Dishes you should try in Yenişehir: Tantuni and Cezerye. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Yenişehir is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Yenişehir
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Tantuni
Finely chopped beef, fried in oil and wrapped in lavash bread. Made with seasonal ingredients, so it offers a different flavour in each season.
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Cezerye
Traditional sweet made with carrot, sugar and pistachios. Passed down from generation to generation, this dish is an important part of the region's food culture. The recipe varies slightly in each household.
Dishes from Mersin Cuisine
What to eat in Mersin →These dishes are known throughout Mersin province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Mersin Tantunisi (Mersin tantuni)
A durum wrap with a registered geographical indication, in which minced meat cooked on a copper griddle is wrapped in lavaş.
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Mersin Cezeryesi (carrot sweet)
A confection made with carrots, with a registered geographical indication.
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Mersin Kerebici (soapwort halva)
A dessert served with its foam of soapwort (çöven), with a registered geographical indication.
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Tarsus Humusu (Tarsus hummus)
Hummus with a registered geographical indication.
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Tarsus Kebabı
A kebab with a registered geographical indication.
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Tarsus Şalgamı (Tarsus turnip-carrot drink)
Şalgam juice with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Yenişehir: Local Products
- Citrus fruits (Narenciye) The world-famous citrus fruits of the Mersin region.
What Yenişehir Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Modern City Culture
Yenişehir is the modern face of Mersin. Universities, shopping centres and cultural venues make it the centre of the city's social life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Yenişehir?
Yenişehir is known for 2 local dishes, above all Tantuni and Cezerye. Finely chopped beef, fried in oil and wrapped in lavash bread. Made with seasonal ingredients, so it offers a different flavour in each season.
What is Yenişehir famous for?
Yenişehir is known for Tantuni, Citrus fruits (Narenciye) and Modern City Culture. Its best-known sights include Mersin Marina and Atatürk Park.
What to buy in Yenişehir?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Yenişehir include Citrus fruits (Narenciye).
Yenişehir Travel Guide
- Things to Do in Yenişehir 2 places to visit
- What to Eat in Mersin All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Mersin
- Mersin Central District 3 dishes Tantuni, Cezerye (carrot dessert) and Kerebiç
- Akdeniz 2 dishes Tantuni and Cezerye (carrot dessert)
- Anamur 2 dishes Tantuni and Muz Tatlısı (banana dessert)
- Aydıncık 2 dishes Tantuni and Balık Izgara (grilled fish)
- Bozyazı 2 dishes Tantuni and Balık Izgara (grilled fish)
- Çamlıyayla 2 dishes Tantuni and Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)
- Erdemli 2 dishes Tantuni and Balık Ekmek (fish sandwich)
- Gülnar 2 dishes Tantuni and Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat)
- Mezitli 2 dishes Tantuni and Cezerye (carrot dessert)
- Mut 3 dishes Mut Zeytinyağı (Mut olive oil), Tantuni and Keşkek
- Silifke 2 dishes Tantuni and Cezerye
- Tarsus 2 dishes Tarsus Kebabı and Tarsus Sarıulak Zeytinyağı (Tarsus Sarıulak olive oil)
- Toroslar 3 dishes Tantuni, Cezerye (carrot dessert) and dilme