Gastro Routes: The Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean cuisine is one of the most popular culinary cultures with its famous flavours worldwide. The cuisine, which unite around olives, wheat, fresh vegetables, seafood, meat, dairy products, and plenty of spices and herbs, are divided into three large regions: the Eastern Mediterranean, Southern Europe, and North Africa. The Mediterranean cuisine of these regions also differ within themselves.
In Türkiye, the Mediterranean features some of the most delicious local ingredients. While fresh herbs and vegetables stand out in the Aegean, spices, and meat play the leading role in the Mediterranean coast. Now, fasten your seatbelts as we are heading to the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye chasing after some of the tastiest local delicacies of the Turkish Mediterranean cuisine. Our gastroroute consists of four main Mediterranean cities of Türkiye: Hatay, Adana, Mersin, and Antalya.