Dishes you should try in Pazarcık: Pazarcık Köftesi and Tarhana Çorbası. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Pazarcık is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Pazarcık
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Pazarcık Köftesi
Pazarcık köftesi, made by kneading finely chopped onion and spices and then grilling, is the district's best-known dish.
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Tarhana Çorbası
Tarhana, prepared with yoghurt, wheat and vegetables, is an essential soup on Pazarcık's winter 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 Pazarcık: Local Products
- Pazarcık Pepper Red peppers grown on Pazarcık's fertile plains are one of the raw materials for Kahramanmaraş pul pepper.
What Pazarcık Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Neolithic Heritage
Domuztepe Mound documents Pazarcık's 8,000-year settlement history. This archaeological site is one of the most important Neolithic settlements in Southeastern Anatolia.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Pazarcık?
Pazarcık is known for 2 local dishes, above all Pazarcık Köftesi and Tarhana Çorbası. Pazarcık köftesi, made by kneading finely chopped onion and spices and then grilling, is the district's best-known dish.
What is Pazarcık famous for?
Pazarcık is known for Pazarcık Köftesi, Pazarcık Pepper and Neolithic Heritage. Its best-known sights include Domuztepe Mound and Pazarcık Castle.
What to buy in Pazarcık?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Pazarcık include Pazarcık Pepper.
Pazarcık Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Kahramanmaraş All the famous dishes of the province
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)
- Ekinözü 2 dishes Tarhana Çorbası (yoghurt and wheat soup) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-oven bread)
- 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)
- Türkoğlu 3 dishes Maraş Dondurması (goat's milk and salep ice cream), Eli Böğründe (minced meat baked in dough) and Maraş biberi (Maraş chillies)