Dishes you should try in Ortaca: Dalyan Levreği (sea bass), Ortaca Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes cooked in olive oil), Kabak Çiçeği Dolması (stuffed courgette flowers) and Dalyan Kefali (grey mullet). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Ortaca is famous for.
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Sea bass caught in the Dalyan Channel and prepared grilled or steamed. Grown in a mix of fresh and salt water, it has a distinctive flavour and is the most popular dish in Dalyan's restaurants.
Artichokes grown on the Ortaca plain are cooked in olive oil with carrots and peas. It is one of the most loved olive oil dishes of Aegean cuisine.
Fresh courgette flowers stuffed with rice, onion and spices, then cooked in olive oil. A light and tasty summer dish.
A grey mullet fishing competition was held in the Dalyan Channel. After the competition, about 6 tonnes of mullet sandwiches were handed out.
Dried mullet roe, packaged and exported to Italy and America.
These dishes are known throughout Muğla province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, served as meat on a bed of matchstick potatoes and yoghurt.
Meatballs with a registered geographical indication.
A dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
A fish dish with a registered geographical indication.
Since the 1980s, Dalyan has gained international fame with the discovery of Caretta caretta turtles. Environmental awareness and a sustainable approach to tourism are an important part of the district's cultural identity.
Kaunos, within the boundaries of Ortaca, was the meeting point of Lycian and Carian cultures. The theatre, agora and temple ruins of the ancient city reveal the region's 3,000-year history.
Ortaca is known for 5 local dishes, above all Dalyan Levreği (sea bass), Ortaca Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes cooked in olive oil), Kabak Çiçeği Dolması (stuffed courgette flowers) and Dalyan Kefali (grey mullet). Sea bass caught in the Dalyan Channel and prepared grilled or steamed. Grown in a mix of fresh and salt water, it has a distinctive flavour and is the most popular dish in Dalyan's restaurants.
Ortaca is known for Dalyan Levreği (sea bass), Ortaca Citrus Fruit and Dalyan Tourism Culture. Its best-known sights include İztuzu Beach and Dalyan Channel.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Ortaca include Ortaca Citrus Fruit and Dalyan Pine Honey.