Dishes you should try in Oğuzeli: Barak Kebabı, Lahmacun and Yuvalama (chickpea and yoghurt dish). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Oğuzeli is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Oğuzeli
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Barak Kebabı
The traditional kebab of the Barak Turkmen, made by preparing lamb with special spices and cooking it over charcoal. It is served with onions and sumac.
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Lahmacun
Minced meat, onion and spices spread on thin dough and baked in a stone oven. Oğuzeli lahmacun is one of the best-loved dishes of Gaziantep cuisine.
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Yuvalama (chickpea and yoghurt dish)
A traditional Gaziantep dish made with chickpeas, small meatballs and yoghurt. It is a regular feature on tables in Oğuzeli, especially in the winter months.
Dishes from Gaziantep Cuisine
What to eat in Gaziantep →These dishes are known throughout Gaziantep province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Antep Baklavası (Antep baklava)
Made with green pistachios and clarified butter, the first Turkish product to receive EU registration, in 2013.
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Antep Katmeri (Antep katmer)
A registered dessert made with pistachios and clotted cream, eaten in the morning.
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Antep Beyranı (lamb, rice and garlic soup)
A spicy soup made with lamb, rice and garlic, drunk at breakfast.
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Antep Lahmacunu (Antep lahmacun)
A lahmacun with minced meat on thin dough, registered as a geographical indication.
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Antep Yuvarlaması (chickpea-sized meatballs in yoghurt)
A registered festive dish of yoghurt with chickpea-sized meatballs.
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Gaziantep Alinazik (kebab on smoked aubergine yoghurt)
Kebab on a bed of yoghurt with smoked aubergine; registered as a geographical indication.
What to Buy in Oğuzeli: Local Products
- Gaziantep Oğuzeli Narı / Antep Oğuzeli Narı (Oğuzeli pomegranates) A product registered with TÜRKPATENT as a protected designation of origin.
- Oğuzeli Kurutmalığı A product registered with TÜRKPATENT as a protected geographical indication.
- Oğuzeli Nar Ekşisi (pomegranate molasses) A product registered with TÜRKPATENT as a protected geographical indication.
What Oğuzeli Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Barak Turkmen Culture
Oğuzeli is one of the places where the Barak Turkmen tribe lives in greatest numbers. Barak folk literature, songs and traditional wedding customs define the district's cultural identity.
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Abdal Maya Sekenler Tradition
The Abdal Maya Sekenler community living in Oğuzeli contributes to the region's folk richness with its traditional music and oral cultural heritage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Oğuzeli?
Oğuzeli is known for 3 local dishes, above all Barak Kebabı, Lahmacun and Yuvalama (chickpea and yoghurt dish). The traditional kebab of the Barak Turkmen, made by preparing lamb with special spices and cooking it over charcoal. It is served with onions and sumac.
What is Oğuzeli famous for?
Oğuzeli is known for Barak Kebabı, Gaziantep Oğuzeli Narı / Antep Oğuzeli Narı (Oğuzeli pomegranates) and Barak Turkmen Culture. Its best-known sights include Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport Area and Barak Plain.
What to buy in Oğuzeli?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Oğuzeli include Gaziantep Oğuzeli Narı / Antep Oğuzeli Narı (Oğuzeli pomegranates), Oğuzeli Kurutmalığı and Oğuzeli Nar Ekşisi (pomegranate molasses).
Oğuzeli Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Oğuzeli 3 places to visit
- What to Eat in Gaziantep All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Gaziantep
- Araban 6 dishes Araban Kebabı (Araban kebab), Lahmacun and Katmer
- İslahiye 4 dishes İslahiye Kebabı, Analı Kızlı Çorbası (chickpea soup with meatballs and dough) and Keme (earth mushroom)
- Karkamış 3 dishes Barak Kebabı (Barak-style lamb kebab), Lahmacun and Künefelik Peynirli Tatlılar (künefe-cheese desserts)
- Nizip 7 dishes Nizip Zeytinyağı (Nizip olive oil), Nizip Fıstık Kebabı (pistachio kebab) and Beyran Çorbası (lamb, rice and garlic soup)
- Nurdağı 3 dishes Nurdağı Tandır Kebabı (lamb slow-cooked in a clay tandır oven), Yörük Mantısı (Yörük dumplings) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt and wheat soup)
- Şahinbey 4 dishes Gaziantep Baklavası, Küşleme (Kuzu Tandır) (whole lamb cooked in a clay oven) and Lahmacun
- Şehitkamil 4 dishes Beyran Çorbası (lamb, rice and garlic soup), Ali Nazik Kebabı (lamb with aubergine and yoghurt) and Katmer (pistachio and cream pastry)
- Yavuzeli 3 dishes Yavuzeli Kebabı (marinated lamb kebab), Beyran Çorbası (lamb, rice and garlic soup) and Fırat Balığı (Euphrates fish)