What to Eat in Kumluca: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Kumluca

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  Piyaz

  Antalya piyaz, prepared with dried white beans, onion, parsley and tahini, is an indispensable meze at traditional tables in Kumluca too.

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  Domates Çorbası

  A soup made from Kumluca's famous greenhouse tomatoes, known for its fresh and intense flavour.

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  Balık Izgara

  Fresh fish caught in the Mediterranean is served grilled at coastal restaurants. This flavour, prepared by the local people on special occasions, is a symbol of hospitality.

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 Kumluca: Local Products

• Kumluca Domatesi Kumluca is one of Türkiye's largest greenhouse tomato production centres. Tomatoes grown in greenhouses, where production takes place even in the winter months, are marketed for the domestic market and for export.
• Biber ve Patlıcan Alongside tomatoes, the production of peppers and aubergines is also widespread in greenhouse farming.

What Kumluca Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Likya Uygarlığı Mirası

  Kumluca is home to Rhodiapolis and Korydalla, important cities of the Lycian League. These ancient cities reflect the cultural richness of the Lycian civilisation.

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  Sera Tarımı Kültürü

  Greenhouse farming, which has developed since the 1970s, has shaped Kumluca's economic and cultural identity. The district is known as the greenhouse capital of Türkiye.

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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)
• 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)
• 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)