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better mesir macunu (turk macun paste) is a paste mix of 41 spices, and honey, and medicinal plants.
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 (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)
