Dishes you should try in Vakfıkebir: Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri), Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Kuymak (Muhlama). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Vakfıkebir is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Vakfıkebir
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Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri)
Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese was registered as a protected geographical indication on 25 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 764). Product group: cheeses. Registered by: Vakfıkebir Municipality.
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Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği)
Known for its large size and round shape, Vakfıkebir bread is baked in a wood-fired oven. A protected geographical indication product, it is one of Türkiye's best-known bread varieties.
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Kuymak (Muhlama)
Made by stirring cornmeal and Trabzon cheese into melted butter and cooking them together, kuymak is an indispensable dish on Vakfıkebir's breakfast tables.
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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Sürmene Pidesi
Pide with a registered geographical indication.
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Çarşıbaşı Keşanı
Keşan with a registered geographical indication.
What to Buy in Vakfıkebir: Local Products
- Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) Vakfıkebir Bread was registered as a protected geographical indication on 3 August 2018 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 372). Product group: bakery and confectionery products, dough products, desserts. Registered by: Vakfıkebir Municipality.
- Hazelnuts (Fındık) Hazelnuts grown on Vakfıkebir's slopes are the district's basic agricultural product.
What Vakfıkebir Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Bread-Making Tradition
The traditional bread-making practised in Vakfıkebir for centuries is the district's most important cultural asset. Bread baked with wood fire in stone ovens is kept alive as a craft passed down from generation to generation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Vakfıkebir?
Vakfıkebir is known for 3 local dishes, above all Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri), Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Kuymak (Muhlama). Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese was registered as a protected geographical indication on 25 May 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 764). Product group: cheeses. Registered by: Vakfıkebir Municipality.
What is Vakfıkebir famous for?
Vakfıkebir is known for Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri), Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Bread-Making Tradition. Its best-known sights include Vakfıkebir Castle (Vakfıkebir Kalesi) and Vakfıkebir Shore (Vakfıkebir Sahili).
What to buy in Vakfıkebir?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Vakfıkebir include Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Hazelnuts (Fındık).
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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)
- 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)
- Yomra 3 dishes Kuymak, Hamsi Tava and Yomra Elması (Yomra apple)