{"id":1009,"date":"2025-10-25T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samuilove.com\/blog\/i-took-a-samui-island-cooking-class-with-a-grandma-a-day-of-curry-coconut-and-connection\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:59:26","slug":"i-took-a-samui-island-cooking-class-with-a-grandma-a-day-of-curry-coconut-and-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samuilove.com\/tr\/blog\/i-took-a-samui-island-cooking-class-with-a-grandma-a-day-of-curry-coconut-and-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00fcy\u00fckannemle Samui Adas\u0131 Yemek Kursuna Kat\u0131ld\u0131m: K\u00f6ri, Hindistan Cevizi ve Ba\u011flant\u0131larla Dolu Bir G\u00fcn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bir yeri tan\u0131man\u0131n, birinin b\u00fcy\u00fckannesiyle yemek pi\u015firme kursuna gitmekten daha h\u0131zl\u0131 yollar\u0131 var, ama san\u0131r\u0131m hi\u00e7biri daha doyurucu veya daha lezzetli de\u011fil. Tayland K\u00f6rfezi&#039;ndeki palmiyelerle \u00e7evrili o m\u00fccevher Koh Samui, genellikle cennet olarak tan\u0131mlan\u0131r: turkuaz dalgalar ve Chaweng Plaj\u0131&#039;nda Instagram&#039;da payla\u015f\u0131labilecek g\u00fcn bat\u0131mlar\u0131. Ama ben s\u0131radan bir beyaz kum g\u00fcn\u00fcnden daha besleyici bir \u015fey aray\u0131\u015f\u0131yla geldim. Aday\u0131 be\u015f duyumla tatmak istedim. Me\u011ferse bu yolculuk bir b\u00fcy\u00fckannenin mutfa\u011f\u0131nda ba\u015flam\u0131\u015f.<\/p>\n<h2>Koh Samui: Z\u0131tl\u0131klar\u0131n Adas\u0131<\/h2>\n<p>Koh Samui&#039;nin \u00fcn\u00fc onu \u00e7oktan a\u015fm\u0131\u015f durumda. Onlarca y\u0131ld\u0131r, s\u0131rt \u00e7antal\u0131 gezginler ve balay\u0131 \u00e7iftleri, Lamai Plaj\u0131 (Google Haritalar&#039;da &quot;Lamai Plaj\u0131&quot; yazarak arayabilirsiniz), alt\u0131n rengi kuleleri ve daha bir\u00e7ok plaj\u0131n cazibesine kap\u0131larak k\u0131y\u0131lar\u0131na ak\u0131n ediyor. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Wat+Plai+Laem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wat Plai Laem<\/a>, ya da Fisherman&#039;s Village Walking Street&#039;in gece ge\u00e7 saatlerdeki c\u0131z\u0131rt\u0131s\u0131 ve buhar\u0131. Ancak tatil k\u00f6ylerinin ve reggae barlar\u0131n\u0131n \u00f6tesinde, gelgitlerin ve sabah pazar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fcn yaratt\u0131\u011f\u0131 daha sakin bir ada ritmi var. Nesillerin buzlu kahve e\u015fli\u011finde dedikodu yapt\u0131klar\u0131 kadar kolayca tariflerini de payla\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131 bir yer.<\/p>\n<h2>Yemek Kursu: Sadece Pad Thai&#039;den Daha Fazlas\u0131<\/h2>\n<p>Yerel bir efsane olan ve mutfak bilgeli\u011fi yaln\u0131zca havan ve tokma\u011f\u0131 vurmal\u0131 \u00e7alg\u0131 gibi kullanma becerisiyle boy \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fc\u015febilen &quot;B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek&quot; ile yar\u0131m g\u00fcnl\u00fck bir yemek kursuna kaydoldum. Evi, Bophut Plaj\u0131&#039;n\u0131n hemen i\u00e7 kesimlerinde yer al\u0131yor; Google Haritalar&#039;da &quot;Bophut Plaj\u0131&quot; yazarak arayabilirsiniz; Hindistan cevizi a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesinde, m\u00fctevaz\u0131, a\u00e7\u0131k hava mutfa\u011f\u0131. Tayland&#039;da &quot;\u00e7iftlikten sofraya&quot;n\u0131n ne anlama geldi\u011fini merak ettiyseniz, i\u015fte size tam kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131: limon otu arka bah\u00e7eden, hindistancevizleri kom\u015funun a\u011fac\u0131ndan, ac\u0131 biberler verandada g\u00fcne\u015fte kurutuluyor.