Konya's traditional cuisine will surely be appreciated by vegetarians as well, as here they prepare a lot of interesting vegetable dishes. In local restaurants, guests are offered all sorts of eggplant and zucchini pates, very interesting vegetable cutlets are prepared, and salted or pickled vegetables are served. Fans of more original dishes should order “Karnyaryk” - stuffed eggplants, as well as popular vegetable stews.
The local cuisine is rich in meat and vegetable soups, which are prepared on the basis of meat broth with a variety of combinations of vegetables. An important component of many soups is various types of legumes. For example, popular Mercimek Corbası soup is cooked with lentils. There are so many first course recipes in local cuisine that even natives may be not familiar with some of them.
An important component of the traditional meal is bread, which is customarily served fresh and hot. Virtually all local restaurants bake their own bread in a special oven. Most often, it is served in the form of flatbreads. They can be sprinkled with cheese or cooked without adding any ingredients. Spices, greens, and even vegetables may be added to the dough of some types of bread.
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