Dishes you should try in Döşemealtı: Piyaz (white bean salad), Tandır Kebabı (tandoor-baked lamb) and Döşemealtı halısı (Döşemealtı rug). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Döşemealtı is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Döşemealtı
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Piyaz (white bean salad)
Antalya piyaz, made with dried beans, onion, parsley and tahini, is an essential meze on traditional tables in Döşemealtı as well.
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Tandır Kebabı (tandoor-baked lamb)
Tandır kebabı, lamb slow-cooked in a clay tandoor oven, is an important flavour of Döşemealtı's rural cuisine.
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Döşemealtı halısı (Döşemealtı rug)
A hand-woven rug registered as a geographical indication at the request of Döşemealtı Municipality. The registration has been valid since 8 July 2021.
Dishes from Antalya Cuisine
What to eat in Antalya →These dishes are known throughout Antalya province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Antalya Piyazı (bean salad with tahini sauce)
A piyaz with a geographical indication, in which dried beans meet a tahini and vinegar sauce; it is usually served with şiş köfte.
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Antalya Kabak Tatlısı (pumpkin dessert)
A pumpkin dessert with a registered geographical indication.
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Finike Portakalı (Finike oranges)
Washington Navel oranges with a geographical indication, grown in the alluvial soils of the Akçay and Alakır streams.
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Korkuteli Karyağdı Armudu (Korkuteli karyağdı pears)
A pear with a geographical indication, specific to Korkuteli.
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Alanya Yenidünyası (Alanya loquats)
Alanya yenidünyası (loquat), harvested in spring, with a geographical indication.
What to Buy in Döşemealtı: Local Products
- Döşemealtı El Halısı (Döşemealtı hand-woven rug) Döşemealtı El Halısı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 8 July 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 796). Product group: rugs and kilims. Registered by: Döşemealtı Municipality.
- Döşemealtı Halısı (Döşemealtı rug) Döşemealtı rugs are among Türkiye's best-known carpet types, with geometric patterns and natural dyes that come from Yörük tradition. These hand-woven rugs are the product of a centuries-old tradition.
- Bal (honey) Honey produced in the forests at the foot of the Toros Mountains, known in pine and flower varieties.
What Döşemealtı Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Yörük Culture and Rug Weaving
Döşemealtı is one of the regions where Yörük nomadic culture is most vividly preserved. Traditional rug weaving, Yörük tent life and livestock culture are passed down from generation to generation.
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Palaeolithic Heritage
The traces of 500,000-year-old settlement in Karain Cave make Döşemealtı one of the oldest living areas in human history.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Döşemealtı?
Döşemealtı is known for 3 local dishes, above all Piyaz (white bean salad), Tandır Kebabı (tandoor-baked lamb) and Döşemealtı halısı (Döşemealtı rug). Antalya piyaz, made with dried beans, onion, parsley and tahini, is an essential meze on traditional tables in Döşemealtı as well.
What is Döşemealtı famous for?
Döşemealtı is known for Piyaz (white bean salad), Döşemealtı El Halısı (Döşemealtı hand-woven rug) and Yörük Culture and Rug Weaving. Its best-known sights include Kırkgöz Caravanserai and Karain Cave.
What to buy in Döşemealtı?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Döşemealtı include Döşemealtı El Halısı (Döşemealtı hand-woven rug), Döşemealtı Halısı (Döşemealtı rug) and Bal (honey).
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What to Eat in Other Districts of Antalya
- Akseki 7 dishes Akseki Pekmezli Dondurma (grape molasses ice cream), Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven) and Piyaz (white bean salad)
- Aksu 3 dishes Piyaz, Şiş Köfte and Tandır Fish (Tandır Balığı)
- Alanya 6 dishes Alanya Gülüklü (Hülüklü) Soup, Alanya Cağ Kebabı and Piyaz
- Demre 3 dishes Dishes Made with Demre Tomatoes, Balık Güveç (fish casserole) and Piyaz (white bean salad)
- Elmalı 3 dishes Elmalı Böreği, Keşkek and Elma Tatlısı
- Finike 5 dishes Finike Pidesi, Piyaz (bean salad) and Balık Çorbası
- Gazipaşa 4 dishes Muz Tatlısı (banana dessert), Piyaz (white bean salad) and Balık Izgara (grilled fish)
- Gündoğmuş 3 dishes Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven), Bazlama (flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
- İbradı 6 dishes İbradı Enek Pekmezi, Keçi Tandırı (goat tandır) and Bazlama
- Kaş 3 dishes Kaş Fish (Kaş Balığı), Piyaz and Octopus Salad (Ahtapot Salatası)
- Kemer 3 dishes Grilled Fish (Balık Izgara), Piyaz and Şiş Kebap
- Kepez 3 dishes Piyaz, Şiş Köfte and Tandır Kebabı
- Konyaaltı 3 dishes Piyaz, Balık Izgara and Dondurma
- Korkuteli 7 dishes Korkuteli Böreği (filo pastry), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Tandır Kebabı (clay oven lamb)
- Kumluca 3 dishes Piyaz, Domates Çorbası and Balık Izgara
- Manavgat 4 dishes Manavgat Fish, Piyaz and Şiş Köfte
- Muratpaşa 4 dishes Antalya Piyaz, Şiş Köfte and Hibeş
- Serik 7 dishes Piyaz (white bean salad), Tandır Kebabı (earth-oven lamb) and Balık Izgara (grilled fish)