Dishes you should try in Uğurludağ: Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Oğmaç Çorbası (noodle soup) and Banduma (bread and broth dish). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Uğurludağ is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Uğurludağ
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Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
Prepared by boiling cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them together. In Uğurludağ, it is the traditional dish at weddings and holiday meals.
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Oğmaç Çorbası (noodle soup)
Dough made from flour and egg is crumbled and added to the soup. It is served as a hot winter dish on Uğurludağ's tables.
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Banduma (bread and broth dish)
A traditional dish made by soaking stale bread in meat broth and butter. It is often eaten on Uğurludağ's winter tables.
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 Leblebisi (Çorum roasted chickpeas)
Roasted chickpeas with a registered geographical indication, the symbol of Çorum.
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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 Uğurludağ: Local Products
- Wheat and Barley Wheat and barley are grown on the fertile soils of the Uğurludağ plain. Cereal production forms the basis of the district's economy.
- Sunflower Sunflowers are grown in the district. Sunflower oil production contributes to the local economy.
What Uğurludağ Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Early Bronze Age Heritage
Excavations at Resuloğlu have shown that Uğurludağ was inhabited from the 3rd millennium BC. The finds document the cultural richness of the Hatti and early Hittite periods.
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Traditional Farming Culture
Traditional farming methods and village life continue to be practised in Uğurludağ. The imece tradition of communal work during the harvest is an important expression of social solidarity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Uğurludağ?
Uğurludağ is known for 3 local dishes, above all Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Oğmaç Çorbası (noodle soup) and Banduma (bread and broth dish). Prepared by boiling cracked wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them together. In Uğurludağ, it is the traditional dish at weddings and holiday meals.
What is Uğurludağ famous for?
Uğurludağ is known for Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Wheat and Barley and Early Bronze Age Heritage. Its best-known sights include Resuloğlu Ancient City and Uğurludağ Plain.
What to buy in Uğurludağ?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Uğurludağ include Wheat and Barley and Sunflower.
Uğurludağ Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Uğurludağ 3 places to visit
- 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)
- Boğazkale 3 dishes Çorum Leblebisi (roasted chickpeas), Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat) and Gözleme
- 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)