Dishes you should try in Seydikemer: Yaka Trout, Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread) and Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Seydikemer is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Seydikemer
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Yaka Trout
Trout raised in the natural spring waters of Yaka village, served grilled or pan-fried in butter. Fish raised in cold spring water has firm, flavourful flesh.
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Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread)
Bread baked in traditional tandır ovens in the villages of Seydikemer, known for its thick, soft texture. It is eaten at breakfast with fresh cheese and olive oil.
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Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish)
Keşkek, prepared by slow-cooking cracked wheat and lamb for hours, is the traditional dish of weddings and festive meals in Seydikemer.
Dishes from Muğla Cuisine
What to eat in Muğla →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 Seydikemer: Local Products
- Seydikemer Olive Oil Olive oil obtained by cold pressing olives grown in the district's mountain villages, known for its low acidity.
- Seydikemer Honey Pine and flower honey is produced in the district, where beekeeping is an important livelihood. Local honey is sold in markets and through cooperatives.
What Seydikemer Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Lycian Way
A significant section of the 540 km Lycian Way, chosen as one of the 10 best long-distance walking routes in the world, passes through Seydikemer. The route, linking the ancient cities of Tlos, Sidyma and Pınara, is a favourite of nature and history lovers.
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Yörük Culture
The Yörük culture, still alive in the mountain villages of Seydikemer, continues the tradition of nomadic livestock farming. Yörük tents, kilims woven from goat hair and traditional dishes are living examples of this culture.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Seydikemer?
Seydikemer is known for 3 local dishes, above all Yaka Trout, Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread) and Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish). Trout raised in the natural spring waters of Yaka village, served grilled or pan-fried in butter. Fish raised in cold spring water has firm, flavourful flesh.
What is Seydikemer famous for?
Seydikemer is known for Yaka Trout, Seydikemer Olive Oil and Lycian Way. Its best-known sights include Saklıkent Canyon and Tlos Ancient City.
What to buy in Seydikemer?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Seydikemer include Seydikemer Olive Oil and Seydikemer Honey.
Seydikemer Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Muğla All the famous dishes of the province
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)
- Datça 3 dishes Datça Bademi ile Yapılan Tatlılar (sweets made with Datça almonds), Zeytinyağlı Ot Yemekleri (wild herbs cooked in olive oil) and Balık Güveç (fish casserole)
- 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)
- 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)