Dishes you should try in Karacasu: Karacasu Pidesi, Keşkek (cracked wheat and meat dish), Gözleme (stuffed flatbread) and Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri (wild herbs in olive oil). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Karacasu is famous for.
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Karacasu Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 17 September 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 536). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough dishes, desserts. Registered by: Karacasu Chamber of Craftsmen and Tradesmen.
Keşkek is made by simmering and pounding cracked wheat and meat for a long time. In Karacasu it is the traditional dish of wedding and festival tables.
Thinly rolled dough is filled with cheese, spinach or potato and cooked on a griddle. It is an essential flavour of Karacasu's village breakfasts.
Wild herbs gathered in the mountainous parts of Karacasu are cooked in olive oil and served. Sirken, mallow and chicory are the most commonly used herbs.
These dishes are known throughout Aydın province; see the provincial food guide for details.
Dried and fresh figs grown in the Büyük Menderes basin, registered with a designation of origin.
Çine meatballs with a registered geographical indication.
A registered Söke soup made with small pieces of dough.
A Germencik dish with a registered geographical indication.
A registered speciality of Ortaklar in which small pieces of meat are cooked on thin skewers.
A Nazilli dessert with a registered geographical indication.
Afrodisias was one of the most important centres of sculpture in the ancient world. The Afrodisias sculpture school trained sculptors who worked across the Roman Empire.
Afrodisias Ancient City was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017. This status has significantly increased Karacasu's potential for cultural tourism.
Karacasu is known for 4 local dishes, above all Karacasu Pidesi, Keşkek (cracked wheat and meat dish), Gözleme (stuffed flatbread) and Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri (wild herbs in olive oil). Karacasu Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 17 September 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 536). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough dishes, desserts. Registered by: Karacasu Chamber of Craftsmen and Tradesmen.
Karacasu is known for Karacasu Pidesi, Dedebağ Keşkeği (Dedebağ keşkek) and Afrodisias Sculpture School. Its best-known sights include Afrodisias Ancient City and Afrodisias Museum.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Karacasu include Dedebağ Keşkeği (Dedebağ keşkek) and Karacasu Çömleği (Karacasu pottery).