on your luxury gulet deck and your satisfaction will be exceptional. Personal service and attention to the details is something, not all cruising experience can praise themselves.
On Luxury cruising for foodies, you will get both. You won’t be sitting in hot and stuffy salons, you will be enjoying the open deck and still have your privacy. Our destination food manager Mrs. Feride Karasu helps us to find top quality, fresh and local ingredients and is not satisfied until everything is 100% perfect. What you eat on your gulet is your choice, our mission is to bring the culinary experience closer to you. To create a perfect atmosphere for perfect moments in Turkey.
Coffee and tea culture
Either you are a coffee or tea lover you will experience both on this luxury cruise. We teach you what kind of tea to drink on different occasions and how to prepare a real and unique Turkish coffee. So famous all over the world.
Drinking coffee has been a ritual since the 16th. century. Why not discover more about this experience.
In Turkey, they even leave a zip at the end of the cup, so the fortune teller can tell you your future. Learn all the stories behind and bring some of this stimulating essence back home. Learn what desserts to serve with tea or coffee and impress your guest with the oriental touch of your home.
Wine story
Good food is always accompanied by good wine. Turkey is the world’s fourth-leading producer of grapes for wine production. Has an ancient winemaking history. Wine production is recently growing sufficiently and becoming more and more recognizable. Such as:
- Pasaeli, Calkarasi Rose
- Urla Sarapcilik
- Pasaeli Merlot….
Are just some of the must-try wine.
Expand your wine horizons
You will get an opportunity to meet enology experts and find out everything about Turkish wines. How to distinguish quality from, not so quality ones. On what to be attended to when tasting the wines and most important; How to combine the right wine with your food, to fulfill the enjoyment of the culinary
Raki&Beer
Of course, there are not just wines, Turkey is far more famous for its spirits Raki. Raki is a Turkish signature, known also as Lion’s milk. It is a spirit that goes with celebrating a birthday, promotion, or end of a relationship. There are many different types of raki for different occasions. Learn how to drink it and not to get a headache. Also, Turkish Beer is a world-famous beer. It is easily drinkable and competes with raki and wine.
Apart from Efes as the most famous Turkish beer, there are also:
- Bomonti,
- Marmara,
- Gara Guzu and some more.
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