Turkey’s Dalaman region is also known as the Turquoise Coast; it’s a beautiful stretch of white sand beaches and picturesque towns with numerous cultural, historic and outdoor attractions, situated along the Mediterranean Sea. Flying to Dalaman from UK is the most convenient way to travel to this magnificent part of Turkey.
Like many parts of Turkey, the Dalaman region is famous for its cuisine. Whether you spend the day enjoying the sun in a beach cove or shopping in one of the many bustling bazaars and boutiques you’ll find in the towns that speckle the coastline here, you’ll build up an appetite for the delicious dishes served in local restaurants. Many of these restaurants are family owned and operated, and offer dishes prepared from fresh local ingredients.
Dalaman cuisine was greatly influenced by the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans brought cooks from all over the Ottoman Empire to prepare food at the Imperial Court, so Dalaman cuisine shows influences from the Balkans, the Middle East and all parts of Central Asia. For more information click here. For this smooth watering experience first you need to apply for Turkey visa online.
The Top Ten Turkish Foods In Dalaman
Here’s a list of the top ten Turkish dishes you’ll find in the Dalaman region:
• Doner kebabs: Doner kebab is the Turkish name for a large joint of meat that is vertically cooked on a spit. The meat is typically lamb or beef. Individual servings are sliced from the rotating spit and then served with pita or some other kind of flatbread. Doner kebabs are also known as gyros.
• Hamsili pilav: Hamsili pilav is a rice dish prepared with fresh anchovies. Fresh anchovies have a more mellow and delicious taste than the salty canned anchovies used throughout the UK as pizza toppings.
• Kofte: Kofte are Turkish meatballs prepared from ground lamb, chopped onions, garlic, paprika and fresh, finely chopped mint leaves. Kofte are usually served with a yoghurt sauce.
Borek
• Borek: Borek is a flakey Turkish pastry, stuffed with cheese, meat or potatoes. Phyllo dough is used to prepare the pastry pockets. Sometimes the phyllo dough is baked, and sometimes the phyllo dough is boiled. Kol böreği are borek that are filled with spinach and cheese, and baked at low temperatures in long rolls while Talaş böreği are filled with lamb cubes and green peas.
• Biber dolmasi: Biber dolmasi are stuffed green peppers, typically filled with a mixture of minced lamb or beef, rice, onions and garlic.
• Dolma: Dolma are grape leaves stuffed with rice, tomato and many different types of spices and seasonings such as mint, lemon and pepper. The grape leaves are then sautéed in olive oil.
• Gözleme: Gözleme is another savoury pastry dish made from flatbread dough and a variety of toppings that can include minced beef or lamb, chopped seafood and fish, spinach, eggplant, potatoes and many different types of cheese.
• Ayran: Ayran is a delicious beverage made from fresh yoghurt and water. It is the traditional accompaniment to Turkish delicacies that involve grilled meats, rice or savoury pastries.
• Beyaz peynir: Beyaz peynir is a type of cheese made from unpasteurized sheep milk. In flavour and texture, it is very similar to Greek feta cheese.
• Meze: Meze is not a Turkish dish per se, but a suite of appetisers similar to Spanish tapas or Italian antipasto. Typical dishes served as meze will include hot pepper pastes, often flavoured with nuts; white cheeses and thick strained yoghurts; sliced melons and other fruits; dolma and kofte.
Turkish cuisine is varied and delicious. When you visit the Dalaman region, prepare yourself for restaurant experiences that will rank with some of the finest dining occasions of your life.
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