Dishes you should try in Keçiören: Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Keçiören is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Keçiören
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Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole)
Ankara tava, lamb cooked with onions and peppers in a casserole, is on the menus of traditional restaurants in Keçiören.
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İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup)
Served late into the night at traditional tripe restaurants in Keçiören's old neighbourhoods, this soup is flavoured with garlic vinegar.
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Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread)
Thin dough topped with minced meat, onions and spices and baked in a stone oven, etli ekmek is a widespread dish in Keçiören.
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 Keçiören: Local Products
- Keçiören Market Produce Fresh vegetables, fruit and homemade products brought from neighbouring districts are sold at weekly markets set up in various quarters of Keçiören.
What Keçiören Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Migrant Culture Mosaic
Keçiören is a district where migrants from the Balkans and the Caucasus settled in the Republican period. This multicultural structure has created a rich mosaic in cuisine and traditions.
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International Friendship Parks
Keçiören has parks and monuments set up in friendship with different countries. The replica of Estergon Castle and the Japan Park are among the best-known of these friendship projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Keçiören?
Keçiören is known for 3 local dishes, above all Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), İşkembe Çorbası (tripe soup) and Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread). Ankara tava, lamb cooked with onions and peppers in a casserole, is on the menus of traditional restaurants in Keçiören.
What is Keçiören famous for?
Keçiören is known for Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole), Keçiören Market Produce and Migrant Culture Mosaic. Its best-known sights include Estergon Castle (Keçiören) and Keçiören Botanical Park.
What to buy in Keçiören?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Keçiören include Keçiören Market Produce.
Keçiören Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Keçiören 5 places to visit
- 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
- Etimesgut 2 dishes Ankara Tava (lamb and pepper casserole) and Pide
- 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)
- 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