Dishes you should try in Pasinler: Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Ayran Aşı (yoghurt and wheat soup) and Kadayıf Dolması (walnut-filled kadayıf). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Pasinler is famous for.
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Prepared by turning lamb on a horizontal spit over a wood fire. It has a special flavour thanks to the meat of sheep raised on Pasinler's wide pastures.
A traditional soup made with yoghurt, cracked wheat and mint. It is a nourishing dish that never goes missing from Pasinler's tables on cold winter days.
A traditional dessert of thin kadayıf pastry wrapped around walnuts, baked and soaked in syrup. In Pasinler it is a classic treat at weddings and festive meals.
These dishes are known throughout Erzurum province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, cooked on a horizontal skewer over a wood fire and served on the cağ skewer.
Shredded kadayıf filled with walnuts and soaked in syrup; it has a registered geographical indication.
A registered börek made with layers of boiled yufka and cheese.
A registered soup made with yoghurt, wheat and herbs.
A syrupy dough dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A registered traditional dessert made with flour, butter and sugar.
The Battle of Pasinler, fought in 1048 between the Seljuk Sultan Tuğrul Bey and the Byzantine Empire, was a turning point in the entry of the Turks into Anatolia. This victory heralded the Battle of Manzikert in 1071.
Pasinler was formerly known as Hasankale. The castle and surrounding structures, built in the Seljuk period, reflect the district's importance in Turkish-Islamic civilisation.
Pasinler is known for 3 local dishes, above all Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Ayran Aşı (yoghurt and wheat soup) and Kadayıf Dolması (walnut-filled kadayıf). Prepared by turning lamb on a horizontal spit over a wood fire. It has a special flavour thanks to the meat of sheep raised on Pasinler's wide pastures.
Pasinler is known for Cağ Kebabı (horizontal spit-roasted lamb), Pasinler Yaprak Döner and Battle of Pasinler, 1048. Its best-known sights include Pasinler (Hasankale) Castle and Pasinler Hot Springs.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Pasinler include Pasinler Yaprak Döner, Pasinler Honey and Civil Cheese.