What to Eat in Datça: Famous Dishes and Local Products

Famous Dishes of Datça

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  Datça Bademi ile Yapılan Tatlılar (sweets made with Datça almonds)

  Datça's geographically indicated almonds are used in biscuits, almond paste and acıbadem sweets. Thin-shelled and intensely aromatic, Datça almonds are a product known around the world.

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  Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri (wild herbs cooked in olive oil)

  More than 50 edible herb species that grow on the Datça Peninsula are cooked in olive oil and served. Sirken, radika and gelincik are the most preferred species.

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  Balık Güveç (fish casserole)

  Fresh fish of the day baked in a casserole with tomatoes, peppers and garlic. It is cooked using traditional methods in Datça's fishing villages.

These dishes are known throughout Muğla province; see the provincial food guide for details.

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  Bodrum Çökertme Kebabı (beef on matchstick potatoes and yoghurt)

  A kebab with a registered geographical indication, served as meat on a bed of matchstick potatoes and yoghurt.

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  Muğla Köftesi (Muğla meatballs)

  Meatballs with a registered geographical indication.

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  Muğla Saraylısı (Muğla pastry dessert)

  A dessert with a registered geographical indication.

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  Milas Tepsi Böreği (Milas tray börek)

  A börek with a registered geographical indication.

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  Bodrum Tırhandili (Bodrum fish dish)

  A fish dish with a registered geographical indication.

What to Buy in Datça: Local Products

• Datça Domatesi (Datça tomatoes) Datça Domatesi was registered as a protected designation of origin on 17 April 2024 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1571). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits and vegetables, and mushrooms. Registered by: Datça Municipality.
• Datça Nurlu Bademi (Datça Nurlu almonds) Datça Nurlu Bademi was registered as a protected designation of origin on 24 November 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1504). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits and vegetables, and mushrooms. Registered by: Muğla Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

What Datça Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

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  Datça Almond Blossom Festival (Datça Badem Çiçeği Festivali)

  Held every year in February, the festival covers the peninsula in a pink and white blanket as the almond trees blossom. Music performances, local product stalls and nature walks are the main events.

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  Can Yücel Heritage

  The famous poet Can Yücel spent the last years of his life in Datça and immortalised the town in his poetry. His house in Old Datça can be visited as a cultural venue.

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What to Eat in Other Districts of Muğla

• Bodrum 6 dishes Bodrum Çökertme Kebabı, Bodrum Kebabı (lamb casserole) and Çökertme Kebabı (fried beef with yoghurt and potatoes)
• Dalaman 3 dishes Dalaman Çupra Izgara (grilled gilthead bream), Otlu Gözleme and Kabak Çiçeği Dolması (stuffed squash flowers)
• Fethiye 4 dishes Fethiye Tarhanası (tarhana soup), Fethiye Mezes and Kuzugöbeği Mantarı Sote (sautéed kuzugöbeği mushrooms)
• Kavaklıdere 3 dishes Kavaklıdere Tandır Eti (lamb cooked in a tandır oven), Keçi Sütü Yoğurdu and Otlu Gözleme
• Köyceğiz 5 dishes Köyceğiz Kefali, Sığla Yağlı Yemekler (dishes made with sığla oil) and Çıtırma (corn bread)
• Marmaris 4 dishes Marmaris Çam Balı (Marmaris pine honey), Marmaris Ahtapot Güveç (octopus casserole) and Çökertme Kebabı (fried beef with yoghurt and potatoes)
• Menteşe 3 dishes Muğla Tava Kebabı, Kızılcık Şerbeti and Patlıcan Böreği
• Milas 7 dishes Milas Ciğer Kavurması, Milas Çıntar Kavurması and Milas Ekşili Köfte
• Ortaca 5 dishes Dalyan Levreği (sea bass), Ortaca Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes cooked in olive oil) and Kabak Çiçeği Dolması (stuffed courgette flowers)
• Seydikemer 3 dishes Yaka Trout, Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread) and Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish)
• Ula 4 dishes Ula Bazlaması (thick griddle bread), Akyaka Seafood and Zeytinyağlı Ot Kavurması (wild herbs sautéed in olive oil)
• Yatağan 3 dishes Yatağan Tandır Kebabı (slow-cooked lamb from an earth oven), Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge) and Patlıcan Musakka (aubergine musakka)