MESIR PASTE FEST IN TURKEY

Mesir paste tradition (Mesir Macunu in Turkish) is a very old tradition in the history of Manisa, an Anatolian city in the Aegean region, dating back to almost 500 years. Mesir paste was started as a medicine invention during the Ottoman period but later on it became an important part of local festivity in this city. Mesir paste includes 41 different types of plants and spices together to form a medicinal paste and sent it to the palace. Below is a list of spices and herbs used in making the Mesir Paste, along with their Turkish and Latin names: Allspice (Yeni bahar) (Pimenta dioica) Alpina officinarum root (Havlican koku) (Alpina officinarium) Anise (Anason) (Anisum vulgare) Black cumin (Corek 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 (Tarcin) (Cinnamomum verum) Cloves (Karanfil) (Syzygium aromaticum) Coconut (Hindistan cevizi) (Cocos nucifera) Coriander (Kisnis) (Coriandum sativum) Cubeb (Kebabe) (Cubebae fructus) Cumin (Kimyon) (Cuminum cyminum) Dried orange blossom (Portakal cicegi) Fennel (Rezene) (Foeniculum vulgare) Galingale (Havlican) (Alpinia officinarum) Ginger (Zencefil) (Zingibar officinalis) Iksir sugar (Iksir sekeri) India blossom (Hindistan cicegi) Java pepper (Kuyruklu biber) (Piper cubeba) Licorice extract (Meyan bali) (Glycyrrhiza uralensis fisch) Licorice root (Meyan koku) (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Mastic (Cam sakizi) (Mastichum) Millet (Hintdarisi) (Pennisetum glaucum) Myrrh (Murrusafi) (Commiphora Molmol) Muskroot (Sumbul) (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 (Zerdecal) (Curcuma domestica) Udulkahr (Udulkahir) Vanilla (Vanilya) (Vanilla planifolia) Woad (Civit) (Isatis) Yellow myrobalan (Sari halile) (Fructus myrobalani)