Trabzon15,90 €Hamsi Tava
Anchovies in cornmeal, fried golden brown, served with red onions and salad
Flavour Map/Black Sea
Region 5 of 7
Trabzon, Rize and the green mountains: tea, corn and hazelnuts – and the hamsi, the little fish that whole songs on the coast are about.
The cuisine of the region
The Black Sea coast is the greenest part of Turkey. Steep mountains drop straight into the sea, it rains a lot, and tea, hazelnuts and corn grow on the slopes. Almost all Turkish tea comes from Rize.
In winter everything revolves around hamsi: small anchovies, coated in cornmeal and fried until crisp, served with lemon and onions. Alongside come corn bread, cabbage soup and dishes rich in butter and cheese from the mountain villages – like creamy muhlama.
At Ali Bey you'll find Black Sea cuisine in our hamsi tava – and, to finish, in fırın sütlaç, the oven-baked rice pudding.
Cities
Trabzon · Rize · Samsun · Ordu
Flavours
Cornmeal, butter, hazelnut, black tea
Grape varieties
Narince
Good to know
Most of the world's hazelnuts grow on this coast
On our menu
Freshly prepared – in the restaurant or for pickup. Add any dish straight to your cart.
Trabzon15,90 €Anchovies in cornmeal, fried golden brown, served with red onions and salad
Rize7,90 €Rice pudding baked in the oven (served cold) with chopped walnuts