Dishes you should try in Karakoçan: Karakoçan Köftesi (meatballs with fine bulgur and minced meat), Tandır Kebabı (lamb baked in a clay oven) and Karakoçan Balı (Karakoçan honey). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Karakoçan is famous for.
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Meatballs made with fine bulgur and minced meat, cooked in a tomato sauce. The Karakoçan version of the Harput köfte tradition is the district's signature dish.
Prepared by slowly cooking lamb for hours in a clay tandır oven. Tandır kebab is prepared for special occasions in Karakoçan's villages and is the region's most loved dish.
Honey obtained from the district's rich flora is an essential part of breakfast tables. Karakoçan honey is known in the region for its aroma and quality.
These dishes are known throughout Elazığ province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A traditional sweet made with walnuts and grape must, with a registered geographical indication.
An Elazığ dish with a registered geographical indication.
A pan-cooked dish with a registered geographical indication.
A dessert with a registered geographical indication.
Coffee made from menengiç (terebinth), with a registered geographical indication.
The way of life that has developed in the Peri Stream valley forms the basis of Karakoçan's cultural identity. Daily life, intertwined with farming, livestock and the river, has continued for centuries.
In Karakoçan, the tradition of migrating to highland pastures continues in the summer months. Plateau festivals and traditional events keep local culture alive.
Karakoçan is known for 3 local dishes, above all Karakoçan Köftesi (meatballs with fine bulgur and minced meat), Tandır Kebabı (lamb baked in a clay oven) and Karakoçan Balı (Karakoçan honey). Meatballs made with fine bulgur and minced meat, cooked in a tomato sauce. The Karakoçan version of the Harput köfte tradition is the district's signature dish.
Karakoçan is known for Karakoçan Köftesi (meatballs with fine bulgur and minced meat), Honey and Life in the Peri Çayı Valley. Its best-known sights include Bağin Castle and Golan Hot Springs.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Karakoçan include Honey and Animal Products.