Dishes you should try in Burdur: Burdur Şiş Köftesi (skewered beef meatballs), Burdur Ceviz Ezmesi (Burdur walnut paste), Burdur Haşhaş Helvası (poppy-seed halva) and Bucak Salebi (Bucak salep). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Burdur is famous for.
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A registered meatball made of minced beef with no spice other than salt, served with charred peppers and pide.
A walnut paste with a registered geographical indication.
A halva with a registered geographical indication.
A salep drink with a registered geographical indication.
A kavurma (fried meat dish) with a registered geographical indication.
Prepared by mixing finely minced lamb with spices, threading it onto skewers and grilling over embers. It is the best-known flavour of Burdur.
Tandır çorbası, prepared by slow-cooking lamb, chickpeas and vegetables in a tandoor, is one of the distinctive flavours of Burdur cuisine.
Höşmerim, prepared by frying fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an indispensable dessert at breakfast tables and on special occasions in Burdur.
A walnut sweet produced in Burdur city centre and across its districts.
Tandır çorbası, made by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandır oven, is one of Ağlasun's traditional dishes.
Höşmerim, made by toasting fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an essential dessert in Ağlasun on special occasions.
Trout is farmed in the district; the source notes that there are 8 fish farms in the district and in the town of Yeşilbaşköy.
Tandır çorbası, prepared by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandoor, is the traditional flavour of Altınyayla.
Höşmerim, prepared by frying fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an indispensable dessert of Altınyayla on special occasions.
Tandır kebabı, made by slow-cooking lamb in a clay tandır oven, is Bucak's best-known dish.
Tandır soup, made by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandır oven, is a traditional dish of Bucak cuisine.
Höşmerim, made by browning fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an indispensable dessert for special occasions in Bucak.
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An indispensable soup for the people of Bucak in the winter months and during Ramadan. It is prepared in August and September, when wheat is coarsely ground at the mill.
Tandır çorbası, prepared by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandoor oven for a long time, is a traditional flavour of Çavdır.
Höşmerim, made by roasting fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is the essential dessert of special occasions in Çavdır.
Burdur's registered walnut paste is a popular choice as a gift.
Prepared by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandır oven, tandır çorbası is one of Gölhisar's traditional flavours.
Made by frying fresh cheese and flour in a pan, höşmerim is the essential sweet for special occasions in Gölhisar.
Tandır çorbası, prepared by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandoor, is the traditional flavour of Karamanlı.
Höşmerim, prepared by frying fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an indispensable dessert of Karamanlı on special occasions.
The traditional dish of weddings in the Teke Region.
Prepared by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandır oven, this soup is Tefenni's traditional flavour.
Made by roasting fresh cheese and flour in a pan, höşmerim is an indispensable dessert of special days in Tefenni.
Beekeeping and livestock farming are carried out in Tefenni, and honey is produced. Alongside local products such as the geographically indicated Tefenni Rezenesi, there is a tradition of quality honey production.
Tandır soup, made by slow-cooking lamb and vegetables in a tandır oven, is one of Yeşilova's traditional flavours.
Höşmerim, made by browning fresh cheese and flour in a pan, is an indispensable dessert for special occasions in Yeşilova.
Mehmet Akif, the poet of the Independence March, was the deputy for Burdur in the First Grand National Assembly.
Ancient cities such as Sagalassos, Kremna and Kibyra.
Burdur is known for 5 local dishes, above all Burdur Şiş Köftesi (skewered beef meatballs), Burdur Ceviz Ezmesi (Burdur walnut paste), Burdur Haşhaş Helvası (poppy-seed halva) and Bucak Salebi (Bucak salep). A registered meatball made of minced beef with no spice other than salt, served with charred peppers and pide.
Burdur is known for Burdur Şiş Köftesi (skewered beef meatballs), Karamanlı Cevizi (Karamanlı walnuts) and Mehmet Akif Ersoy and Burdur. Its best-known sights include Salda Lake and Sagalassos.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Burdur include Karamanlı Cevizi (Karamanlı walnuts), Tefenni Rezenesi (Tefenni fennel), Melli İnciri (Melli figs) and Dirmil Sipsisi (Dirmil sipsi).