Urla Cooking Class

About Urla Cooking Class

Urla Cooking Class is a hands-on food and farming centre in Bademler village, Urla, set up by the olive oil producer Hiç Urla to share and pass on the peninsula's food culture. It sits inside the Hiç Zeytin Ormanı İşliği, the mill and workshop of the Hiç olive forest, so guests can see how a harvest turns into a product. What you can do - Harvest tours: days in the Hiç Zeytin Ormanı, which the centre describes as Urla's largest organic farming oasis, home to 60,000 olive trees. Tours have included olive harvest days, foraging for Urla's wild greens in spring and Karabaş lavender walks, combined with time at the workshop and a meal. - Urla food heritage workshops: chefs and local moderators cook seasonal menus of traditional Urla recipes, including forgotten herbs and techniques, then everyone eats together. - Olive oil literacy: introductory and advanced olive oil tasting courses led by expert taster Duygu Özerson Elakdar run throughout the year, with sessions for producers too. - Other workshops on fermentation, kombucha and seasonal cooking are held at different times of year. Booking Activities run on set dates published on the centre's calendar, and private sessions can be arranged for groups. Contact the centre by phone or WhatsApp to reserve a place.