Dishes you should try in Beşikdüzü: Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish), Hamsi Ekmeği (anchovy cornbread) and Trabzon ekmeği (Trabzon bread). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Beşikdüzü is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Beşikdüzü
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Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish)
Kuymak, prepared by stirring cornmeal and Trabzon cheese together in butter, is an essential flavour of Beşikdüzü's breakfast tables.
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Hamsi Ekmeği (anchovy cornbread)
A local delicacy made by placing anchovies on cornbread dough and baking it in the oven. It is one of the most frequently eaten dishes in the winter months.
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Trabzon ekmeği (Trabzon bread)
A bread baked in stone ovens and produced across the province. It is said to be most produced in Beşikdüzü.
Dishes from Trabzon Cuisine
What to eat in Trabzon →These dishes are known throughout Trabzon province; see the provincial food guide for details.
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Akçaabat Köftesi (Akçaabat meatballs)
Köfte (meatballs) with a registered geographical indication.
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Hamsiköy Sütlacı (Hamsiköy rice pudding)
Rice pudding with a registered geographical indication.
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Trabzon Kuymağı (Trabzon cornmeal and cheese fondue)
Kuymak (muhlama) with a registered geographical indication.
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Vakfıkebir Ekmeği (Vakfıkebir bread)
Bread with a registered geographical indication.
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Sürmene Pidesi
Pide with a registered geographical indication.
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Çarşıbaşı Keşanı
Keşan with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Beşikdüzü: Local Products
- Hazelnuts Hazelnuts grown on the slopes of Beşikdüzü are the basic agricultural product of the district's economy.
What Beşikdüzü Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Black Sea Plateau Culture
The people of Beşikdüzü migrate to the plateaus in the summer months and keep up traditional plateau life. Horon displays and entertainment accompanied by the kemençe are important parts of cultural life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Beşikdüzü?
Beşikdüzü is known for 3 local dishes, above all Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish), Hamsi Ekmeği (anchovy cornbread) and Trabzon ekmeği (Trabzon bread). Kuymak, prepared by stirring cornmeal and Trabzon cheese together in butter, is an essential flavour of Beşikdüzü's breakfast tables.
What is Beşikdüzü famous for?
Beşikdüzü is known for Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish), Hazelnuts and Black Sea Plateau Culture. Its best-known sights include Beşikdüzü Seafront and Beşikdüzü Plateaus.
What to buy in Beşikdüzü?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Beşikdüzü include Hazelnuts.
Beşikdüzü Travel Guide
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What to Eat in Other Districts of Trabzon
- Akçaabat 3 dishes Akçaabat Köftesi (meatballs), Kuymak (Muhlama) and Hamsi Tava (fried anchovies)
- Araklı 8 dishes Hamsi Pilavı, Kuymak and Tutamaç çorbası
- Arsin 3 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese), Hamsi Tava (fried anchovy) and Arsin Foşa Fındığı (Arsin Foşa hazelnut)
- Çarşıbaşı 4 dishes Çarşıbaşı Keşanı (woven fabric), Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish) and Hamsi Tava (fried anchovies)
- Çaykara 2 dishes Kuymak and Alabalık (trout)
- Dernekpazarı 2 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish) and Karalahana Sarması (stuffed kale leaves)
- Düzköy 2 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish) and Karalahana Çorbası (kale soup)
- Hayrat 2 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish) and Corn Bread
- Köprübaşı 2 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish) and Karalahana Sarması (stuffed kale leaves)
- Maçka 3 dishes Kuymak (Muhlama), Karalahana Çorbası (collard green soup) and Hamsiköy Sütlacı
- Of 2 dishes Kuymak and Pide
- Ortahisar 4 dishes Trabzon Pide, Kuymak (Muhlama) and Karadeniz Hamsisi (Black Sea anchovy)
- Sürmene 2 dishes Sürmene Pide and Kuymak (Muhlama)
- Şalpazarı 2 dishes Kuymak and Karalahana Çorbası (collard green soup)
- Tonya 2 dishes Tonya Tereyağı (Tonya butter) and Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish)
- Vakfıkebir 3 dishes Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri), Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Kuymak (Muhlama)
- Yomra 3 dishes Kuymak, Hamsi Tava and Yomra Elması (Yomra apple)