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Dishes you should try in Dinar: Dinar Taptama Köfte, Dinar Köftesi, Keşkek and Haşhaşlı Pide. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Dinar is famous for.

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Famous Dishes of Dinar

  • Dinar Taptama Köfte

    Dinar Taptama Köfte was registered as a protected geographical indication on 6 June 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1132). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Dinar Municipality.

  • Dinar Köftesi

    Dinar köftesi, the best-known dish of the district, is made by shaping minced meat blended with local spices by hand and grilling it. It is served with roasted peppers and tomatoes.

  • Keşkek

    Prepared by simmering cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them with a wooden mallet, keşkek is the traditional dish of wedding and festival tables in Dinar. Melted butter is poured over it.

  • Haşhaşlı Pide

    Prepared with the seeds of the poppy, the emblematic plant of the Afyonkarahisar region, this pide is baked in wood-fired ovens in Dinar's bakeries. The mildly nutty flavour of the poppy seed gives the pide a distinctive taste.

  • Bamya Çorbası

    Made by simmering dried okra in meat broth, this soup is an essential part of Dinar's winter table. It is served with a squeeze of lemon.

Dishes from Afyonkarahisar Cuisine

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

  • Afyon Kaymağı (Afyon clotted cream)

    A thick, glossy white clotted cream, best when made from buffalo milk; it received a geographical indication on 10 July 2009. It is eaten at breakfast with honey or alongside desserts.

  • Afyon Sucuğu (Afyon spiced sausage)

    A sucuk with a geographical indication, made in the traditional way from minced meat enriched with red pepper, black pepper and garlic.

  • Sucuk Döner (sucuk döner kebab)

    A döner made from sucuk, unique to Afyonkarahisar cuisine.

  • Afyon Pastırması (Afyon pastırma)

    One of the products with a geographical indication, Afyon pastırma (cured beef) is part of the province's meat-product tradition alongside sucuk.

  • Kaymaklı Ekmek Kadayıfı (bread kadayıf with cream)

    A dessert with a geographical indication, served by topping syrupy bread kadayıf with Afyon kaymak.

  • Kaymaklı Lokum (Turkish delight with cream)

    Afyon lokum is both an everyday treat and the most popular souvenir.

What to Buy in Dinar: Local Products

  • Poppy Poppy, the most important agricultural product of the Afyonkarahisar region, is also traditionally grown in Dinar. Its seeds are used in the food industry and its oil in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Wheat Wheat grown on the fertile soils of the Dinar plain is the staple agricultural product of the area. Hard wheat varieties are especially preferred by the milling industry.
  • Sugar Beet Sugar beet, grown on the irrigated plains of Dinar, is an important industrial crop that supplies raw material to the sugar factories in the region.

What Dinar Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

  • Ancient Celaenae Heritage

    Dinar is built over the ancient city of Celaenae-Apamea and bears traces of the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods. The Apollo-Marsyas legend was born in these lands.

  • Dinar Folk Songs

    Dinar is known for the türkü folk songs it has given to Turkish folk music. The district's rich folk culture is kept alive through türküs and laments passed down from generation to generation.

  • Memory of the 1995 Earthquake

    The magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck on 1 October 1995 caused massive destruction in Dinar and changed the district's demographic makeup. The reconstruction process after the earthquake has left deep marks on the district's collective memory.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I eat in Dinar?

Dinar is known for 5 local dishes, above all Dinar Taptama Köfte, Dinar Köftesi, Keşkek and Haşhaşlı Pide. Dinar Taptama Köfte was registered as a protected geographical indication on 6 June 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1132). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Dinar Municipality.

What is Dinar famous for?

Dinar is known for Dinar Taptama Köfte, Poppy and Ancient Celaenae Heritage. Its best-known sights include Tatarlı Tumulus and Celaenae-Apamea Ancient City.

What to buy in Dinar?

Local products and souvenirs to buy in Dinar include Poppy, Wheat and Sugar Beet.

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