<\/p>\n<p>Dersimiz, her g\u00fczel \u015fey gibi, pazarda ba\u015flad\u0131. Yak\u0131ndaki Samui Taze Pazar\u0131 (ara: Samui Taze Pazar\u0131), renk ve kokular\u0131n bir kaleydoskopu gibiydi: mango piramitleri, taze bal\u0131\u011f\u0131n metalik keskinli\u011fi, misket limonu yapraklar\u0131n\u0131n canland\u0131r\u0131c\u0131 \u00e7\u0131t\u0131rt\u0131s\u0131. B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek, sat\u0131c\u0131larla sohbet etmek ve g\u00fcn\u00fcn av\u0131n\u0131 de\u011ferlendirmek i\u00e7in durarak, bir general gibi oradan ge\u00e7iyordu. Bana iyi bir ye\u015fil k\u00f6rinin s\u0131rr\u0131n\u0131n sadece tarifte de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda mizah ve \u00e7ekicilikle pazarl\u0131k etme yetene\u011finde oldu\u011funu \u00f6\u011fretti.<\/p>\n<h2>Havan, Tokmak ve Lezzet Simyas\u0131<\/h2>\n<p>Mutfa\u011fa d\u00f6nd\u00fc\u011f\u00fcm\u00fczde ders h\u0131zla uygulamal\u0131 hale geldi. Sar\u0131msak, galangal ve ku\u015f g\u00f6z\u00fc biberlerden olu\u015fan k\u00f6ri ezmesini aromatik bir ezme haline getirmenin meditatif bir zevki var. B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek, prensip olarak mutfak robotundan ka\u00e7\u0131narak bunu elle yapmam konusunda \u0131srar etti. &quot;Makine i\u015fi \u00e7ok kolayla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131yor,&quot; dedi g\u00f6zleri parlayarak. &quot;Tad\u0131n\u0131 m\u0131 istiyorsun? Bunun i\u00e7in \u00e7abala.&quot;\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Yan\u0131lm\u0131yordu. Havandan y\u00fckselen koku hem tan\u0131d\u0131k hem de ba\u015f d\u00f6nd\u00fcr\u00fcc\u00fcyd\u00fc: sanki yaz tek bir ka\u015f\u0131\u011fa dam\u0131t\u0131lm\u0131\u015f gibi, s\u0131cak ve narenciyenin bir senfonisi. Hindistan cevizi s\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fc (elbette taze s\u0131k\u0131lm\u0131\u015f) kaynat\u0131rken, Samui mutfa\u011f\u0131n\u0131n adan\u0131n co\u011frafyas\u0131ndan nas\u0131l \u015fekillendi\u011fini anlatt\u0131. Bir tarafta deniz, di\u011fer tarafta hindistan cevizi tarlalar\u0131 varken, neredeyse her yemek tatl\u0131l\u0131k, baharat ve hindistan cevizinin yumu\u015fak, f\u0131nd\u0131ks\u0131 zenginli\u011fi aras\u0131nda bir denge oyunu.<\/p>\n<h2>Bir Yemekten Daha Fazlas\u0131: Adan\u0131n Hikayelerini \u00d6\u011frenmek<\/h2>\n<p>Yemekler aras\u0131nda -ye\u015fil k\u00f6ri, tom yum, som tam papaya salatas\u0131- B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek hik\u00e2yeler payla\u015ft\u0131. Hasad\u0131 \u015fekillendiren muson mevsimlerinden, annesinin mutfa\u011f\u0131ndan ve tariflerin aile yadigar\u0131 gibi nas\u0131l aktar\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131ndan bahsetti. Mizah da vard\u0131: Faranglar (yabanc\u0131lar) ve onlar\u0131n me\u015fhur ac\u0131 biber korkusu hakk\u0131nda s\u00fcrekli bir \u015faka. (Ya\u015fl\u0131 g\u00f6zlerimi kibar bir g\u00fcl\u00fcmsemenin arkas\u0131na saklamaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131m. Ba\u015faramad\u0131m.)