Dishes you should try in Etimesgut: Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole) and Pide. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Etimesgut is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Etimesgut
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Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
Ankara tava, lamb cooked with onions and peppers in a casserole, is also on the menus of traditional restaurants and eateries in Etimesgut.
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Pide
Pide with minced meat, kaşar cheese and diced lamb is served at pide shops in various quarters of Etimesgut.
Dishes from Ankara Cuisine
What to eat in Ankara →These dishes are known throughout Ankara province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Ankara Tavası (Ankara oven-baked meat and rice)
An old Ankara dish in which sautéed meat and vegetables are baked in the oven in meat stock with rice or vermicelli; at weddings, hıdrellez and mesire picnics it is eaten with cacık, pickles and hoşaf.
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Ankara Simidi (Ankara sesame bread ring)
An indispensable part of the Ankara breakfast.
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Beypazarı Kurusu (Beypazarı dry biscuit)
A biscuit baked in stone ovens from flour, milk, butter and yeast, which stays fresh for a year; it received a geographical indication on 14 May 2013.
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Beypazarı Cevizli Tatlı Sucuk (walnut sweet sausage)
A sweet with a geographical indication, made by dipping strings of walnut kernels in molasses dough and drying them.
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Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles)
The best-known pickle of Ankara breakfast tables and dinner tables.
What to Buy in Etimesgut: Local Products
- Eryaman Market Produce Fresh vegetables, fruit and homemade products brought from surrounding villages are sold at weekly markets set up in Eryaman, the largest quarter of Etimesgut.
What Etimesgut Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Aviation Tradition
Etimesgut is one of the important centres of Turkish aviation history. Etimesgut Air Base, founded in 1925, became one of the first bases of the Turkish Air Force.
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Modern Urban Development
The Eryaman mass housing project, which has developed rapidly since the 1990s, is one of the largest planned settlement areas in Türkiye. It stands out for its infrastructure designed with a modern approach to urban planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Etimesgut?
Etimesgut is known for 2 local dishes, above all Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole) and Pide. Ankara tava, lamb cooked with onions and peppers in a casserole, is also on the menus of traditional restaurants and eateries in Etimesgut.
What is Etimesgut famous for?
Etimesgut is known for Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Eryaman Market Produce and Aviation Tradition. Its best-known sights include Eryaman Gölbaşı Park and Turkish Air Force Museum (Aviation Museum).
What to buy in Etimesgut?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Etimesgut include Eryaman Market Produce.
Etimesgut Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Ankara All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Ankara
- Akyurt 4 dishes Akyurt Fıtı Çorbası, Akyurt Soğuk Çorbası and Akyurt Toyga Aşı
- Altındağ 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Döner Kebap
- Ayaş 3 dishes Ayaş Mantısı (baked Ayaş dumplings), Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Bazlama (griddle flatbread)
- Balâ 4 dishes Tarhana Çorbası (fermented grain and yoghurt soup), Tandır Ekmeği (clay-oven bread) and Kuzu Çevirme (whole spit-roasted lamb)
- Beypazarı 6 dishes Beypazarı Cevizli Tatlı Sucuk (walnut sweet sausage), Beypazarı Dolması (stuffed dish) and Beypazarı Havuç Lokumu (carrot delight)
- Çamlıdere 6 dishes Çamlıdere Höşmerim Dessert, Çamlıdere Mantısı and Keşkek
- Çankaya 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles) and Ankara Simidi (sesame bread ring)
- Çubuk 4 dishes Çubuk Agat Taşı (Çubuk agate), Çubuk Turşusu (Çubuk pickles) and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
- Elmadağ 2 dishes Ankara Tava and Tandır Kebabı
- Evren 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
- Gölbaşı 4 dishes Gölbaşı Sevgi Çiçeği, Lake Fish and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
- Güdül 4 dishes Trout, Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat) and Bazlama (griddle bread)
- Haymana 6 dishes Haymana Pidesi, Keşkek and Tandır Bread
- Kahramankazan 3 dishes Ankara Tava, Keşkek and Sac Kavurma
- Kalecik 3 dishes Kalecik Karası Şarabı (Kalecik Karası red wine), Pekmez (grape molasses) and Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
- Keçiören 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread)
- Kızılcahamam 3 dishes Kızılcahamam Pidesi, Alabalık (trout) and Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge)
- Mamak 3 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
- Nallıhan 4 dishes Nallıhan Pide, Keşkek and Alabalık (Trout)
- Polatlı 5 dishes Polatlı İşkembe Çorbası (Polatlı Tripe Soup), Polatlı Tandır Kebabı and Ankara Tava
- Pursaklar 2 dishes Ankara Tava and Etli Ekmek (Meat Bread)
- Sincan 3 dishes Ankara Tava, Pide and Tarhana Soup
- Şereflikoçhisar 4 dishes Şereflikoçhisar Tahinli Pidesi (tahini flatbread), Tuz Lake Fish and Keşkek (wheat and meat dish)
- Yenimahalle 3 dishes Ankara Tava, AOÇ Ice Cream and AOÇ Beer