Dishes you should try in Avanos: Avanos Testi Kebabı (lamb cooked in a clay jug), Avanos Mantısı (dumplings), Kabak Tatlısı (pumpkin dessert) and Pekmez (grape molasses). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Avanos is famous for.
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Kebab cooked in clay jugs made in Avanos itself, combining the aroma of lamb and vegetables in the porous structure of the jug.
Prepared by boiling small hand-rolled dough pieces filled with minced meat. Served with a yoghurt and butter sauce. Prepared by local people on special occasions, this dish is a symbol of hospitality.
Prepared by baking locally grown pumpkin and serving it with tahini and walnuts.
One of the traditional foods made from grapes in Avanos district and its villages.
These dishes are known throughout Nevşehir province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, cooked in a clay jug that is broken open at the table.
A bun with a registered geographical indication.
A simit with a registered geographical indication.
In Avanos, pottery has continued without interruption since the Hittite period (1800 BC). The red clay of the Kızılırmak provides an ideal raw material for pottery. This tradition, a candidate for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage status, is taught to visitors in the workshops.
The Hair Museum, located in the workshop of the potter Chez Galip, houses more than 16,000 samples of women's hair and has entered the Guinness Book of Records. It is regarded as one of the most unusual museums in the world.
Avanos is known for 4 local dishes, above all Avanos Testi Kebabı (lamb cooked in a clay jug), Avanos Mantısı (dumplings), Kabak Tatlısı (pumpkin dessert) and Pekmez (grape molasses). Kebab cooked in clay jugs made in Avanos itself, combining the aroma of lamb and vegetables in the porous structure of the jug.
Avanos is known for Avanos Testi Kebabı (lamb cooked in a clay jug), Avanos Çömleği and Pottery Tradition. Its best-known sights include Kızılırmak Riverbank and Avanos Pottery Workshops.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Avanos include Avanos Çömleği, Avanos Çömlekleri ve Seramikleri and Avanos Halısı.