Recipes

Food that Brings us Together

We reintroduce the traditional Turkish concept of ‘imece’ (or potluck) by bringing women of a community together over their cooking, their food and their stories.

During the sessions we form deep bonds and have the opportunity to collectively comprehend our diversity as a richness, just as our recipes each bring different tastes and flavours to the table.

We celebrate our individual cultural identities and the underlying power of the unity between us.

Recipes from the ethnically diverse women of Şile Villages

Recipes from Turkish women & women with international origin, all residing in Istanbul

Recipes from Turkish & Syrian women residing in Balat Istanbul

Recipes from our diverse international group

Whatever the setting or whomever the participants, people benefit from gathering around a shared meal and the act of sharing is a catalyst for emerging collective wisdom.

Every participant can celebrate and share their traditions and their uniqueness while enjoying the delicious foods.

The recipes have been passed down for generations and while they all bring their own flavour we are brought together over our shared enthusiasm to live and eat well.