What to Eat in Sincik: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Sincik

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  Çiğ Köfte

  Raw kofte made by hand-kneading fine bulgur and isot pepper, Sincik's favourite local dish. It is served with lettuce and lemon.

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  Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)

  Keşkek, prepared by boiling and pounding crushed wheat and meat for hours, is the traditional dish at weddings and religious holiday feasts in Sincik.

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  Gözleme

  Gözleme cooked on a griddle with thin dough folded around cheese, potato or herbs, is essential to Sincik's village breakfasts.

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  Tırşik (dried vegetable and yoghurt soup)

  This sour soup, made from dried vegetables and fermented yoghurt, is a traditional flavour of Sincik's winter tables.

These dishes are known throughout Adıyaman province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  Adıyaman Etsiz Çiğ Köfte (meat-free raw köfte)

  Meat-free çiğ köfte, made by kneading fine bulgur, isot (dried hot pepper) and spices for a long time, was registered as a protected geographical indication on 12 July 2018; it is served with lettuce and pomegranate molasses.

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  Hıtap (filled griddle pastry)

  An Adıyaman pastry in which a filling is placed inside thinly rolled dough and cooked on a griddle (sac).

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  Şillik (buttered syrup dessert)

  A local dessert prepared by cooking thinly rolled dough and sweetening it with butter and syrup.

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  Besni Üzümü Pestili (Besni grape fruit leather)

  Pestil (fruit leather) made from the molasses of Besni grapes is one of the region's traditional winter preparations.

What to Buy in Sincik: Local Products

• Sincik Hand-Woven Carpet Sincik Hand-Woven Carpet was registered as a protected geographical indication on 3 April 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 494). Product group: carpets and kilims. Registered by: Sincik District Directorate of National Education.
• Mountain Honey Honey from the rich flora of Sincik's mountainous land is known for being natural and unadulterated. This thyme and flower-scented honey is one of the main sources of income for local people.
• İsot Pepper Isot pepper grown in Sincik is dried by traditional sweating and offered in markets as the emblematic product of Adıyaman.
• Walnuts Walnuts grown in the mountain villages of the district are among the region's important agricultural products. They are sold fresh and dried.

What Sincik Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Highland Culture

  The tradition of migrating to the highland pastures in summer continues in Sincik. Highland life, livestock culture and social solidarity are an important reflection of the district.

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  Traditional Wedding Customs

  Weddings in Sincik are community events lasting several days, with drum and zurna music, halay dancing, henna nights and traditional food offerings.

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  Handicrafts

  Hand-knitted products, woollen socks and traditional weaving made by women in Sincik's villages keep the region's craft culture alive.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Adıyaman

• Adıyaman Central District 4 dishes Adıyaman Çiğ Köftesi, Besni Cheese and İçli Köfte (stuffed bulgur balls)
• Besni 5 dishes Besni Çiğ Köftesi (spiced raw bulgur kofta), Besni Peyniri (sheep's milk cheese) and Keme Dolması (stuffed wild keme mushrooms)
• Çelikhan 2 dishes Adıyaman Çiğ Köftesi (raw kofte of fine bulgur) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
• Gerger 4 dishes Çiğ Köfte, Keme Yemeği (wild keme mushroom dish) and Tırşik (dried vegetable and yoghurt soup)
• Gölbaşı 4 dishes Çiğ Köfte, Göl Balığı (lake fish) and Lahmacun
• Kahta 3 dishes Kahta Almond Semolina Halva, Kahta Bulgur Pilaf and Kahta Eggplant and Ayran Soup / Kahta Balcanı Giant Soup
• Samsat 3 dishes Çiğ Köfte, Lake Fish and Lahmacun
• Tut 3 dishes Çiğ Köfte, Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Gözleme