Dishes you should try in Maçka: Kuymak (Muhlama), Karalahana Çorbası (collard green soup) and Hamsiköy Sütlacı. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Maçka is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Maçka
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Kuymak (Muhlama)
Made by stirring cornmeal and Trabzon cheese into melted butter and cooking them together, kuymak is an indispensable flavour of Maçka's plateau breakfasts.
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Karalahana Çorbası (collard green soup)
Prepared with collard greens, cornmeal and beans, this soup is one of the most characteristic dishes of Black Sea cuisine. Collard greens paired with cornmeal create the most distinctive flavour of Black Sea cooking.
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Hamsiköy Sütlacı
Hamsiköy's well-known sütlacı (rice pudding).
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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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 Maçka: Local Products
- Maçka Honey (Maçka Balı) Flower honey gathered from the rich flora of Altındere Valley. It is known in the region for its natural, unadulterated character.
- Hazelnuts (Fındık) Hazelnuts grown on Maçka's slopes are the district's basic agricultural product.
What Maçka Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Monastic Culture
Maçka, with the Sümela, Vazelon and Kuştul monasteries, is one of the regions where Byzantine-era monastic culture was most intensely experienced. These structures bear important traces of the history of Christianity in Anatolia.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Maçka?
Maçka is known for 3 local dishes, above all Kuymak (Muhlama), Karalahana Çorbası (collard green soup) and Hamsiköy Sütlacı. Made by stirring cornmeal and Trabzon cheese into melted butter and cooking them together, kuymak is an indispensable flavour of Maçka's plateau breakfasts.
What is Maçka famous for?
Maçka is known for Kuymak (Muhlama), Maçka Honey (Maçka Balı) and Monastic Culture. Its best-known sights include Sümela Monastery (Sümela Manastırı) and Zigana Pass (Zigana Geçidi).
What to buy in Maçka?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Maçka include Maçka Honey (Maçka Balı) and Hazelnuts (Fındık).
Maçka 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)
- Beşikdüzü 3 dishes Kuymak (cornmeal and cheese dish), Hamsi Ekmeği (anchovy cornbread) and Trabzon ekmeği (Trabzon bread)
- 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)
- 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)