# Boza at Vefa – is it an acquired taste?

Place: [İstanbul](https://dccreationstravel.com/tag/istanbul)  
Topics: food  
Asked by chloe.dupont on 11 November 2026  
0 votes, 8 answers, 48 views  
Page: https://dccreationstravel.com/questions/283-boza-at-vefa-is-it-an-acquired-taste

A friend told me to try boza in winter. Looks like porridge?

## 8 answers

### Answer by diego.m · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

It's a thick fermented millet drink, a bit sour and sweet at the same time. Get it with cinnamon and roasted chickpeas on top. I liked it on the second sip.

### Answer by daniel_w · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

Only in winter, they don't really sell it in summer.

### Answer by valentina_r · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

The old Vefa shop has a glass Atatürk used, cute little detail.

### Answer by roaming_rob · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

Tastes like liquid bread pudding to me haha.

### Answer by kavya.p · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

Skip if you hate sour things.

### Answer by moritz.w · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

Combine with a walk around Süleymaniye, it's close.

### Answer by emre.travels · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

My kids loved it, surprisingly.

### Answer by mia.wanders · score 0 · 11 Nov 2026

In the evenings you can still hear a street seller shouting "boozaa" in some neighbourhoods.

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