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Healthy and delicious Aegean cuisine

The beauty of Aegean cuisine in Turkish food culture is that it is both healthy and light yet absolutely delicious. These Fertile lands famous for olive oil and variety of herbs, these foods are healthy and healing. The herbs and olive oil vary from city to city.

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Izmir

The Aegean cuisine is affected by the many different civilizations that have passed though ฤฐzmir through the centuries. ฤฐzmir is known for its abundance of herbs, olive oil made from olive trees, and sea food it has to offer. Deniz bรถrรผlcesi (sea beans), hindiba (chicory root), sarmaลŸฤฑk (ivy) and ฤฑsฤฑrgan (nettle) are some favorites. Arapsaรงฤฑ, ebegรผmeci, cibez and radika are herbs used in all parts of the Aegean. For breakfast you can enjoy boyoz and ฤฐzmir tulumu, and the cityโ€™s favorite treats, kumru, ฤฐzmir kรถfte (meatballs) and keลŸkek. You can also visit places near ฤฐzmir, like ร‡eลŸme, Alaรงatฤฑ or Urla. To try the great flavors or these wonderful places,ย book a flight to ฤฐzmir.


MuฤŸla

MuฤŸla, another great place in the Aegean region has wonderful meat and olive oil dishes. DรถลŸ dolmasฤฑ and รงรถkertme kebab, are perfect for any meat lovers. The famous tarhana soup, one of MuฤŸlaโ€™s most famous dishes, its a healing remedy. For fish lovers, thereโ€™s sour fish and kefal dolmasฤฑ. Other great dishes include oฤŸlak yahnisi, kabak รงiรงeฤŸi dolmasฤฑ and keลŸkek. The herbs, bรถrรผlce and koruฤŸu salad, of MuฤŸla go nicely with main meals. You can also visit the great summer destinations of the MuฤŸla region, Bodrum and Dalman. The sea sun and sand fun, and tasty foodย book a flight to Dalamanย orย book a flight to Bodrum.


Denizli

Denizli has delicious dishes to offer. Tirit (minced meat on bread), sฤฑyฤฑrma and flour soup are the first that come to mind. Of all the cities in the Aegean region, Denizli has a rich cuisine. Meat lovers should try Tas kapama, tandฤฑr, and lamb cooked horizontally on a skewer. Follow it up with some nice katmer (flaky pastry). With Pamukkale on your path, discover these great places, that are rich in nature and history, and eat lots of delicious dishes byย booking a flight to Denizli.


Kรผtahya

Kรผtahya, is historically rich and home to delicious local foods. Cranberry tarhana soup with yoghurt and bulgur rice is a great remedy for those feeling under the weather. Ravioli similar to cimcik, is known as sini mantฤฑsฤฑ and spinach ลŸibit are some of the most beautiful dough-based foods of Kรผtahya. Some other great dishes are: ฤฐlibada and namaz dolmasฤฑ, osunum, รงene รงarpan รงorbasฤฑ, Kรผtahya kebabฤฑ, Kรผtahya usรผlรผ gรผveรง. When you visit Kรผtahya, we reccomend that you try the yumurtalฤฑ dรถvmeรง, sibitli chicken tiridini. For natural beauty, hot springs and a wonderful feast,ย book a flight to Kรผtahya. Enjoy the beauty of the Aegean region, beautiful coasts and history alongside a delicious cuisine.

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