Dishes you should try in Boğazkale: Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas), Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat) and Gözleme. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Boğazkale is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Boğazkale
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Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas)
Chickpeas prepared with special roasting techniques, Çorum's most famous snack.
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Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat)
Prepared by cooking cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them. It is the traditional dish of wedding and festival feasts. Indispensable at wedding feasts, keşkek is prepared in a communal spirit.
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Gözleme
Filled with cheese, spinach or potato on dough sheets and cooked on a griddle. It is an essential flavour of village breakfasts. Served with ayran, it reflects the traditional Anatolian table culture.
Dishes from Çorum Cuisine
What to eat in Çorum →These dishes are known throughout Çorum province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Çorum Kuru Mantısı (Çorum dried dumplings)
Dumplings (mantı) with a registered geographical indication.
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İskilip Dolması (İskilip slow-cooked stuffed dish)
A slow-cooked rice-and-meat dish with a registered geographical indication.
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Alaca Hingali
A dough dish with a registered geographical indication.
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Osmancık Malak Tatlısı
A dessert with a registered geographical indication.
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Çorum Su Böreği (boiled-pastry börek)
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Boğazkale: Local Products
- Hittite Souvenirs Hittite-motif ceramics, sculptures and jewellery are produced in Boğazkale as souvenirs. The lion gate and sphinx figures are the most popular products.
- Wheat Wheat grown on the Boğazkale plain is the district's main agricultural product.
What Boğazkale Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Capital of the Hittite Empire
Boğazkale was home to the capital of the Hittite Empire, the most powerful state in Anatolia in the 2nd millennium BC. Hattuşa has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1986.
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Treaty of Kadesh
The Treaty of Kadesh (1259 BC), the earliest known written peace treaty, was signed between Hittite king Hattusili III and Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. A copy of the treaty is displayed in the UN building.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Boğazkale?
Boğazkale is known for 3 local dishes, above all Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas), Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat) and Gözleme. Chickpeas prepared with special roasting techniques, Çorum's most famous snack.
What is Boğazkale famous for?
Boğazkale is known for Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas), Hittite Souvenirs and Capital of the Hittite Empire. Its best-known sights include Hattuşa (Boğazköy) Ancient City and Yazılıkaya Open-Air Temple.
What to buy in Boğazkale?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Boğazkale include Hittite Souvenirs and Wheat.
Boğazkale Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Çorum All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Çorum
- Çorum Central District 4 dishes Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas), Çorum Mantısı (dumplings) and Banduma (bread and broth dish)
- Alaca 3 dishes Alaca Borana Yemeği (Alaca borana dish), Alaca Çılbır Yemeği (poached eggs with yoghurt) and Alaca Yarma Aşı (cracked wheat soup)
- Bayat 3 dishes Hingel (boiled dough squares), Oğmaç Çorbası (crumbled dough soup) and Banduma (soaked bread dish)
- Dodurga 3 dishes Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat), Cızlak (griddle-baked flatbread) and Tirit (bread in meat broth)
- İskilip 5 dishes İskilip Baklavası, İskilip Dolması (stuffed dish) and İskilip Su Kabağı Yemeği (bottle gourd dish)
- Kargı 6 dishes Kargı Tulum Peyniri (Kargı tulum cheese), Kargı Pidesi (Kargı pide) and Yanıç (filled flatbread)
- Laçin 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Hedik (sweet wheat dish) and Cızlak (fried dough)
- Mecitözü 3 dishes Borani (yoghurt and mushroom dish), Teltel Makarna (hand-cut pasta) and Helise (wheat and chicken dish)
- Oğuzlar 4 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Madımak Yemeği (wild herb dish) and Has Baklava
- Ortaköy 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Oğmaç Çorbası (noodle soup) and Cızlak (fried dough)
- Osmancık 6 dishes Osmancık Domates Kavurması (tomato stew), Osmancık Kaypak Yemeği (local dish) and Osmancık Malak Tatlısı (dessert)
- Sungurlu 3 dishes Çorum Leblebisi (Çorum roasted chickpeas), Mercimek Çorbası (lentil soup) and Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat)
- Uğurludağ 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Oğmaç Çorbası (noodle soup) and Banduma (bread and broth dish)