# “LOCAL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS FOR TRADITIONAL CUISINE IN MERICH REGION”
PROJECT TITLE: ‘VIRTUAL MARITZA – MERICH CUISINE’, NO: CB005.1.23.017

The project is co-funded by EU through the Interreg-IPA CBC Bulgaria–Turkey Programme.

This map has been produced with the assistance of the European Union through the Interreg-IPA CBC Bulgaria-Turkey Programme, CCI No 2014TC16I5CB005. The content of this publication are the sole responsibility of Rice Paddy Commission of MErich District and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or the Managing Authority of the Programme.

## Traditional Foods

Meriç is a small district which is 89 km from Edirne and with a total population of 14,128 in the center, 2889 in the countryside and 11,139 in the countryside according to 2016 population data.
The Meriç district is surrounded by the Uzunköprü in the eastern and southern regions, the Ipsala districts in the south, and Greece within a 56 km limit in the west and north.
The district takes its name from the Meriç River and consists of 2 towns and 21 villages.
When we look at the structure of Meriç and the regional cuisine, it is seen that pastries and meats are always preserved because of the large number of agriculture-related rural areas.Soups, desserts, meat dishes, pastries, jams, sorbet and beverages and pickled are the gastronomic product of Meriç.

The regional foods of Meriç Region are;

Bulgur Soup
Liver Soup
Wedding Soup
Pumpkin Soup
Cutting Soup
Labada Soup
Misket Soup
Leek Soup
Fresh Broad Bean Soup
Milk Rice Soup
Creamy Pepper
Borani
Ferret Food
Menemen with Cottage Cheese
Çılbır
Harbal Meatball
Labada Sarması
Elbasan Tava
Rice Chicken Closing
The Rumelian Beğendish
Anız Bean
Tapkana Çuşka (Bean Chowder)
Sızdırmalı Soğan Aşı
Liver Wrap
Duck Roast
Catfish Fries
Frog Bottom ( Water Bull)
Damat Paçası ( Groom Part )
Leak Sızdırması
Cutting
Akıtma
The Linen Rolls (Börek)
Albanian Pastry
Cottage Cheese Bulgurlu Borek
Corn Flour Salt Cake (Luçenik)
Fold The Pastry ( Borek)
Chickpea Bread
Couscous
Khalil
Yağlamaç
Curd Heating
Kaçamak
Milk Gruel
Hot Sauce
Winter Tomato Salat
Mamzana
Vinegar Pepper
Salad of Beans
Watermelon Pickled Keleği
Oil Pickled Extremely Hot Peppers
Pickled Beans
Curd
Cheese
Dried Tomatoes
Dried Pepper
Güvem Juice
Plum Morse
Cranberry Juice
Molasses Candy
Caterpillar Dessert
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