Drawing attention not only with its history but also with its cuisine, Konya leaves its mark on the palate with both street flavours and quality restaurants. These different flavours that you come across all over the city make Konya worth exploring in terms of gastronomy.
If you are wondering “What to eat in Konya?”, “What are the famous dishes of Konya?”, we have brought together the most special flavours for you!
One of the first dishes that comes to mind when you think of Konya. On a thinly rolled long dough, a carefully prepared spicy minced meat mixture is spread and baked crispy in a stone oven. Attracting attention with its lightness, meat bread becomes a delicious meal with ayran. There are places all around the city where you can try this flavour.
This dish, which is prepared by slowly cooking lamb meat stripped from its bones in stone ovens for hours, is one of the oldest and most popular flavours of Konya cuisine. It has become a tradition to consume it early in the morning. Just serving it with lavash and turnip is enough.
This sour soup made from tiny dried okra is indispensable for Konya tables. Served at the beginning of wedding dinners, okra soup is especially preferred to balance the stomach after dinner. The version made with lemon and broth is a source of healing.
This sherbet dessert, prepared with plenty of clotted cream and pistachios between thinly rolled out phyllo pastry, enchants those who taste it. Named after the sheet metal on which it is cooked, the dessert is especially popular on special occasions.
Meat, bread and bone broth... A dish that summarises Anatolia. Tirit is served with pieces of stale bread dipped in bone broth on the bottom and boiled meat, tomato sauce and parsley on top. It is both filling and delicious.
An extraordinary flavor of Central Anatolian cuisine. This soup is made with chili, chicken or turkey meat and is eaten with dough. The dough is swallowed and the soup is drunk with a spoon - yes, not stirred! It went viral on social media for a while.
Containing only lemon salt and sugar, this natural dessert is one of the symbols of Konya with its additive-free structure. Known for its hard texture, this treat is often consumed with tea. It can be easily found, especially around the Mevlana Tomb.
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This pastry, consumed with Konya's blue cheese, is the star of breakfasts. The loaves of bread are baked in a stone oven and greased with butter. It turns into an irresistible flavour when consumed hot.
Konya blue cheese, which attracts attention with its intense aroma, is left to mold after it is fermented and matured. This process gives the cheese a characteristic sharp flavour. It is especially preferred for pastries and breakfasts.
Prepared with rice, saffron, puerperal sugar and cloves, this traditional dessert stands out with its colourful appearance and lightness. Although it is preferred more in the summer months due to its refreshing nature, it is consumed at any time of the year.