Istanbul: Simit Making & Turkish Breakfast Experience
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Highlights in Istanbul Workshops
- Bake Istanbul's iconic sesame bread ring from scratch and eat it hot
- Complete process: knead dough, shape rings, dip in molasses, coat with sesame
- Share breakfast table with other travelers, enjoy simits with cheese and olives
- That warm oven aroma you'll never forget as your simits turn golden
- Learn centuries-old bread tradition, not just tourist tour but real experience
- Everything included: all ingredients, professional oven, breakfast spread and tea
What to expect
Istanbul's street icon comes from your hands. Between Galataport and Galata Tower, master simit making in a social breakfast setting.
Knead dough using flour, water, yeast, salt. Feel Istanbul's bread tradition through your hands. Shape into perfect rings, joining ends smoothly. The crispy outer surface secret: dip in molasses water, roll in sesame.
Watch simits bake in professional oven. That warm, fresh smell fills the space, a moment you can't take home but never forget.
Finally, sit at breakfast table with guests from different countries. Taste hot simits with cheese, olives, tomatoes, cucumbers and unlimited tea. You both produce and share.
Guidance in Turkish or English. Groups up to 20.
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