What to Eat in Kusadasi? 9 Local Dishes from Kusadasi Cuisine

In our country, gastronomic tourism is at the forefront of touristic activities. Moreover, the rich food culture of Anatolian cuisine has enabled the rapid development of this tourism in the touristic regions of our country.

One of the best examples of this tourism; Kuşadası district of Aydın, a city flowing with oil from its mountains and honey from its plains, draws attention with its traditional flavors.

Tourists, who flock to the city especially in the summer months, want to get to know the dishes that reflect the cultural characteristics of the regions.

Therefore, these local dishes, which represent the cultural image, both reflect the culture of the region and contribute to the local people economically.

We have included the most famous local dishes of Kuşadası for those who come to Kuşadası on holiday and are curious about what to eat in Kuşadası.

Bolama Aşı

Bolama Vaccine Meal

Bolama Vaccine, a charity dish unique to Kusadasi, is a meat dish, also known as Bolama pilaf or Lok Lok Pilaf in the Aegean regions. It is usually made in special trays called Bolama trays.

Beef, lamb and chicken can be used as meat. Noodles, vermicelli and bulgur are used as pilaf.

Bolama Vaccine, which is unique to Kusadasi in Aydin, used to be served with a Bolama tray in dowries.

Kabak Çiçeği Dolması

Stuffed zucchini flowers

Stuffed zucchini flowers, which are made from the yellow leaves of the zucchini plant in June and July, are usually selected from zucchini plants that do not have fruit. Rice and bulgur are used for the mortar. It can be consumed as an appetizer and main course in Kuşadası.

Kulaklı Soup

Kulaklı Soup

Earlier Soup, which is a soup that belongs to the Kusadasi region, is a dish made from ground ravioli, also called Manti Soup. It is an indispensable dish for those looking for a local flavor in Kusadasi.

Ekmek Dolması (Fodula)

Ekmek Dolması

Fodula, a regional dish unique to Aydın’s Kuşadası region, where bread is consumed with bread, will appeal to both your tables and your taste buds with its round wheat bread and delicious ground beef.

Dating back to the Ottoman palace cuisine, Stuffed Bread is usually consumed during Ramadan and village weddings. Also, stale bread is used in its recipe and it is a recipe developed to evaluate stale bread since Ottoman times.

Etli Şevket-i Bostan

Etli Şevket-i Bostan

Etli Şevketi Bostan dish, which is made from Şevketi Bostan, the indispensable flavor of spring months, is a traditional dish in the Aegean region, the recipe of which varies according to various regions.

Meat şevketi bostan meal made using lamb meat is very beneficial for health as it contains liver-friendly components. Additionally, it can be served with garlic yoghurt as a complement.

Zeytinyağlı Enginar Dolması

Zeytinyağlı Enginar Dolması

Stuffed artichokes with olive oil, which is one of the indispensable tastes of Aegean cuisine, is one of the local delicacies that is frequently consumed in Kuşadası.

Artichoke, known as both winter and spring vegetables, is beneficial for health thanks to its antioxidant components.

Artichoke, which creates a wonderful combination with the roasted side dishes unique to the Aegean region, is one of the traditional dishes of Kuşadası.

Hanya Kabak Böreği

Hanya Kabak Böreği

Hanya Pumpkin Pastry, also known as Cretan pastry, is one of the local dishes of Kuşadası, especially Aydın, made from pumpkin and dough. Especially when olive oil is used, an unquestionable taste emerges.

Tahinli Kabak Tatlısı

Tahinli Kabak Tatlısı

Zucchini Dessert with Tahini, which will add a special flavor to your Kusadasi holiday, is a dessert you can find in many locations of Kusadasi with its special recipe for the Aydin region.

The dessert, which is made in the Aydın style, becomes more delicious when the pumpkins are cooked by laying them in lime. As a matter of fact, this pumpkin dessert has a unique taste and texture, unlike pumpkin desserts in other regions.

Taze Börülce Salatası

Taze Börülce Salatası

Fresh Black Cowpea Salad, one of the local flavors of the Aegean, takes its place on the counters in the summer months and a piyaz-like olive oil salad is made. Fresh cowpea Salad, which is consumed especially in the villages of Kuşadası, is a traditional dish and appetizer that you must try on your trip to Kuşadası.