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Dishes you should try in Derepazarı: Derepazarı Pidesi, Muhlama, Pide and Hamsili Pilav. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Derepazarı is famous for.

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Famous Dishes of Derepazarı

  • Derepazarı Pidesi

    Derepazarı Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 30 January 2018 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 324). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Derepazarı Municipality.

  • Muhlama

    Muhlama, made with cornmeal, butter and tulum cheese, is the staple of a morning breakfast in Derepazarı. It is served hot in a copper pan.

  • Pide

    Black Sea-style pide, with a thin dough and plenty of butter, is baked in stone ovens in Derepazarı. The minced meat and cheese varieties are the most popular.

  • Hamsili Pilav

    Made with anchovies and rice, this dish is served baked in the oven. It is one of the Black Sea cuisine's special winter flavours.

Dishes from Rize Cuisine

What to eat in Rize →

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

  • Rize Muhlaması (cornmeal, butter and cheese dish)

    A dish made with cornmeal, butter and cheese, with a registered geographical indication.

  • Rize Etli Karalahana Sarması (meat-stuffed black cabbage rolls)

    Stuffed cabbage rolls with a registered geographical indication.

  • Rize Pepeçurası (grape and cornmeal dessert)

    A dessert made with grapes and cornmeal, with a registered geographical indication.

  • Rize Kavurması (fried meat)

    A kavurma with a registered geographical indication.

What to Buy in Derepazarı: Local Products

  • Tea Derepazarı's humid climate and fertile soils make it ideal for tea cultivation. Tea produced in the district is processed at ÇAYKUR factories.
  • Hazelnut Alongside tea cultivation, hazelnuts are also grown in Derepazarı. Hazelnuts are an additional source of income for the district's people.

What Derepazarı Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions

  • İmece Tradition

    Tea harvesting and farm work in Derepazarı are carried out through imece, a system of communal labour. This tradition, in which neighbours help one another, is a living example of social solidarity.

  • Black Sea Music and Horon

    In Derepazarı, horon is danced to the kemençe and tulum. Weddings and festivals are the main occasions on which this traditional music and dance are performed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I eat in Derepazarı?

Derepazarı is known for 4 local dishes, above all Derepazarı Pidesi, Muhlama, Pide and Hamsili Pilav. Derepazarı Pidesi was registered as a protected geographical indication on 30 January 2018 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 324). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Derepazarı Municipality.

What is Derepazarı famous for?

Derepazarı is known for Derepazarı Pidesi, Tea and İmece Tradition. Its best-known sights include Derepazarı Tea Gardens and Derepazarı Stream and Valley.

What to buy in Derepazarı?

Local products and souvenirs to buy in Derepazarı include Tea and Hazelnut.

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