Keshkek, a dish of mutton or chicken and coarsely ground wheat, is a sine qua non for wedding dinners in Bodrum. When it is cooked Mugla style, the wheat is accompanied by goat, veal or chicken.
Tournefort's Gundelia is the folk song of the country… Ignoring the thorns sinking into the fingers, it has shared meals on the tables for a long time.
Pumpkin is a vegetable that is consumed abundantly in Bodrum, it is cooked or baked, from fried to appetiser or from stuffed to dessert; and given its due by the people from Bodrum.
Inula, wild asparagus, wild radish, Gundelia… In the spring months when the herbs appear on market stalls, getting home with various herbs is as easy as falling off a log.
We desired to mention a traditional taste of Bodrum and from Saniye Kurt who was born in Bodrum and lives in the village called Gurece, we listened to the recipe of the Delight Rice (Turkish: lokum pilavı) which is the sine qua non of every wedding in Bodrum and essentially does not include rice.