Dishes you should try in Seben: Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Mantar Çorbası (wild mushroom soup), Seben elması (Seben apples) and Çeltikdere Pirinci (Çeltikdere rice). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Seben is famous for.
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Keşkek, made by cooking cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them, is the traditional dish of wedding tables in Seben.
Mushroom soup made with wild mushrooms gathered from the forests is one of the distinctive flavours of Seben's cuisine.
Apples produced in Seben and associated with the area; they contribute greatly to the district's economy.
Çeltikdere rice is counted among Seben's local products as a heirloom seed variety.
Iza bulgur, as a heirloom seed variety, diversifies Seben's local products.
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.
Halva with a registered geographical indication.
A sweet with a registered geographical indication.
Seben is a quiet district where traditional Anatolian village life continues. The imece tradition of communal help and neighbourly relations are still kept alive.
Seben is known for 5 local dishes, above all Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Mantar Çorbası (wild mushroom soup), Seben elması (Seben apples) and Çeltikdere Pirinci (Çeltikdere rice). Keşkek, made by cooking cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them, is the traditional dish of wedding tables in Seben.
Seben is known for Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Seben Balı (Seben honey) and Village Life Culture. Its best-known sights include Kızık Plateau and Gerenözü Plateau.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Seben include Seben Balı (Seben honey).