Dishes you should try in Sarıveliler: Arabaşı (chicken broth soup), Tandır Ekmeği (tandoor-baked bread), Sarıveliler kirazı and Sarıveliler balı (Sarıveliler honey). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Sarıveliler is famous for.
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Arabaşı, made with chicken broth, flour and butter, is the traditional winter dish of Sarıveliler.
Bread baked in a traditional tandır oven, an indispensable flavour of village tables. The meat acquires a unique aroma as it absorbs the earthy smell of the tandır.
It is reported that the first early-season cherries of the Taşeli region can be sourced from the district of Sarıveliler.
Beekeeping is carried out in the district, producing 84 tonnes of honey a year.
These dishes are known throughout Karaman province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A yeasted pastry with a registered geographical indication.
A tahini pide with a registered geographical indication.
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
A pilaf with a registered geographical indication.
A halva with a registered geographical indication.
Sarıveliler is one of the districts that continues the tradition of plateau migration in the Taurus Mountains.
Sarıveliler is known for 4 local dishes, above all Arabaşı (chicken broth soup), Tandır Ekmeği (tandoor-baked bread), Sarıveliler kirazı and Sarıveliler balı (Sarıveliler honey). Arabaşı, made with chicken broth, flour and butter, is the traditional winter dish of Sarıveliler.
Sarıveliler is known for Arabaşı (chicken broth soup), Sarıveliler Yöresel Giysileri (Sarıveliler traditional garments) and Toros Plateau Culture. Its best-known sights include Sarıveliler Plateaus and Göksu Valley.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Sarıveliler include Sarıveliler Yöresel Giysileri (Sarıveliler traditional garments) and Sarıveliler Honey.