Dishes you should try in Şarkikaraağaç: Göl Balığı (lake fish), Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish), Tandır Ekmeği (clay-oven bread) and Helva (tahini, foam and sesame). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Şarkikaraağaç is famous for.
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Carp and pike-perch caught in Beyşehir Lake, served fried in a pan or grilled.
Cracked wheat and lamb cooked and pounded together. In Şarkikaraağaç it is the traditional dish of wedding and holiday feasts.
Traditional bread baked in a clay tandoor oven, still made using old methods in the district's villages.
Tahini halva, foam halva and sesame halva made by Şarkikaraağaç's master confectioners, now popular throughout Türkiye.
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.
Because Şarkikaraağaç lies between Eğirdir and Beyşehir lakes, it is a district where water culture is strong. Fishing, farming and livestock raising go on side by side.
Şarkikaraağaç is known for 4 local dishes, above all Göl Balığı (lake fish), Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish), Tandır Ekmeği (clay-oven bread) and Helva (tahini, foam and sesame). Carp and pike-perch caught in Beyşehir Lake, served fried in a pan or grilled.
Şarkikaraağaç is known for Göl Balığı (lake fish), Şarkikaraağaç Apples and Life Between Two Lakes. Its best-known sights include Kızıldağ National Park and Beyşehir Lake Shore.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Şarkikaraağaç include Şarkikaraağaç Apples and Göl Balığı (lake fish).