Mesir macunu
Mesir Macunu is a traditional Turkish sweet associated with the city of Manisa. Earlier versions of Mesir macunu were not sweet, but rather spicy in flavor.
Macun is a sweet Turkish confectionery toffee paste that originated from spicy preparations of Mesir macunu.
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:- Allspice
- Alpina officinarum root
- Anise
- Black cumin
- Black Myrobalan
- Black pepper
- Buckthorn
- Cardamon
- Cassia
- Chebulic myrobalan
- China root
- Cinnamon
- Cloves
- Coconut
- Coriander
- Cubeb
- Cumin
- Dried orange blossom
- Fennel
- Galingale
- Ginger
- Iksir sugar
- India blossom
- Java Pepper
- Licorice extract
- Licorice root
- Mastic
- Millet
- Myrrh
- Muskroot
- Mustard seed
- Orange peel
- Rhubarb
- Saffron
- Citric acid
- Senna
- Turmeric
- Udulkahr
- Vanilla
- Woad
- Yellow myrobalan