What to Eat in Orhaneli: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Orhaneli

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  Keşkek

  Prepared by cooking and pounding cracked wheat and lamb for hours. It is the traditional dish of weddings and festival feasts in Orhaneli.

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  Mantı

  Small pieces of dough filled with minced meat are boiled and served with a yoghurt and garlic sauce. Orhaneli mantı is known for its thin dough and generous filling.

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  Gözleme

  Yufka dough filled with cheese, spinach or potato is cooked on a griddle. It is a traditional treat often prepared at village markets and at home.

These dishes are known throughout Bursa province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  İskender Kebap (döner on pide with butter and yoghurt)

  Developed by İskender Efendi in 1867, this is döner served on pide with butter, tomato sauce and yoghurt, registered as Bursa döner kebabı.

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  İnegöl Köfte (İnegöl grilled meatballs)

  Lightly spiced, grilled meatballs with a registered geographical indication.

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  Bursa Pideli Köfte (meatballs on pide)

  Registered meatballs served on pide with butter and yoghurt.

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  Bursa Kestane Şekeri (candied chestnuts)

  A confection with a registered geographical indication.

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  Mustafakemalpaşa Peynir Tatlısı (cheese dessert in syrup)

  A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.

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  Cantık (minced-meat pide)

  A registered Bursa pide with a minced-meat filling.

What to Buy in Orhaneli: Local Products

• Pine Honey Pine honey obtained from Orhaneli's extensive pine forests is known for its dark colour and distinctive aroma. It is one of the important sources of income for local people.
• Chestnuts Chestnuts that grow naturally in the forest areas are gathered in the autumn months. They are eaten fresh and also used to make chestnut sugar.

What Orhaneli Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Orhan Gazi Heritage

  The district takes its name from Orhan Gazi, son of Osman Gazi, founder of the Ottoman Empire. The historic link to the founding period of the Ottomans forms the basis of the district's identity.

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  Forestry Culture

  Orhaneli's extensive forest areas have shaped the way of life of local people. Woodcutting, beekeeping and gathering forest products are traditional livelihoods.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Bursa

• Büyükorhan 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge), Mantı (dumplings) and Bazlama (griddle flatbread)
• Gemlik 4 dishes Gemlik Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes in olive oil), Balık Buğulama (steamed fish) and Pideli Köfte (meatballs on flatbread)
• Gürsu 3 dishes İskender Kebap, Cantık (minced meat flatbread) and Kestane Şekeri (candied chestnut)
• Harmancık 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek and Gözleme
• İnegöl 5 dishes İnegöl Köfte, Pideli Köfte and Cantık
• İznik 3 dishes Göl Balığı Tava (lake fish fried in cornmeal), İznik Köftesi (grilled meatball) and Höşmerim (fried fresh cheese dessert)
• Karacabey 3 dishes Göl Balığı, Karacabey Pidesi and Süt Helvası
• Keles 5 dishes Keles Sorgun Peyniri (Keles Sorgun cheese), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Çorba Aşı (flour soup)
• Kestel 3 dishes İskender Kebap, Chestnut Candy and Süt Helvası
• Mudanya 7 dishes Trilye Balığı, Zeytinyağlı Enginar and Midye Dolma
• Mustafakemalpaşa 5 dishes Kemalpaşa Tatlısı, Cantık and Keşkek
• Nilüfer 3 dishes Cumalıkızık Breakfast, İskender Kebap and Chestnut Candy
• Orhangazi 3 dishes Göl Balığı (lake fish), Pideli Köfte (meatballs on pide bread) and Zeytin Ezmesi (olive paste)
• Osmangazi 4 dishes İskender Kebap, Chestnut Candy and Süt Helvası
• Yenişehir 3 dishes Yenişehir Pidesi, Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Höşmerim (fried fresh-cheese dessert)
• Yıldırım 3 dishes İskender Kebap, Pideli Köfte and Kemalpaşa Dessert