Dishes you should try in Dörtdivan: Keşkek, Mantar Çorbası (mushroom soup) and Şehriyeli Pilav (vermicelli rice). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Dörtdivan is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Dörtdivan
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Keşkek
Made by cooking cracked wheat and meat and then pounding them together, keşkek is the traditional dish of wedding feasts in Dörtdivan.
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Mantar Çorbası (mushroom soup)
Mushroom soup made with wild mushrooms gathered from the forests, one of the distinctive flavours of Dörtdivan cuisine.
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Şehriyeli Pilav (vermicelli rice)
A type of rice dish made in Dörtdivan. Depending on preference, barley or fine vermicelli is used.
Dishes from Bolu Cuisine
What to eat in Bolu →These dishes are known throughout Bolu province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Mengen Kedibatmaz
A Mengen dish with a registered geographical indication.
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Mengen Kaldırık Dolması (stuffed kaldırık)
Dolma (stuffed dish) with a registered geographical indication.
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Bolu Kabaklı Gözlemesi (Bolu pumpkin gözleme)
Gözleme (stuffed flatbread) with a registered geographical indication.
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Göynük Uğut Tatlısı
A Göynük dessert with a registered geographical indication.
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Mudurnu Basma Helva
Halva with a registered geographical indication.
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Bolu Fındık Şekeri (Bolu hazelnut candy)
A sweet with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Dörtdivan: Local Products
- Dörtdivan Honey Pine and flower honey obtained from the rich forest cover, the most valuable natural product of Dörtdivan.
What Dörtdivan Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Village Life Culture
Dörtdivan is a quiet district where traditional Anatolian village life continues. The imece tradition of communal labour and neighbourly relations are still kept alive.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Dörtdivan?
Dörtdivan is known for 3 local dishes, above all Keşkek, Mantar Çorbası (mushroom soup) and Şehriyeli Pilav (vermicelli rice). Made by cooking cracked wheat and meat and then pounding them together, keşkek is the traditional dish of wedding feasts in Dörtdivan.
What is Dörtdivan famous for?
Dörtdivan is known for Keşkek, Dörtdivan Honey and Village Life Culture. Its best-known sights include Dörtdivan Plateaus and Byzantine Castle Ruins.
What to buy in Dörtdivan?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Dörtdivan include Dörtdivan Honey.
Dörtdivan Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Dörtdivan 10 places to visit
- What to Eat in Bolu All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Bolu
- Bolu Central District 4 dishes Bolu Mengen Kebabı (lamb marinated in special spices and cooked over wood fire), Bolu Mantısı (hand-rolled dumplings with garlic yoghurt) and Abant Trout
- Gerede 4 dishes Gerede Şakşak Helvası, Bolu Keşkeği (wheat and meat porridge) and Abant Kebabı
- Göynük 4 dishes Bolu Göynük Uğut Tatlısı, Göynük Dik Börek/Göynük Oklava Tatlısı and Göynük Kabaklı Yufka Tatlısı
- Kıbrıscık 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Mushroom Dishes (Mantar Yemekleri)
- Mengen 2 dishes Mengen Kaldırık Dolması and Mengen Peyniri (Mengen cheese)
- Mudurnu 6 dishes Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi (pumpkin and honey flatbread), Mudurnu Basma Helva (pressed halva) and Mudurnu Kaşık Sapı (spoon-handle pastry)
- Seben 5 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Mantar Çorbası (wild mushroom soup) and Seben elması (Seben apples)
- Yeniçağa 2 dishes Yeniçağa Trout (Yeniçağa Alabalığı) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)