What to Eat in İnebolu: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of İnebolu

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  İnebolu Pidesi

  İnebolu pide, with thin dough and a minced meat filling, is baked in a stone oven. It holds an important place at local people's tables and is made using traditional recipes.

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  Black Sea Anchovies (hamsi)

  Fresh Black Sea anchovies, served fried in a pan or steamed. Coating them in cornmeal and frying them in a pan is the most common method of cooking.

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  Mısır ekmeği (cornbread)

  According to one source, cornbread is mentioned among İnebolu's local flavours, along with hamsikoli and black cabbage soup.

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  İnebolu chestnuts

  Among the products grown in İnebolu and sold at the public market.

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 İnebolu: Local Products

• İnebolu Kuzu Kestane İnebolu Kuzu Kestane was registered as a geographical indication on 19 July 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1414). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruit and vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: İnebolu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• İnebolu Hemp In the past İnebolu was known for hemp production. Hemp fibres were used to make rope and sacks.

What İnebolu Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  İstiklal Road Heritage

  During the War of Independence, İnebolu was the port city through which weapons and ammunition arriving from Istanbul were transported to Ankara. Şerife Bacı and other women heroes played an important role in this transport.

Frequently Asked Questions

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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
• Araç 4 dishes Araç Akdene Göce Çorbası (Araç soup), 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
• 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