Mesir Macunu Festival
2010 Mesir Macunu Festival in Manisa, Turkey
CountryTurkey
Reference642
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2012 (7th session)

Mesir Macunu (Turkish pronunciation: [mesiɾ mad͡ʒunʊ]) is a traditional Turkish sweet associated with the city of Manisa. Earlier versions of Mesir macunu were not sweet, but rather spicy in flavor.[1]

Macun is a sweet Turkish confectionery toffee paste that originated from spicy preparations of Mesir macunu.[1][2]

Herbs and spices used

Below is a list of spices and herbs used in making the Mesir Paste, along with their Turkish and Latin names:

Manisa Mesir Macunu
  • Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica)
  • Alpina officinarum root (Havlıcan kökü) (Alpina officinarium)
  • Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare)
  • Black cumin (Çörek otu) (Nigella sativa)
  • Black Myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia nigra)
  • Black pepper (Karabiber) (Piper nigrum)
  • Buckthorn (Topalak or Akdiken) (Nerprun alaterne)
  • Cardamon (Kakule) (Elettaria cardamomum)
  • Cassia (Hiyarsenbe) (Cassia)
  • Chebulic myrobalan (Kara halile) (Terminalia chebula)
  • China root (Cop-i cini) (Smilax china)
  • Cinnamon (Tarçın) (Cinnamomum verum)
  • Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum)
  • Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera)
  • Coriander (Kişniş) (Coriandum sativum)
  • Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus)
  • Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum)
  • Dried orange blossom (Portakal çiçeği)
  • Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare)
  • Galingale (Havlıcan) (Alpinia officinarum)
  • Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis)
  • Iksir sugar (Iksir şekeri)
  • India blossom (Hindistan çiceği)
  • Java Pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba)
  • Licorice extract (Meyan balı) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch)
  • Licorice root (Meyan kökü) (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  • Mastic (Çam sakızı) (Mastichum)
  • Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum)
  • Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol)
  • Muskroot (Sümbül) (Adoxa moschatellina)
  • Mustard seed (Hardal tohumu) (Brassica nigra)
  • Orange peel (Portakal kabugu)
  • Rhubarb (Ravend) (Rheum Palmatum)
  • Saffron (Safran) (Crocus Orientalis)
  • Citric acid (Limon tuzu)
  • Senna (Sinameki) (Cassia senna)
  • Turmeric (Zerdeçal) (Curcuma domestica)
  • Udulkahr (Udulkahir)
  • Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia)
  • Woad (Çivit) (Isatis)
  • Yellow myrobalan (Sarı halile) (Fructus myrobalani)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Turkish sweet tooth". DailySabah. November 24, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. ↑ Isin, M. (2013). Sherbet and Spice: The Complete Story of Turkish Sweets and Desserts. I. B. Tauris. pp. 86–90. ISBN 978-1-84885-898-5.
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