What to Eat in Araç: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Araç

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  Araç Akdene Göce Çorbası (Araç soup)

  Araç Akdene Göce Çorbası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 22 June 2022 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1153). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Araç Municipality.

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  Etli Ekmek

  Thin dough topped with minced meat and baked in a stone oven, a traditional flavour of Araç.

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  Keşkek

  Made by cooking wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them together, keşkek is the traditional dish of wedding feasts. Serving it with melted butter drizzled over it is part of the tradition.

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  Araç Kül Çöreği

  Hard wheat flour, water, salt and a dough with baking soda are baked in oak ash, producing a thick-crusted, slightly soda-flavoured pastry. It takes its name from the ash-baking method.

These dishes are known throughout Kastamonu province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  Taşköprü Kuyu Kebabı (pit-cooked lamb kebab)

  A lamb kebab cooked in an earthen pit, with a registered geographical indication.

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  Kastamonu Tiridi (bread and broth dish)

  A tirit made with simit and meat broth, with a registered geographical indication.

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  Daday Etli Ekmeği (meat-topped flatbread)

  Etli ekmek with a registered geographical indication.

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  Kastamonu Çekme Helvası (pulled halva)

  Tel helva (thread halva) with a registered geographical indication.

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  Kastamonu Pastırması

  Pastırma (cured beef) with a registered geographical indication.

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  Pınarbaşı Kara Çorba (black soup)

  A soup with a registered geographical indication.

What to Buy in Araç: Local Products

• Araç Kül Çöreği Araç Kül Çöreği was registered as a protected geographical indication on 9 December 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 970). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Araç Municipality.
• Araç Balı Flower honey from the forest and plateau areas of Araç, known for its natural character.

What Araç Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Village Life Culture

  Araç is one of the districts that keeps traditional Black Sea village life alive. This tradition is passed down from generation to generation as an important part of the local people's cultural identity.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Kastamonu

• Kastamonu Central District 3 dishes Kastamonu Banduma, Etli Ekmek and Pastırmalı Kuru Fasulye (beans with pastırma)
• Abana 3 dishes Karadeniz Hamsisi (Black Sea anchovy), Pide and Kulaklı Makarna (ear-shaped pasta)
• Ağlı 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Keşkek
• Azdavay 3 dishes Etli Ekmek, Banduma and Çekme Helva
• Bozkurt 2 dishes Karadeniz Hamsisi (fried Black Sea anchovies) and Pide
• Cide 2 dishes Cide Ceviz Helvası (Cide walnut halva) and Cide Tarhanası (Cide tarhana)
• Çatalzeytin 3 dishes Karadeniz Hamsisi (fried Black Sea anchovies), Pide and Çatalzeytin Fındık Şekeri (hazelnut sweet)
• Daday 3 dishes Etli Ekmek, Keşkek and Daday etli ekmeği
• Devrekani 4 dishes Devrekani Cırık Tatlısı, Etli Ekmek and Mantı
• Doğanyurt 3 dishes Karadeniz Hamsisi (Black Sea anchovy), Pide and Kestane balı
• Hanönü 4 dishes Etli Ekmek, Keşkek and Etli Ekmek, banduma, ekşili pilav, keşkek
• İhsangazi 4 dishes İhsangazi Ekşili Pilavı (sour pilaf), Etli Ekmek and Mantı
• İnebolu 4 dishes İnebolu Pidesi, Black Sea Anchovies (hamsi) and Mısır ekmeği (cornbread)
• Küre 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Mantı
• Pınarbaşı 3 dishes Pınarbaşı Kara Çorba, Etli Ekmek and Mantı
• Seydiler 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Keşkek
• Şenpazar 5 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Islama (turkey or chicken yufka dish)
• Taşköprü 3 dishes Taşköprü Kuyu Kebabı (pit-cooked kebab), Sarımsaklı Et Yemekleri (garlic meat dishes) and Etli Ekmek
• Tosya 3 dishes Tosya Pirinci Pilavı, Etli Ekmek and Tosya pirinci