Sutlac appears as a signature dish in 1 Turkey cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Sütlaç (Turkish baked rice pudding) · Istanbul
Creamy short-grain rice pudding finished under a hot grill so the top sets into a scorched, freckled skin. Served chilled in shallow clay bowls with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Sutlac has been on Istanbul muhallebici menus since the late Ottoman period, when cold milk-puddings became the city's standard dessert in the long evenings between dinner and tea. The version baked in a clay bowl under a fierce top heat, leaving a black-spotted skin, is the Istanbul signature; lighter unfired versions belong to other Turkish cities.
Where to eat in Istanbul:
- Saray Muhallebicisi
- Karaköy Lokantası
- Hayvore