Kadirli has a rich food and table culture. It is impossible to imagine a table without greens and salad in this historical city. The reason why the culinary culture is so rich and beautiful is that it is under the influence of different cultures and the combination of their dishes and their own tastes.

Meat, flour, bulgur, vegetables and spices are used in abundance in Kadirli dishes. Adana kebab, which is famous in Çukurova, is also very famous in Kadirli. Drink plenty of foamy ayran and spicy turnip juice with the kebab. Lentil soup, tarhana soup, rice soup, noodle soup and milk soup are soups specific to Kadirli. One of the famous dishes of Kadirli is stuffed meatballs and tirşik. Among the pilafs, we can list bulgur pilaf, beaten rice, and rice pilaf.

Börek and buns are also made in Kadirli. You can't get enough of the salads, boiled tzatziki and pastries of purslane, nettle and mallow that grow in gardens and mountains in spring. Phyllo bread made with wheat flour, which gets its nutritional value from the rich soil of Kadirli, is never missing from the tables.