Dishes you should try in Günyüzü: Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Günyüzü is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Günyüzü
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Çibörek (fried meat pastry)
Minced meat filling wrapped in thin dough and fried in hot oil, çibörek is the classic flavour of the Eskişehir region. The recipe is passed down from generation to generation, and each family adds its own small touches.
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Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread)
Doner meat poured over pide bread with buttered tomato sauce and yoghurt, balaban kebabı is a dish specific to Eskişehir. The recipe is passed down from generation to generation, and each family adds its own small touches.
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 Günyüzü: Local Products
- Günyüzü Honey Flower honey gathered in the district's farmland, a natural and aromatic variety of honey.
What Günyüzü Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Connection to the Nasreddin Hoca Festival
Günyüzü is part of this cultural event thanks to its location close to the neighbouring district of Sivrihisar, which hosts the International Nasreddin Hoca Culture and Arts Festival.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Günyüzü?
Günyüzü is known for 2 local dishes, above all Çibörek (fried meat pastry) and Balaban Kebabı (doner meat on pide bread). Minced meat filling wrapped in thin dough and fried in hot oil, çibörek is the classic flavour of the Eskişehir region. The recipe is passed down from generation to generation, and each family adds its own small touches.
What is Günyüzü famous for?
Günyüzü is known for Çibörek (fried meat pastry), Günyüzü Honey and Connection to the Nasreddin Hoca Festival. Its best-known sights include Günyüzü Castle and Günyüzü Plateaus.
What to buy in Günyüzü?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Günyüzü include Günyüzü Honey.
Günyüzü Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Günyüzü 4 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
- Çifteler 3 dishes Çibörek, Balaban Kebabı and Met Helvası (starch halva)
- 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)