What to Eat in Yenipazar: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Yenipazar

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  Yenipazar Pidesi

  Yenipazar Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 5 September 2024 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1637). Product group: bakery and pastry products, doughs, sweets. Registered by: Aydın Metropolitan Municipality.

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  Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)

  Keşkek, prepared by simmering and pounding cracked wheat with meat over a long period, is the traditional dish of wedding and festival feasts in Yenipazar.

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  Gözleme

  Thinly rolled dough is filled with cheese, spinach or potato and cooked on a griddle. Gözleme made by village women on the griddle is the most sought-after delicacy at the markets.

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  Sini pidesi (tray-baked flatbread)

  A pastry with spinach, leek and nettle, baked in a copper tray over a gas burner. It is listed among the local dishes of Yenipazar Municipality.

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 Yenipazar: Local Products

• Olives and Olive Oil Olives are grown on the slopes of Yenipazar. The area is known for the quality of the olive oil it produces.
• Figs Figs are grown in Yenipazar.

What Yenipazar Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Market Culture

  The name of Yenipazar comes from the new market place founded in the Ottoman period. The weekly market tradition has been maintained for centuries.

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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
• Sultanhisar 3 dishes Piyaz, Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri and Sultanhisar Çileği