When it comes to Van, which has places to visit such as Lake Van, the largest lake in Turkey, Akdamar Church, and Muradiye Waterfall, are you one of those who say that it is not just a trip, but a feast in our stomach? Then you will find the answer to the question of what to eat and where to eat in Van in this article, enjoyable reading.
Van Breakfast
The first thing that comes to mind when talking about what to eat in Van is the Van breakfast. Van Breakfast is famous for containing 20 kinds of local foods.
What's in Van Breakfast?
- Cacik (breakfast): It is made with strained yoghurt, which is a little denser than the cacık we know. It is eaten with butter.
- Murtuga: A kind of halva containing butter, flour and eggs is recommended to be eaten with honey for breakfast.
- Gavut: It is made with brown wheat, milk and flour, and you can sweeten it by eating it with honey.
- Van herby cheese: A kind of tulum cheese made by mixing 25 kinds of local herbs. It may be heavy for those who do not like fragrant cheese.
- Honey: Black beehive honey is one of the indispensables of breakfast.
- Fried Egg: They said that you should definitely taste the scrambled eggs made from the meat of local animals, but we preferred the sausage egg.
- Kete: A kind of donut that you can find in pastry shops in Van in Eastern Anatolia. It also comes with bread for breakfast.
It is prepared from cream and many more breakfast dishes.
Best Times for Van Breakfast
Life starts early in Van. Breakfast service starts at 04:00 in the morning. The breakfast rooms close at 12:00 at the latest. Going early enjoys the freshest breakfasts. Although, breakfast times for tourists coming to the city have started to get longer.
Where to Eat Van Breakfast?
Even though Yusuf Konak is the owner of Bak And Bak Yusuf Konak Breakfast House, who made Van breakfast famous, there is now a breakfast street in Van and you can find many alternatives for having breakfast.
Yusuf Bey is truly an entertainer. He asks riddles and distributes small gifts to those who come for breakfast. However, on our last visit, varieties such as cheese and olives that came to the table seemed to us as if they were bought from BİM, not local. I hope they continue without sacrificing quality.
Other recommended breakfast places when I went to Van; Sutcu Fevzi and Sutcu Kenan.
Van breakfast prices, which are offered in the form of unlimited tea and mixed breakfast, vary between 20-25 TL.
Pearl Mullet | Fish in the Tandoori
Pearl Mullet is the only fish species grown in Lake Van. Especially during the migration period, the fish that show a wonderful dance by trying to go against the flow of the water, is the winter period.
If you like freshwater fish, you can taste pearl mullet at the fishermen in Van. Unlike traditional fish cooking methods, fish cooked in a tandoori is one of the most famous dishes of the region.
Uskun Ekşilisi
Uşgun is a type of plant that is used in cooking in Van and grows in spring in high places. The plant, which has high nutritional value and is thought to be good for some diseases, has a sour taste. Herb dish cooked with tomato paste, onion and roasted flavoring is very popular in the region. However, it may not be easy to find in restaurants.
Apart from the above-mentioned dishes, kete, büryan kebab, which you can find in many places in Eastern Anatolia, are other dishes you can eat in Van.
In the city center of Van, there are many restaurants where you can find all kinds of meals and desserts, kebab dishes specific to the Eastern regions. If you go to Cumhuriyet Street, you will definitely find a place that suits your taste. Mencel Restaurant is one of the places that serve local food, but it is very difficult to find a place without reservation.
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