<\/p>\n<p>B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek ile yemek pi\u015firmek, resmi bir dersten ziyade, aram\u0131za ho\u015f geldin demek gibiydi. S\u0131k s\u0131k durup bir tad\u0131ml\u0131k yapar, bir d\u00fczeltme yapar veya sat\u0131rla beceriksizce yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131m denemelere sessizce g\u00fclerdi. Samui&#039;nin \u00f6z\u00fcn\u00fcn bu oldu\u011funu fark ettim: misafirperverlik, bir performans de\u011fil, g\u00fcnl\u00fck bir uygulamayd\u0131.<\/p>\n<h2>Gelece\u011fin Mutfak Ka\u015fifleri \u0130\u00e7in \u0130pu\u00e7lar\u0131<\/h2>\n<p>Kendinizi Koh Samui&#039;de bulursan\u0131z, yerel bir yemek kursuna gitmenizi kesinlikle tavsiye ederim. Havanda d\u00f6vmek isterseniz, i\u015fte size birka\u00e7 ipucu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erken rezervasyon yap\u0131n<\/strong>:Pop\u00fcler s\u0131n\u0131flar (\u00f6zellikle de B\u00fcy\u00fckanne Lek gibi yerliler taraf\u0131ndan d\u00fczenlenenler) \u00f6zellikle yo\u011fun sezonda h\u0131zla doluyor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rahat k\u0131yafetler giyin<\/strong>:Tay mutfaklar\u0131 hem ger\u00e7ek hem de mecazi anlamda hareketlidir.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Utanga\u00e7 olmay\u0131n<\/strong>: Sorular sorun, her \u015feyin tad\u0131na bak\u0131n ve hatalar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 kabullenin. En iyi hikayeler mutfak felaketlerinden do\u011far.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yerel pazarlar\u0131 ziyaret edin<\/strong>: \u0130ster Samui Taze Pazar\u0131 olsun, ister Maenam Y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f Caddesi&#039;ndeki (ara: Maenam Y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f Caddesi) co\u015fkulu tezgahlar, pazar Tayland mutfa\u011f\u0131n\u0131n ger\u00e7ek kalbidir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tabak \u00d6tesinde<\/h2>\n<p>Koh Samui, baz\u0131lar\u0131 i\u00e7in her zaman g\u00fcn bat\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131n ve yumu\u015fak dalgalar\u0131n yeri olacak. Ama benim i\u00e7in art\u0131k ayn\u0131 zamanda kahkahalarla dolu bir mutfa\u011f\u0131n ve elle ezilmi\u015f fesle\u011fenin keskin, tatl\u0131 kokusunun an\u0131s\u0131. Sonu\u00e7ta yemek, sadece beslenmeyle ilgili de\u011fil. Soy, manzara ve bizi nesiller ve k\u0131talar aras\u0131nda birbirine ba\u011flayan ba\u011flarla ilgili. Ve \u015fansl\u0131ysan\u0131z, bazen bir yeri anlaman\u0131n en iyi yolunun bir elinizde ka\u015f\u0131k, di\u011fer elinizde bir hik\u00e2ye oldu\u011funu \u00f6\u011frenmekle ilgili.<\/p>\n<p>Giderseniz, i\u015ftah\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 da yan\u0131n\u0131zda getirin; yeme\u011fe, \u00f6\u011frenmeye ve her yerdeki b\u00fcy\u00fckannelerin sessiz, g\u00fcndelik bilgeli\u011fine. Koh Samui plajlar\u0131yla g\u00f6z kama\u015ft\u0131rabilir, ancak kalbinizi ger\u00e7ekten \u00e7alacak olan mutfaklar\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are quicker ways to learn about a place than taking a cooking class with someone\u2019s grandma, but none, I suspect, that are more satisfying\u2014or more delicious. Koh Samui, that palm-fringed jewel in the Gulf of Thailand, is often described as paradise: all turquoise waves and Instagrammable sunsets at Chaweng Beach. 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