Dishes you should try in Gündoğmuş: Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven), Bazlama (flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Gündoğmuş is famous for.
Last updated:
Famous Dishes of Gündoğmuş
-
Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven)
Goat meat cooked slowly in a clay tandır oven. It is the most important dish of Gündoğmuş's mountain cuisine.
-
Bazlama (flatbread)
A flatbread cooked on a griddle, served at breakfast with fresh butter and village cheese. Prepared by local people on special occasions, this flavour is a symbol of hospitality.
-
Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
Keşkek, made by cooking cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them together, is the traditional dish of wedding and holiday feasts. Small differences in each village's keşkek recipe add to the richness of the dish.
Dishes from Antalya Cuisine
What to eat in Antalya →These dishes are known throughout Antalya province; see the provincial food guide for details.
-
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.
-
Antalya Kabak Tatlısı (pumpkin dessert)
A pumpkin dessert with a registered geographical indication.
-
Finike Portakalı (Finike oranges)
Washington Navel oranges with a geographical indication, grown in the alluvial soils of the Akçay and Alakır streams.
-
Korkuteli Karyağdı Armudu (Korkuteli karyağdı pears)
A pear with a geographical indication, specific to Korkuteli.
-
Alanya Yenidünyası (Alanya loquats)
Alanya yenidünyası (loquat), harvested in spring, with a geographical indication.
What to Buy in Gündoğmuş: Local Products
- Mountain Honey Honey produced in the rich flora of the Taurus Mountains, known in pine and thyme flower varieties.
- Goat Cheese Goat cheese produced using traditional methods in the mountain villages, recognised for its firm texture and sharp aroma.
What Gündoğmuş Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
-
Yörük Nomadic Culture
Gündoğmuş is one of the living areas of the Taurus Yörüks. The nomadic livestock tradition, tent life and handicrafts are the modern reflections of this culture.
-
Plateau Migration Tradition
The tradition of migrating to the plateaus in the summer months is an integral part of the way of life of the people of Gündoğmuş.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Gündoğmuş?
Gündoğmuş is known for 3 local dishes, above all Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven), Bazlama (flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge). Goat meat cooked slowly in a clay tandır oven. It is the most important dish of Gündoğmuş's mountain cuisine.
What is Gündoğmuş famous for?
Gündoğmuş is known for Keçi Tandırı (goat cooked in a clay oven), Mountain Honey and Yörük Nomadic Culture. Its best-known sights include Gündoğmuş Castle and Geçit Gorge.
What to buy in Gündoğmuş?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Gündoğmuş include Mountain Honey and Goat Cheese.
Gündoğmuş Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Gündoğmuş 8 places to visit
- What to Eat in Antalya All the famous dishes of the province
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)
- 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)
- 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)