Tarhana and Tarhana Soup That Traditionally Made in Kahramanmaraş-Elbistan
Abstract
Traditional products are quite important to demonstrate the cultural richness of community. Being one of our conventional products, tarhana done with grain and yoghurt is produced by the fermentation of lactic acid and yeast. According to some sources having a very old history, Tarhana is a product that was produced and used by the Turks in Central Asia and introduced to other parts of the world with the historic migrations. Tarhana is produced and consumed in a wide range of our country. In Turkey, many kinds of tarhana is produced by adding a wide variety of different materials and additives in the base material (grain-Yogurt) of it. Tarhana is a rich food in the points of its composition and nutritional value. Thinking that being suit to the tastes of the people, easily be stored in the dry state and quite a long time, easy to manufacture, being common and economical, easy to cook and having rich and important features in terms of nutrition of substances in it, it appears that we need to focus more on our this traditional food. In this review, production of tarhana and tarhana soup traditionally made in Kahramanmaras-Elbistan region will be discussed.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Review
Authors
İbrahim Altun
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This is me
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 31, 2015
Submission Date
April 24, 2014
Acceptance Date
December 16, 2014
Published in Issue
Year 2015 Volume: 5 Number: 1