A FOOD TRADITION
Southeastern Anatolian Cuisine
A strongly spiced regional tradition from southeastern Türkiye known for fire-grilled meats, bulgur dishes, filled vegetables, flatbreads, and syrupy pastries.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Kilis Tava
A southeastern Turkish tray dish of seasoned minced lamb baked with tomato, peppers, onion, and garlic until richly browned.
Kisirli Dolma
A Turkish dolma filled with bulgur, onion, tomato and pepper pastes, olive oil, and herbs or spices, commonly wrapped in grape leaves or stuffed into vegetables.
Kunefe
A warm cheese-filled dessert of shredded wheat pastry baked with butter, soaked in sugar syrup, and commonly finished with pistachio.
Kuru Dolma
A southeastern Turkish stuffed vegetable dish made by rehydrating dried eggplant and peppers and filling them with seasoned rice, onion, aromatics, and sometimes ground meat.
Lahmacun
A thin, baked wheat flatbread topped with seasoned ground meat, tomato, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, parsley, and red pepper.
Lebeniye Corbasi
A Turkish yogurt soup traditionally made with rice, chickpeas, small meatballs, and mint, often finished with butter.
Mafis
A Southeastern Anatolian fried dough dessert made with wheat flour, egg, yogurt, and oil before being soaked in sweet syrup.
Mırra
Mırra is a highly concentrated bitter coffee prepared by repeatedly boiling finely ground coffee with water and sometimes cardamom before serving hot in small portions.
Muhammara
A savory Aleppine dip made from roasted red peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs, pomegranate molasses, garlic, cumin, and olive oil.
Mumbar Dolmasi
A southeastern Turkish stuffed sausage-like dish made by filling cleaned sheep intestine with seasoned rice, ground meat, onion, garlic, and spices before cooking.
Patlican Kebabi
A Turkish kebab made by alternating roasted eggplant with seasoned lamb and commonly serving it with tomato and green pepper.
Patlican Salatasi
A roasted eggplant salad dressed with olive oil, lemon, and garlic, sometimes finished with herbs or a creamy ingredient.
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