Pekmez
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Pekmez (Turkish: pekmez, from Oghuz Turkic bekmes[1][2]) or dibs (Arabic[3]) is a molasses-like syrup obtained after condensing juices of fruit must, especially grape by boiling it with a coagulant agent.[clarification needed] It is used as a syrup or mixed with tahini for breakfast.
History
Fruit molasses, defrutum, goes back to the classical period.[4]
Regional variants
In Turkey, sugar beet (şeker pancarı), figs (incir) or mulberry (dut) are often used, as well as juniper berries (andiz). Pekmez made from carob (keçiboynuz or harnup) is popularly recommended as a treatment for iron deficiency anemia.
In the Balkans, it is more jam-like in texture and usually made of plums. In Greece, it is called petimezi (πετιμέζι).
In Arab cuisine, dibs or dibis is made from pomegranates, grapes, carob,[3] or dates.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ TDK Online - Pekmez entry Archived July 20, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Nisanyan.com - Etymological Dictionary - Pekmez Archived July 14, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Maan Z. Madina, Arabic-English Dictionary, s.v.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alan Davidson, ed., The Oxford Companion to Food
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