Dishes you should try in Yomra: Kuymak, Hamsi Tava and Yomra Elması (Yomra apple). This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Yomra is famous for.
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Famous Dishes of Yomra
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Kuymak
Kuymak, made by stirring maize flour and Trabzon cheese into butter and cooking them, is an essential breakfast dish on Yomra tables.
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Hamsi Tava
Fresh anchovies fried in maize flour, the most loved flavour of the winter months. Served with maize bread. Coating them with maize flour and frying them in a pan is the most common cooking method.
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Yomra Elması (Yomra apple)
An apple variety that bears the name of the district; it is said not to grow outside the district. It has received a geographical indication registration from the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.
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 Yomra: Local Products
- Yomra Elması Yomra Elması was registered as a protected geographical indication on 15 December 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 626). Product group: processed and unprocessed fruits, vegetables and mushrooms. Registered by: Yomra Municipality.
- Fındık Hazelnuts grown on the slopes of Yomra are the basic agricultural product of the district's economy.
What Yomra Is Famous For: Culture and Traditions
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Black Sea Plateau Culture
The people of Yomra migrate to the plateaus in the summer months and maintain traditional plateau life. Horon dances and entertainment with the kemençe are important parts of cultural life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Yomra?
Yomra is known for 3 local dishes, above all Kuymak, Hamsi Tava and Yomra Elması (Yomra apple). Kuymak, made by stirring maize flour and Trabzon cheese into butter and cooking them, is an essential breakfast dish on Yomra tables.
What is Yomra famous for?
Yomra is known for Kuymak, Yomra Elması and Black Sea Plateau Culture. Its best-known sights include Yomra Coast and Oymalıtepe.
What to buy in Yomra?
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Yomra include Yomra Elması and Fındık.
Yomra Travel Guide
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- What to Eat in Trabzon All the famous dishes of the province
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)
- Vakfıkebir 3 dishes Vakfıkebir Külek Cheese (Vakfıkebir Külek Peyniri), Vakfıkebir Bread (Vakfıkebir Ekmeği) and Kuymak (Muhlama)