Dishes you should try in Ekinözü: Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-oven bread). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Ekinözü is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Ekinözü
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Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup)
Tarhana, made with yoghurt, wheat and vegetables, is dried and eaten as a soup in the winter months. It is prepared in autumn and dried to be eaten through the winter.
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Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-oven bread)
Bread baked in a traditional tandır oven is an essential flavour of Ekinözü's village tables.
Dishes from Kahramanmaraş Cuisine
What to eat in Kahramanmaraş →These dishes are known throughout Kahramanmaraş province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Maraş Dondurması (Maraş ice cream)
Ice cream made from goat's milk and salep and given its texture by pounding, with a registered geographical indication.
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Maraş Eli Böğründe (Yanyana) (meat and chickpea stew)
A regional dish with a registered geographical indication.
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Maraş Tarhanası (Maraş tarhana)
Tarhana (fermented grain and yoghurt soup base) with a registered geographical indication.
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Maraş Çöreği (Maraş bread roll)
A çörek (bread roll) with a registered geographical indication.
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Afşin Tava (Afşin pan-fried meat)
A pan-cooked dish with a registered geographical indication.
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Maraş Samsası (syrupy pastry)
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Ekinözü: Local Products
- Ekinözü Honey Flower honey obtained from the mountain and plateau areas of Ekinözü, known for its natural and organic character.
What Ekinözü Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Yayla Migration Tradition
The tradition of moving to the plateaus in the summer months continues in Ekinözü. This tradition is an important part of the livestock-rearing culture.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Ekinözü?
Ekinözü is known for 2 local dishes, above all Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-oven bread). Tarhana, made with yoghurt, wheat and vegetables, is dried and eaten as a soup in the winter months. It is prepared in autumn and dried to be eaten through the winter.
What is Ekinözü famous for?
Ekinözü is known for Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup), Ekinözü Honey and Yayla Migration Tradition. Its best-known sights include Ekinözü Plateau and Ekinözü Castle.
What to buy in Ekinözü?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Ekinözü include Ekinözü Honey.
Ekinözü Travel Guide
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What to Eat in Other Districts of Kahramanmaraş
- Afşin 2 dishes Maraş Tarhanası (Maraş tarhana soup) and Eli Böğründe (meat-filled pastry)
- Andırın 3 dishes Andırın Andız Pekmezi (Andırın andız molasses), Andırın Cevizli Sucuğu (walnut sucuk) and Tarhana Soup
- Çağlayancerit 3 dishes Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup), Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-oven bread) and Çağlayancerit walnut
- Dulkadiroğlu 3 dishes Maraş Dondurması, Maraş Biberi and Kağıt Kebabı (paper kebab)
- Elbistan 3 dishes Elbistan Kelle Peyniri (Elbistan head cheese), Elbistan Tava (lamb, onion and pepper) and Maraş Tarhanası (Maraş tarhana soup)
- Göksun 3 dishes Göksun Mantısı, Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and grain soup) and Göksun Apple
- Nurhak 2 dishes Tandır Kebabı (oven-roasted lamb) and Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup)
- Onikişubat 4 dishes Maraş Dondurması (Maraş ice cream), Kağıt Kebabı (paper kebab) and Maraş Biberi Salatası (Maraş pepper salad)
- Pazarcık 2 dishes Pazarcık Köftesi and Tarhana Çorbası
- Türkoğlu 3 dishes Maraş Dondurması (goat's milk and salep ice cream), Eli Böğründe (minced meat baked in dough) and Maraş biberi (Maraş chillies)