CUISINE OF ÇEŞME

Do not disregard the sea food during your visit to Çeşme. The cuisine of Çeşme particularly stands out with its sea food. You can come across plenty of typical Aegean cuisine in Çeşme and enjoy your food cooked with pure olive oil within the nature under olive trees. Many of the Aegean cuisine offered in Çeşme are sea food. Fresh fish, mussels, lobsters and octopuses will give you memorabie tastes. Besides the sea food mentioned, we need to also mention about a unique taste peculiar only to Çeşme, alias; "İzmir Kumrusu" This special taste is a fast food cooked with a special sandwich made from special dough used for savory roll covered with sesame seeds filled with delicatessen products such as sausage, salami and yellow cheese and cooked over coal fire. The "şeker işi" mentioned earlier presented with fig marmalade also peculiar to Çeşme, kuru sıkma (dry squeezed dough), kaz budu (goose rump) and bademli süt (milk with almond) are amongsi other local tastes. Moreover, the famous gum marmalade is amongst the preferred and asked products, when one mentions about Çeşme. Melon and artichoke are other famous products of Çeşme.

FEELING PECKISH

Let us give you some examples of delicious Çeşme cuisine. Based mainly on sea food, you may try octopus, red mullet, bream and sea bass. As for shellfish, there is a plentiful supply of shrimps, sea urchins and small oysters like shell. You can also find traditional Turkish dishes here. You must try the famous dessert called "şeker işi" which is served with fig jam as well as The melon of Çeşme is exported all over the world and its artichokes are specially delicious. and do not forget to try the local "date olives" and wine of Çeşme made from the grapes of its own vineyards.

RESTAURANTS

The fact that Çeşme is founded on the Aegean shoreline influences its restaurants as well as its cuisine. Particularly the seafood is cooked in the restaurants of Çeşme with due diligence employing unique recipes you cannot taste anywhere else. Serving you the freshest sea food varieties, the most popular centerfor restaurants in Çeşme is Dalyan. The restaurants particularly established just by the seashore in Dalyan will allow you to eat and enjoy with most delicious food through the day. You can also have healthy food cooked with freshest vegetables employing special recipes and using natural olive oil of Aegean region in these restaurants. The cholesterol reducing features and benefits to your heart are proven facts of Aegean cuisine.