Dishes you should try in Hacılar: Kayseri Mantısı and Pastırma (cured beef). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Hacılar is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Hacılar
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Kayseri Mantısı
Small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, boiled and served with yoghurt and garlic sauce. It can be tasted in its most authentic form at local markets and home-style restaurants.
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Pastırma (cured beef)
Kayseri pastırma coated with fenugreek paste (çemen) is also prepared by traditional producers in Hacılar.
Dishes from Kayseri Cuisine
What to eat in Kayseri →These dishes are known throughout Kayseri province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Kayseri Yağlaması (layered yufka with mince)
A dish with a registered geographical indication, made with layers of yufka and minced meat.
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Kayseri Nevzinesi (tahini and walnut dessert)
A dessert with a registered geographical indication, made with tahini and walnuts.
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Kayseri Fırın Ağzı Kebabı (oven-mouth kebab)
A kebab with a registered geographical indication.
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Kayseri Gül Baklavası (rose baklava)
A baklava with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Hacılar: Local Products
- Hacılar Grapes Grapes grown in Hacılar's vineyards, used for eating fresh and for making pekmez (grape molasses).
What Hacılar Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Neolithic Heritage
Hacılar Mound, with a settlement history of 9,500 years, is one of Anatolia's oldest settlements.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Hacılar?
Hacılar is known for 2 local dishes, above all Kayseri Mantısı and Pastırma (cured beef). Small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, boiled and served with yoghurt and garlic sauce. It can be tasted in its most authentic form at local markets and home-style restaurants.
What is Hacılar famous for?
Hacılar is known for Kayseri Mantısı, Hacılar Grapes and Neolithic Heritage. Its best-known sights include Mount Erciyes and Eğribucak Vineyards.
What to buy in Hacılar?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Hacılar include Hacılar Grapes.
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What to Eat in Other Districts of Kayseri
- Akkışla 3 dishes Kayseri Mantısı, Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Yoğurt
- Bünyan 3 dishes Kayseri Mantısı, Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Gilaboru Fruit (guelder rose)
- Develi 2 dishes Develi Cıvıklısı (minced meat and pepper dish) and Kayseri Mantısı
- Felahiye 2 dishes Kayseri Mantısı and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- İncesu 4 dishes Kayseri Mantısı (small dumplings), Pastırma (cured beef with fenugreek paste) and cheese, yoghurt, butter
- Kocasinan 2 dishes Kayseri Mantısı and Pastırmalı Yumurta (eggs with cured beef)
- Melikgazi 3 dishes Kayseri Mantısı, Pastırma (cured beef) and Sucuk (spiced sausage)
- Özvatan 3 dishes Özvatan Flower Honey, Kayseri Mantısı and Tarhana Soup
- Pınarbaşı 3 dishes Pınarbaşı Uzunyayla Çerkes Peyniri (Circassian-style cheese), Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt and wheat soup)
- Sarıoğlan 2 dishes Kayseri Mantısı and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Sarız 2 dishes Kayseri Mantısı and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Talas 3 dishes Talas Çörekotlu Çömlek Peyniri (nigella clay-pot cheese), Kayseri Mantısı and Pastırma (cured beef)
- Tomarza 3 dishes Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings), Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt and wheat soup) and Tomarza kabak çekirdeği (pumpkin seeds)
- Yahyalı 7 dishes Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings), Yahyalı Tarhana Çorbası (Yahyalı tarhana soup) and Sütyüzü
- Yeşilhisar 2 dishes Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings) and Tarhana Çorbası (fermented wheat and yoghurt soup)