Dishes you should try in Eğirdir: Eğirdir Kereviti (Eğirdir crayfish), Göl Balığı Tava (fried lake fish), Elmalı Tatlı (caramelised apple dessert) and Eğirdir apples. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Eğirdir is famous for.
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Freshwater crayfish caught in Lake Eğirdir, the district's most famous delicacy. Served boiled or grilled with a lemon and garlic sauce.
Pike-perch and carp from Lake Eğirdir are coated in flour and fried in a pan. Eating fresh fish with its crisp texture by the lake is a pleasure in itself.
Made with slices of Eğirdir's famous apples caramelised with cinnamon and sugar. It is served with ice cream or kaymak.
Apples grown in the orchards by the lake.
Listed on the Isparta Governorship's promotional page as crayfish found in Eğirdir.
Listed on the Isparta Governorship's promotional page as a dish recommended to be ordered by groups of four or more people in Eğirdir.
These dishes are known throughout Isparta province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A pilaf cooked with lamb and rice, with a registered geographical indication.
A pastry with a registered geographical indication.
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
A local dish with a registered geographical indication.
The people of Eğirdir have made their living from lake fishing for centuries. Traditional wooden boats and fishing nets are still used on the lake shore.
Eğirdir was the capital of the Hamidid Principality in the 13th and 14th centuries. The mosques, madrasas and castle structures from this period form the historical identity of the district.
Eğirdir is known for 6 local dishes, above all Eğirdir Kereviti (Eğirdir crayfish), Göl Balığı Tava (fried lake fish), Elmalı Tatlı (caramelised apple dessert) and Eğirdir apples. Freshwater crayfish caught in Lake Eğirdir, the district's most famous delicacy. Served boiled or grilled with a lemon and garlic sauce.
Eğirdir is known for Eğirdir Kereviti (Eğirdir crayfish), Eğirdir Apples and Fishing Culture. Its best-known sights include Lake Eğirdir and Yeşilada (Nis Island).
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Eğirdir include Eğirdir Apples and Lake Eğirdir Crayfish.