What to Eat in Elmalı: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Elmalı

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  Elmalı Böreği

  Elmalı börek, made by layering thin sheets of dough with cheese or potato and cooking them on a griddle, is the district's best-known flavour.

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  Keşkek

  Keşkek, prepared by slow-cooking crushed wheat and meat and then pounding them, is the traditional dish of wedding and festival tables. Listed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, keşkek is a source of pride in Turkish cuisine.

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  Elma Tatlısı

  A dessert made from Elmalı's famous apples, prepared by caramelising apple slices with sugar.

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 Elmalı: Local Products

• Elmalı Elması The apple that gives the district its name grows in the cool climate of the high plain. Starking and Golden varieties are the most widely produced types.
• Elmalı Pekmezi Grape and apple molasses, produced using traditional methods, is eaten at breakfast in the winter months.

What Elmalı Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Likya Dönemi Mirası

  The Elmalı Plain was one of the important settlement areas in the interior of the Lycian civilisation. Lycian sarcophagi and rock tombs found in the region reflect this heritage.

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  Yayla Kültürü

  Elmalı, located in the high parts of the Taurus Mountains, is a district where highland pasture culture is kept alive. The tradition of migrating to the highland pastures in the summer months continues.

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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)
• Döşemealtı 3 dishes Piyaz (white bean salad), Tandır Kebabı (tandoor-baked lamb) and Döşemealtı halısı (Döşemealtı rug)
• 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)