Dishes you should try in Şebinkarahisar: Şebinkarahisar Mantısı (small dumplings), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Şebinkarahisar Pestili (fruit leather). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Şebinkarahisar is famous for.
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Small dumplings made from hand-rolled thin dough, served with yoghurt and a butter sauce. A traditional flavour of Şebinkarahisar's winter tables.
Keşkek, made by cooking wheat and meat for a long time and pounding them, is an indispensable dish at weddings and holiday tables in Şebinkarahisar.
Tarhana, made by drying yoghurt, tomato and wheat flour and grinding it to powder, is the staple soup of the winter months.
Named as Şebinkarahisar's pestil in the Giresun Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism's description of local flavours.
These dishes are known throughout Giresun province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kadayıf dessert made with hazelnut paste, registered as a geographical indication.
Ice cream registered as a geographical indication.
A kid-meat kebab registered as a geographical indication.
A bread specific to the town of Çavuşlu in Görele, registered as a geographical indication.
An indispensable local dish of Black Sea cuisine.
Şebinkarahisar's ancient name was Koloneia, and from the Roman period onwards it was an important garrison town. The castle and the remains around it bear traces of this rich history.
Aziz Nesin (1915–1995), the famous humorous writer of Turkish literature, came from a family with roots in Şebinkarahisar. His works hold an important place in world literature.
Şebinkarahisar is known for 4 local dishes, above all Şebinkarahisar Mantısı (small dumplings), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge), Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Şebinkarahisar Pestili (fruit leather). Small dumplings made from hand-rolled thin dough, served with yoghurt and a butter sauce. A traditional flavour of Şebinkarahisar's winter tables.
Şebinkarahisar is known for Şebinkarahisar Mantısı (small dumplings), Şebinkarahisar Karadutu (black mulberry) and Ancient Koloneia Heritage. Its best-known sights include Şebinkarahisar Castle and Atatürk House Museum.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Şebinkarahisar include Şebinkarahisar Karadutu (black mulberry), Şebinkarahisar Honey and Local Cheeses.