Dishes you should try in Altınekin: Etli Ekmek and Fırın Kebabı. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Altınekin is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Altınekin
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Etli Ekmek
Konya's long, thin-dough flatbread topped with minced meat.
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Fırın Kebabı
Konya speciality in which lamb is cooked in a stone oven.
Dishes from Konya Cuisine
What to eat in Konya →These dishes are known throughout Konya province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Konya Etliekmek (meat-topped flatbread)
An etliekmek with a registered geographical indication, baked with minced meat on thin, long dough.
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Konya Fırın Kebabı (oven-roasted lamb)
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, in which lamb is cooked in large ovens.
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Konya Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
A soup with a registered geographical indication, made with dried okra and meat.
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Konya Sac Arası (syrupy pastry)
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
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Konya Tiridi (bread and meat dish)
A tirit (bread-based meat dish) with a registered geographical indication.
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Konya Etli Düğün Pilavı (wedding rice with meat)
A wedding pilaf with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Altınekin: Local Products
- Buğday (Wheat) The district is one of the granaries of the Konya Plain.
What Altınekin Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Horse-breeding tradition
In the Ottoman period the area was known for horse breeding.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Altınekin?
Altınekin is known for 2 local dishes, above all Etli Ekmek and Fırın Kebabı. Konya's long, thin-dough flatbread topped with minced meat.
What is Altınekin famous for?
Altınekin is known for Etli Ekmek, Buğday (Wheat) and Horse-breeding tradition. Its best-known sights include Zıvarık Caravanserai and Altınekin steppe.
What to buy in Altınekin?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Altınekin include Buğday (Wheat).
Altınekin Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Altınekin 2 places to visit
- What to Eat in Konya All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Konya
- Ahırlı 3 dishes Ahırlı Köpük Helvası (whipped halva), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır-baked bread)
- Akören 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Akşehir 3 dishes Akşehir Peynir Baklavası, Akşehir Tandır Kebabı and Napolyon kirazı (Napoleon cherry)
- Beyşehir 6 dishes Beyşehir Lake Fish, Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek
- Bozkır 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Tahin
- Cihanbeyli 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (minced meat flatbread), Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Cihanbeyli Gömeç Ekmeği (Gömeç bread)
- Çeltik 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup)
- Çumra 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Derbent 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Tandır Ekmeği (tandır bread)
- Derebucak 2 dishes Keşkek and Tandır Ekmeği (tandoor bread)
- Doğanhisar 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (Konya meat flatbread) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Emirgazi 2 dishes Etli Ekmek and Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup)
- Ereğli 3 dishes Ereğli Bread, Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup) and Fırın Kebabı
- Güneysınır 5 dishes Etli Ekmek, Arabaşı Çorbası (Arabaşı soup) and Güneysınır Mayalı Ekmek (Güneysınır leavened bread)
- Hadim 3 dishes Keşkek (wheat and meat dish), Tandır Ekmeği (tandır bread) and Aladağ (Hadim) pekmezi
- Halkapınar 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
- Hüyük 5 dishes Etli Ekmek, Bamya Çorbası (okra soup) and Fırın Kebabı
- Ilgın 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Ilgın Poppy Seed Kömbe (Ilgın Haşhaşlı Kömbe)
- Kadınhanı 3 dishes Kadınhanı Tahinli Pidesi (Kadınhanı tahini flatbread), Etli Ekmek and Fırın Kebabı
- Karapınar 3 dishes Etli Ekmek, Tarhana Çorbası (tarhana soup) and Kavurga (Kavurga stew)
- Karatay 4 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Kulu 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat-topped flatbread) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Meram 3 dishes Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb) and Meram Grape Sweets
- Sarayönü 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Bamya Çorbası (okra soup)
- Selçuklu 3 dishes Konya Etli Ekmeği (meat flatbread), Tirit (bread with meat broth) and Saç Arası (meat and vegetable pastry)
- Seydişehir 3 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread), Keşkek (wheat and meat stew) and Fırın Kebabı (oven-baked lamb)
- Taşkent 2 dishes Keşkek and Tandır Ekmeği
- Tuzlukçu 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Tirit (bread with meat broth)
- Yalıhüyük 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat flatbread) and Keşkek (wheat and meat stew)
- Yunak 2 dishes Etli Ekmek (meat-topped flatbread) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt and grain soup)