Dishes you should try in Çifteler: Çibörek, Balaban Kebabı and Met Helvası (starch halva). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Çifteler is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Çifteler
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Çibörek
Çibörek, a minced meat filling wrapped in thin dough and fried in hot oil, is a classic dish of the Eskişehir region. Being prepared with fresh, natural ingredients makes it a healthy option.
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Balaban Kebabı
Balaban kebabı, a dish specific to Eskişehir, is prepared by pouring döner meat, buttered tomato sauce and yoghurt over pide bread. Being prepared with fresh, natural ingredients makes it a healthy option.
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Met Helvası (starch halva)
Made with starch, sugar and butter, met helvası is one of Eskişehir's traditional desserts.
Dishes from Eskişehir Cuisine
What to eat in Eskişehir →These dishes are known throughout Eskişehir province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Eskişehir Çiğböreği (Çibörek) (fried minced-meat pastry)
A börek with a registered geographical indication, inherited from the Crimean Tatars, filled with minced meat and fried in hot oil.
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Eskişehir Met Helvası (stringy halva)
A registered halva, similar to pişmaniye but harder and more fibrous.
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Eskişehir Simidi
A simit with a registered geographical indication.
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Sivrihisar Höşmerim Tatlısı (cheese and semolina dessert)
A registered dessert made with cheese, semolina and syrup.
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Sivrihisar Muska Baklavası (triangular baklava)
A baklava with a registered geographical indication, shaped like a triangle (muska).
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Sivrihisar Kelem Dolması (cabbage dolma)
A registered dolma wrapped in cabbage leaves.
What to Buy in Çifteler: Local Products
- Çifteler Horses Purebred Arab and English horses raised at Çifteler Stud Farm are among Türkiye's most valuable horse breeds.
- Çifteler Honey Flower honey collected from the district's farmland is a natural, aromatic type of honey.
What Çifteler Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Ottoman Stud Farm Tradition
Çifteler has been one of Türkiye's most important horse-breeding centres since 1864. The stud farm, founded in the Ottoman period, continued its activities in the Republican period and is an important part of Turkish horse-breeding history.
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Source of the Sakarya River
Çifteler is home to the source of the Sakarya River, one of Türkiye's longest rivers. Sakaryabaşı is a water source regarded as sacred by local people for centuries.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Çifteler?
Çifteler is known for 3 local dishes, above all Çibörek, Balaban Kebabı and Met Helvası (starch halva). Çibörek, a minced meat filling wrapped in thin dough and fried in hot oil, is a classic dish of the Eskişehir region. Being prepared with fresh, natural ingredients makes it a healthy option.
What is Çifteler famous for?
Çifteler is known for Çibörek, Çifteler Horses and Ottoman Stud Farm Tradition. Its best-known sights include Sakaryabaşı Picnic Area and Çifteler Stud Farm (Anadolu Tarım İşletmesi).
What to buy in Çifteler?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Çifteler include Çifteler Horses and Çifteler Honey.
Çifteler Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Çifteler 7 places to visit
- What to Eat in Eskişehir All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Eskişehir
- Eskişehir Central District 3 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry), Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread) and Met Helvası (starch halva)
- Alpu 2 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread)
- Beylikova 2 dishes Çibörek and Balaban Kebabı
- Günyüzü 2 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread)
- Han 2 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread)
- İnönü 3 dishes Çibörek, Balaban Kebabı and Met Helvası (starch halva)
- Mahmudiye 2 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (döner meat on pide bread)
- Mihalgazi 2 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Met Helvası (starch halva)
- Mihalıççık 6 dishes Çibörek (fried meat pastry), Balaban Kebabı (döner-meat flatbread) and Met Helvası (starch and butter halva)
- Odunpazarı 4 dishes Çibörek (fried minced-meat pastry), Balaban Kebabı (döner-style meat on pide bread) and Met Helvası (starch halva)
- Sarıcakaya 2 dishes Çibörek and Balaban Kebabı
- Seyitgazi 4 dishes Çibörek (deep-fried meat pastry), Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on flatbread) and Seyitgazi Mantısı (dumplings with garlic yoghurt)
- Sivrihisar 4 dishes Sivrihisar Arabaşı, Sivrihisar Höşmerim Tatlısı (dessert) and Sivrihisar Kelem Dolması (stuffed cabbage)
- Tepebaşı 3 dishes Çibörek (fried minced-meat pastry), Balaban Kebabı (döner-style meat on pide bread) and Nuga Helvası (pistachio nougat)