What to Eat in Sultanhisar: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Sultanhisar

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  Piyaz

  Piyaz, made with dried beans, onion, parsley and tahini, is a traditional favourite on Sultanhisar tables.

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  Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri

  Wild herbs gathered around Sultanhisar are cooked in olive oil and served.

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  Sultanhisar Çileği

  Strawberries registered with a geographical indication; registered on 30.11.2020 at the application of the Sultanhisar Chamber of Agriculture.

These dishes are known throughout Aydın province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  Aydın İnciri (Aydın figs)

  Dried and fresh figs grown in the Büyük Menderes basin, registered with a designation of origin.

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  Çine Köftesi (Çine meatballs)

  Çine meatballs with a registered geographical indication.

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  Söke Kulak Çorbası (Söke "ear" soup)

  A registered Söke soup made with small pieces of dough.

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  Germencik Ekşili Tavuk (Germencik sour chicken)

  A Germencik dish with a registered geographical indication.

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  Ortaklar Çöp Şiş (Ortaklar skewers)

  A registered speciality of Ortaklar in which small pieces of meat are cooked on thin skewers.

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  Nazilli Kar Helvası (Nazilli snow halva)

  A Nazilli dessert with a registered geographical indication.

What to Buy in Sultanhisar: Local Products

• Sultanhisar Çileği Sultanhisar strawberries were registered as a protected geographical indication on 30 November 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 613). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruit and vegetables, and mushrooms. Registered by: Sultanhisar Chamber of Agriculture.
• İncir Figs are grown in Sultanhisar. Figs cultivated in the Büyük Menderes Plain are dried and exported.
• Zeytinyağı Olive oil made from olives grown on the slopes of Sultanhisar is known for its quality.

What Sultanhisar Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Nysa Ancient City Mirası

  In antiquity, Nysa was an important centre of education and culture. The famous geographer Strabo studied here. Its library was one of the major centres of knowledge in the ancient world.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Aydın

• Bozdoğan 4 dishes Bozdoğan Pidesi, Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Gözleme
• Buharkent 3 dishes Piyaz (white bean salad), Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri (wild greens cooked in olive oil) and İncir
• Çine 3 dishes Çine Köftesi (meatballs), Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge) and Gözleme
• Didim 3 dishes Aegean Meze Spread, Ahtapot Izgara (grilled octopus) and Kabak Çiçeği Dolması (stuffed courgette flowers)
• Efeler 4 dishes Aydın Piyazı (bean salad), Çine Köftesi (Çine meatballs) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
• Germencik 4 dishes Piyaz (white bean salad), Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes in olive oil) and İncir Tatlısı (fig dessert)
• İncirliova 2 dishes Piyaz (bean salad) and İncir Tatlısı (fig dessert)
• Karacasu 4 dishes Karacasu Pidesi, Keşkek (cracked wheat and meat dish) and Gözleme (stuffed flatbread)
• Karpuzlu 2 dishes Çöp Şiş (small skewered kebabs) and Zeytinyağlı Ege Otları (Aegean herbs in olive oil)
• Koçarlı 2 dishes Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes cooked in olive oil) and Gözleme
• Köşk 3 dishes Piyaz (bean salad with tahini), Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat dish) and Kestane (chestnuts)
• Kuşadası 3 dishes Ege Balık Sofrası (Aegean fish platter), Ahtapot Salatası (octopus salad) and Enginar Yemeği (artichokes in olive oil)
• Kuyucak 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Gözleme and Lavender Ice Cream
• Nazilli 2 dishes Nazilli Kar Helvası (snow dessert) and Nazilli Pidesi
• Söke 5 dishes Söke Kulak Çorbası (ear-shaped dumpling soup), Söke Kulak Tatlısı (ear-shaped dessert) and Söke Pidesi
• Yenipazar 4 dishes Yenipazar Pidesi, Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Gözleme