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Nutritional Values

🔥520kcal
💪46gProtein
🌾22gCarbs
🥑27gFat
🌿2gFibre
⚖️300 gServing

* Per serving · 300 g. May vary.

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Stuffed Mackerel

How to order / say it
Say it Uskumru Dolması — [OO-skoo-mroo dol-MAH-suh]
Order I'd like the stuffed mackerel, please.
Locally Uskumru dolması alabilir miyim, lütfen?
Say locally

Mackerel stuffed with a fragrant rice mixture, baked almost to perfection

Why try it?

Uskumru Dolması is a distinctive seafood dish, enhancing Antalya's coastal flavors and fishing culture. Celebrated for its balanced taste, it illustrates the region’s rich maritime culinary traditions.

How it tastes

The tender mackerel, with its strong oceanic flavor, is perfectly balanced by the herbal, citrusy stuffing of rice. Each bite reveals a moist, savory interior with a hint of tanginess from lemon zest.

Origin & History — first documented: 1930

Stuffed mackerel became popular along Turkey’s coastlines in the early 20th century, incubated by local fishermen who blended the readily available fish with diverse spices and rice—a tradition maintained in Antalya.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🐟 2 whole fish mackerel
  • 🌾 100 g rice
  • 🧄 1 small onion
  • 🍋 1 medium, zested lemon
  • 🌿 2 tbsp dill
  • 🫒 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 🧂 1 tsp salt

Method

  1. 1 Cook rice with a pinch of salt until tender.
  2. 2 Sauté onions with olive oil; add lemon zest and dill.
  3. 3 Mix rice with sautéed mixture; stuff mackerel.
  4. 4 Bake at 180°C (350°F) until fish flakes easily.

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