Dishes you should try in Mudurnu: Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi (pumpkin and honey flatbread), Mudurnu Basma Helva (pressed halva), Mudurnu Kaşık Sapı (spoon-handle pastry) and Mudurnu böreği, keş, Mudurnu baklavası and Mudurnu helvası. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Mudurnu is famous for.
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Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 12 April 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 716). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, sweets. Registered by: Mudurnu District Governorship.
Mudurnu Basma Helva was registered as a protected geographical indication on 23 December 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 637). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, sweets. Registered by: Mudurnu District Governorship.
Mudurnu Kaşık Sapı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 28 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 775). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, sweets. Registered by: Mudurnu District Governorship.
Among the regional dishes of Mudurnu.
Also known as pişmaniye, a halva whose production centre is Mudurnu.
Mudurnu baklası is included in the list of regional dishes of Bolu.
These dishes are known throughout Bolu province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A Mengen dish with a registered geographical indication.
Dolma (stuffed dish) with a registered geographical indication.
Gözleme (stuffed flatbread) with a registered geographical indication.
A Göynük dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A sweet with a registered geographical indication.
Mudurnu is one of the settlements that best preserves the urban fabric of the Ottoman period. With its historic houses, mosques, hammams and bazaar, it is effectively an open-air museum.
The Mudurnu Festival, held every year, promotes the district through traditional handicraft exhibitions, regional food tastings and cultural events.
Mudurnu is known for 6 local dishes, above all Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi (pumpkin and honey flatbread), Mudurnu Basma Helva (pressed halva), Mudurnu Kaşık Sapı (spoon-handle pastry) and Mudurnu böreği, keş, Mudurnu baklavası and Mudurnu helvası. Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 12 April 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 716). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, sweets. Registered by: Mudurnu District Governorship.
Mudurnu is known for Mudurnu Bal Kabaklı Gözlemesi (pumpkin and honey flatbread), Mudurnu Honey and Ottoman Urban Fabric. Its best-known sights include Yıldırım Bayezid Mosque and Armutçular Mansion.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Mudurnu include Mudurnu Honey and Handicrafts.