Dishes you should try in Ayvacık: Samsun Pidesi and Keşkek. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Ayvacık is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Ayvacık
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Samsun Pidesi
Known as kapalı pide (closed pide), Samsun pide is also served in Ayvacık using the traditional recipe.
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Keşkek
Keşkek, prepared by slowly cooking and pounding wheat and meat, is an essential part of wedding feasts. Pounding the wheat and boiling it with meat for hours is a patient process.
Dishes from Samsun Cuisine
What to eat in Samsun →These dishes are known throughout Samsun province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Bafra Pidesi
A pide with a registered geographical indication.
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Samsun Simidi
A simit with a registered geographical indication.
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Bafra Nokulu
Nokul with a registered geographical indication.
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Çarşamba Keşkeği (wheat and meat porridge)
Keşkek with a registered geographical indication.
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Çarşamba Pidesi
A pide with a registered geographical indication.
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Terme Pidesi
A pide with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Ayvacık: Local Products
- Fındık Hazelnut farming is an important source of livelihood in Ayvacık.
What Ayvacık Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Kırsal Yaşam Geleneği
Ayvacık is a district that maintains its traditional rural way of life. Communal farming (imece) and neighbourly relations are strong.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Ayvacık?
Ayvacık is known for 2 local dishes, above all Samsun Pidesi and Keşkek. Known as kapalı pide (closed pide), Samsun pide is also served in Ayvacık using the traditional recipe.
What is Ayvacık famous for?
Ayvacık is known for Samsun Pidesi, Fındık and Kırsal Yaşam Geleneği. Its best-known sights include Suat Uğurlu Barajı Lake and Hasan Uğurlu Barajı Lake.
What to buy in Ayvacık?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Ayvacık include Fındık.
Ayvacık Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Samsun All the famous dishes of the province
What to Eat in Other Districts of Samsun
- Alaçam 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi (closed Samsun pide) and Fresh Fish
- Asarcık 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi (boat-shaped Samsun pide) and Nokul (walnut or raisin rolled pastry)
- Atakum 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi (closed pide) and Fresh Fish
- Bafra 2 dishes Bafra Kaymaklı Lokum and Bafra Pidesi
- Canik 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi and Karadeniz Hamsisi
- Çarşamba 3 dishes Çarşamba Pidesi, Çarşamba Tavuğu and Pirinç Pilavı
- Havza 3 dishes Havza Mantısı (Havza dumplings), Keşkek (wheat and meat dish) and Samsun Pidesi (closed pide)
- İlkadım 3 dishes Samsun Pidesi, Bafra Nokulu and Samsun Simidi
- Kavak 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi and Keşkek
- Ladik 5 dishes Ladik Köftesi, Lake Fish and Keşkek
- Ondokuzmayıs 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi and Taze Balık
- Salıpazarı 4 dishes Salıpazarı Kestane Balı, Samsun Pidesi and Karalahana Sarması
- Tekkeköy 2 dishes Samsun Pidesi and Taze Balık
- Terme 4 dishes Terme Pidesi, Fındıklı Baklava and Karalahana Çorbası (kale soup)
- Vezirköprü 3 dishes Vezirköprü Mantısı, Keşkek and Samsun Pidesi
- Yakakent 5 dishes Yakakent Mantısı, Fresh Fish and Samsun Pidesi