Dishes you should try in Turhal: Tokat Kebabı (skewered lamb and vegetables) and Bat Böreği (layered flatbread pie). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Turhal is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Turhal
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Tokat Kebabı (skewered lamb and vegetables)
Prepared by threading lamb, potato, aubergine and tomato slices on skewers and cooking them over a wood fire. Also widely eaten in Turhal, this dish is Tokat's geographically indicated food.
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Bat Böreği (layered flatbread pie)
A traditional börek made by placing minced meat or cheese between thin-rolled yufka sheets and cooking them on a griddle. An indispensable flavour of Turhal's breakfast tables.
Dishes from Tokat Cuisine
What to eat in Tokat →These dishes are known throughout Tokat province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Tokat Bez Sucuğu (cloth-wrapped sausage)
A sausage with a registered geographical indication.
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Tokat Çöreği
A çörek (bun) with a registered geographical indication.
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Erbaa Katmeri
A katmer (layered pastry) with a registered geographical indication.
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Zile Kömesi
Köme (a pastry) with a registered geographical indication.
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Turhal Yoğurtmacı (yoghurt dish)
A yoghurt-based dish with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Turhal: Local Products
- Turhal Yoğurtmacı (yoghurt bread) Turhal Yoğurtmacı was registered as a protected geographical indication on 28 January 2014 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 181). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Turhal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Sugar Beet The Turhal plain is one of Türkiye's most important sugar beet production areas. Beet processed at the Turhal Sugar Factory is the district's basic agricultural product.
- Turhal Walnut Walnuts grown on the district's fertile soils are known for their thin shell and delicious flavour.
What Turhal Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Republican Period Industrial Heritage
The Turhal Sugar Factory, founded in 1934, is one of the symbols of Atatürk's industrialisation policy. The factory has shaped Turhal's economic and social structure and is an inseparable part of the town's identity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Turhal?
Turhal is known for 2 local dishes, above all Tokat Kebabı (skewered lamb and vegetables) and Bat Böreği (layered flatbread pie). Prepared by threading lamb, potato, aubergine and tomato slices on skewers and cooking them over a wood fire. Also widely eaten in Turhal, this dish is Tokat's geographically indicated food.
What is Turhal famous for?
Turhal is known for Tokat Kebabı (skewered lamb and vegetables), Turhal Yoğurtmacı (yoghurt bread) and Republican Period Industrial Heritage. Its best-known sights include Turhal Sugar Factory (Turhal Şeker Fabrikası) and Turhal Castle (Turhal Kalesi).
What to buy in Turhal?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Turhal include Turhal Yoğurtmacı (yoghurt bread), Sugar Beet and Turhal Walnut.
Turhal Travel Guide
What to Eat in Other Districts of Tokat
- Tokat Central District 4 dishes Tokat Kebabı (lamb and vegetable skewers), Zile Kömesi (walnut and pekmez dessert) and Bat Böreği (thin-layered pastry)
- Almus 3 dishes Keşkek (pounded wheat and meat), Almus Trout and Almus Sour Cherries
- Artova 2 dishes Madımak Soup (wild herb and bulgur soup) and Erişte (hand-cut noodles)
- Başçiftlik 4 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge), Yağlaç (buttered flatbread) and Başçiftlik Keşkeği (Başçiftlik-style keşkek)
- Erbaa 4 dishes Erbaa Katmeri, Erbaa Pidesi and Cevizli Sucuk
- Niksar 3 dishes Niksar Pidesi, Keşkek and Cevizli Sucuk
- Pazar 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish) and Madımak Yemeği (wild herb dish)
- Reşadiye 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish) and Erişte (hand-cut noodles)
- Sulusaray 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
- Yeşilyurt 2 dishes Keşkek (wheat and lamb dish) and Tarhana Çorbası (dried yoghurt, tomato and flour soup)
- Zile 3 dishes Zile Pekmezi (grape molasses), Zile Kömesi (grape molasses and walnut sweet) and Tokat Kebabı (lamb and vegetable skewers)