Dishes you should try in Yahyalı: Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings), Yahyalı Tarhana Çorbası (Yahyalı tarhana soup), Sütyüzü and Bezdirme Köftesi (pounded mince and bulgur kofta). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Yahyalı is famous for.
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Small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, boiled and served with yoghurt and garlic sauce. Prepared by local people for special occasions, this dish is a symbol of hospitality.
Tarhana made with yoghurt, wheat and vegetables, an essential soup at winter tables. Tarhana is prepared in autumn and dried to be eaten throughout the winter.
A local product of Yahyalı. Yahyalı Municipality began work to obtain a geographical indication for this product (news report dated 2016).
A type of kofta made from a mixture of minced meat and bulgur, pounded in a wooden mortar.
Usually made at weddings, a dish of black raisins, boiled chickpeas, pekmez and black meat.
A dish prepared in the winter months and served to guests.
Yufka baked in tandır ovens in preparation for winter, prepared as tandır böreği with cheese and egg.
These dishes are known throughout Kayseri province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A dish with a registered geographical indication, made with layers of yufka and minced meat.
A dessert with a registered geographical indication, made with tahini and walnuts.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication.
A baklava with a registered geographical indication.
Yahyalı has been known for carpet weaving for centuries. Traditional hand-woven carpets are made with natural dyes and geometric patterns.
Yahyalı is known for 7 local dishes, above all Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings), Yahyalı Tarhana Çorbası (Yahyalı tarhana soup), Sütyüzü and Bezdirme Köftesi (pounded mince and bulgur kofta). Small pieces of dough filled with minced meat, boiled and served with yoghurt and garlic sauce. Prepared by local people for special occasions, this dish is a symbol of hospitality.
Yahyalı is known for Kayseri Mantısı (Kayseri dumplings), Yahyalı Hand-Woven Carpet and Carpet-Weaving Tradition. Its best-known sights include Kapuzbaşı Waterfalls and Aladağlar National Park.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Yahyalı include Yahyalı Hand-Woven Carpet and Yahyalı Carpets.